Something Pointless
9.3
“It's only a theory.”
When an unhappy young boy discovers an older man quietly affixing painted eggshells to a disused wall in their neighbourhood, he begins to understand how even the smallest, strangest acts can leave behind something lasting.
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Cast
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Leo Harris
The Boy Who Never Smiles
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Owen Teale
Aldous Evans
Known for
Game of Thrones
A Discovery of Witches
Sophie Thompson
Eleri Evans
Known for
Feel Good
EastEnders
Sule Rimi
Headmaster
Known for
The Day of the Jackal
Andor
Tom Mumford
Father
Known for
The Undeclared War
Jennifer Evans
Mother
Eliza Teale
Teacher
Also in
Sol
Radhika Aggarwal
Doctor Ramani
Also in
Second Generation
The Children Act
Millie Burridge
Older Girl #1
No other roles listed
Emilia Roach-Rooke
Older Girl #2
No other roles listed
Martha Sims
Older Girl #3
No other roles listed
Asa Bailey Director · David Cormican Writer Neil Graham Writer
United States release August 28, 2026 · Production BAI-LEY Studios, Fuzzy Logic Pictures
Production
Fun Republic Pictures
Production
BAI-LEY Studios
Production
Fuzzy Logic Pictures
Production
Screen Wizards
Production
Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
Production
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 23, 2026
Premiere · USA Film Festival
United States · August 28, 2026
Limited theatrical · First Looks, Roxie Theater
United States
June 4, 2026 · Premiere · The Art of Brooklyn
June 13, 2026 · Premiere · Lighthouse International Film Festival
June 19, 2026 · Premiere · Silvervox Film & Music Festival
July 1, 2026 · Premiere · Indie Short Fest
July 11, 2026 · Premiere · Long Island International Film Expo
July 18, 2026 · Premiere · Prescott Film Festival
July 19, 2026 · Premiere · East Village New York Film Festival
July 25, 2026 · Premiere · Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival
August 13, 2026 · Premiere · Mesa International Film Festival
August 23, 2026 · Premiere · Black Cat Picture Show
August 28, 2026 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
August 29, 2026 · Premiere · North Hollywood Cinefest
August 31, 2026 · Premiere · ZepFest
September 3, 2026 · Premiere · Rock the Shorts
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · River Bend Film Festival
September 10, 2026 · Premiere · Full Bloom Film Festival
September 11, 2026 · Premiere · Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival
September 13, 2026 · Premiere · Northeast Film Festival
September 18, 2026 · Premiere · Unseen Film Festival
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Phoenixville / SIMI / Breck Film Festivals
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Gig Harbor Film Festival
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Healdsburg / DaVinci / Twelve Lions
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Sioux City International Film Festival
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Carmel International Film Festival
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Catskill International Film Festival
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Poulsbo Film Festival
October 13, 2026 · Premiere · Gold Coast International Film Festival
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Newport Beach Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Hobnobben / Offshore Art & Film Festivals
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · San Jose Short Film Festival
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Pembroke Taparelli Arts and Film Festival
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Orange Film and Arts Festival
Australia
September 15, 2026 · Premiere · AFIN International Film Festival
Canada
May 23, 2026 · Premiere · Yorkton Film Festival
September 9, 2026 · Premiere · Cabbagetown Short Film Festival
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Okanagan International Film Festival
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · Stratford Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Ottawa Canadian Film Festival
Chile
June 17, 2026 · Premiere · South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Croatia
May 22, 2026 · Premiere · International Music & Sound Film Festival
France
July 26, 2026 · Premiere · French Duck Film Festival
November 16, 2026 · Premiere · Short up Rouen
Greece
June 3, 2026 · Premiere · Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
India
May 17, 2026 · Premiere · Ideal International Film Festival
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · BISFF
September 6, 2026 · Premiere · Roshani International Film Festival
Ireland
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival
Italy
June 22, 2026 · Premiere · Baarìa Film Festival
July 24, 2026 · Premiere · Corto e Cultura Film Festival
September 18, 2026 · Premiere · Magical Cairo Montenotte International Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · PIFF Pinerolo Film Festival
North Macedonia
August 4, 2026 · Premiere · Asterfest Film Festival
Norway
July 7, 2026 · Premiere · Halsnøy Short Film Festival
Poland
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Science & Technology Film Festival
Slovenia
July 31, 2026 · Premiere · Kino Bled Film Festival
Spain
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Marbella International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Love & Hope International Film Festival
Türkiye
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · International Digital Film Festival
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Izmir International Short Film Festival
Ukraine
September 12, 2026 · Premiere · Myth Social Impact Film Award
United Kingdom
May 19, 2026 · Premiere · Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
August 21, 2026 · Premiere · Bitesize Short Film Festival
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Thurrock International Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Big Syn International / Soho Film Festival
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Attic Theatre International Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Bradford International Film Festival
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · World London Film Festival
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Birmingham Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Folkestone Film Festival
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