Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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On a rainy night, while closing a cafe, a waitress is confronted by a mysterious older woman.

Caroline Goodall (Schindler’s List, Hook) and Hannah Onslow (This City Is Ours, Jay Kelly) star in 2026 Academy Award Qualifying short film THE SECOND TIME AROUND, written and directed by Jack Howard.

Producers: Ash Horne & Max Marlow

Winner | Best Sci-Fi | HollyShorts Film Festival 2025
Winner | Best Romance | New Renaissance Film Festival
Finalist | Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025
Official Selection | Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection | Leeds International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection | Norwich Film Festival 2025
Official Selection | Indy Shorts International Film Fest 2025
Official Selection | Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2025
Official Selection | Bend Film Festival 2025

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IG: instagram.com/secondtime_film

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42 presents ‘The Second Time Around’
In association with A Marlow’s Production, Dull Boy Pictures & Two Magpies Entertainment
Proudly supported by MindOut

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