A taut psychological crime thriller where guilt festers, loyalties shift, and the codes that bind men begin to break. When a group of London criminals retreat to a rural hideout, it’s meant to be a brief stay. But as days...
EIFF is delighted to partner with Scottish Documentary Institute to present the short documentary films created through the Bridging the Gap training programme. Inner forces and outside influences shape this collection of short documentaries which take us into intimate, poetic...
A quintessential midnight movie, Ben Wheatley’s wildly inventive, darkly funny and completely unpredictable new film draws on a wealth of references from Airfix and Thunderbirds to Philip K Dick and Zelda in a delightful melting pot of ideas, noirish conspiracy...
An intimate and emotional drama about the challenges of starting a family. Miriam Garlo stars as Ángela, a deaf pottery artist, who has to find her own way through the difficulties of pregnancy and raising a daughter in a world...
Building on an impressive body of work exploring the darker side of British life, filmmaker Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton, Bull) returns with this complex and thoroughly engaging thriller in which two troubled women form an uneasy relationship against...
A young woman finds herself in a strange, derelict hotel as nightmarish visions from her past come to haunt her. As the lines of reality become increasingly blurred, the roots of her trauma come to the fore. Uncompromising, visually striking...
A Yugoslav refugee balances his days as a counsellor with nights filled by the rhythms of a Balkan band, stitching together a new, harmonious life in Bristol. When emotional scars from his past resurface, the fragile world he’s built begins...
An experimental reflection on the changeable and complex nature of memory through the lens of neurodivergence. The latest project from filmmaker Andrew Kötting sees his daughter Eden, dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, accompanied by three workers who...
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Screening as part of Budd Boetticher: The Ranown Cycle. EIFF presents six compact and beautiful films directed by Budd Boetticher, which present the apotheosis...
A wind of change moves through a remote Iranian village in the form of Sara Shahverdi—its first elected councilwoman. With unwavering determination, she challenges...
A selection of the finest new short films from across the world, ranging from biting realism to surreal satire. Board games, Thanksgiving dinners and...
