When plans to make his own true crime film fall through at the last minute, Charlie Shackleton turns the camera back on himself to examine the tropes, seduction and shock tactics of a problematic yet extremely popular genre. Countless films...
The intersecting and colliding lives of the women at a shelter for young mothers form the subject of this beautiful and poetic film from the Dardennes. With typical formal precision and grace, this richly moving and often troubling new film...
When life gets thrown off its axis by her husband’s diagnosis with dementia, onefilmmaker is determined to capture it and treasure it all the same. Following her husband’s diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer’s, filmmaker HeidiLevitt copes the only way she...
Screening as part of Sacred Bonds. Join us every morning of the Festival as we celebrate the remarkable original six James Bond films starring Sean Connery in his most famous role as the suave secret agent. Featuring daring stunts, elaborate...
A wealthy socialite (Cherry) and a struggling writer (Chalotra) are thrown together at a debauched party in this remarkable satire of greed and excess with a supernatural twist in the tale. With its striking visual language, extravagant production design and...
A hapless middle aged man is thrust into the role of a brutal avenger after a disastrous encounter with chemical waste. In this inventive, hilarious reboot, director Macon Blair reimagines the cult character familiar from the grisly 80s franchise. Featuring...
Screening as part of Budd Boetticher: The Ranown Cycle. EIFF presents six compact and beautiful films directed by Budd Boetticher, which present the apotheosis of the Western genre and all star classic Hollywood golden age movie icon Randolph Scott. Presented...
Whether discussing his writing process, experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs or mixing music in his life as a DJ, acclaimed Scottish author and outsider icon Irvine Welsh remains a figure of fascination, and in this striking new film director Paul Sng...
Every year contestants from around the globe travel to the scenic village in the Scottish Highlands to compete in the World Porridge Making Championship. The best bowl of oats takes home the coveted trophy – the Golden Spurtle. Constantine Costi’s...
Selected by our special guest, major UK filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, as a film that has hugely influenced him, this classic 1957 Soviet era war film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov explores the physical and pyschological impact of WWII on the Russian...
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EIFF welcomes legendary film editor Thelma Schoonmaker for an in-depth and fascinating discussion of her late husband Michael Powell’s life and filmmaking. Beginning his...
Prone to lashing out at staff, indulging in drug-fuelled binges, and wildly over-selling the stability of her company, ruthless real estate agent Natasha (Maberly)...
Lucia, a reserved sixteen-year-old, joins her Catholic school’s girls’ choir, where she quickly catches the attention of the slightly older and charismatic Ana-Maria. During...
