EIFF

Content Warnings: Drug abuse

15

Competition Shorts

World Premiere

Competition Shorts

The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence A bold short film programme highlighting pioneering work from Scotland and beyond. Ranging from themes of family trauma and gender identity to existentialist molluscs and werewolves, this year’s competition traverses documentary, stop-motion...

World Premiere
Various
2024
111 mins
18

Birdeater

UK Premiere

Birdeater

A gripping feature debut from co-directors Jim Weir and Jack Clark that provides a worthy revival and addition to the Australian horror tradition. When Louis convinces his fiancé Irene to join him and his friends on his stag do in...

UK Premiere
Jack Clark, Jim Weir
2023
115 mins

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