EIFF

Content Warnings: Kidnapping and abduction

18+

Competition Shorts

World Premiere

Competition Shorts

A selection of the finest new short films from across the world, ranging from biting realism to surreal satire. Board games, Thanksgiving dinners and a dictator’s dog all play a part in this year’s short film competition, which explores the...

World Premiere
Various
2025
2hr 25 mins
15+

Misper

World Premiere

Misper

An assured debut from director Harry Sherriff unfurls a darkly comic missing person tale set in a once-grand, now fading seaside hotel. When staff member Elle disappears overnight, her co-workers, led by restless longterm resident Leonard, grapple with unsettling dread...

World Premiere
Harry Sherriff
2025
1hr 30 mins
18+

Redux Redux

UK Premiere

Redux Redux

A broken, grieving mother finds herself trapped in a loop of unfulfilling vengeance. Traveling through the Multiverse, she has but one purpose: to kill the man who murdered her daughter in every universe. Her quest is upended, however, when she...

UK Premiere
Matthew McManus & Kevin McManus
2025
2hr 5 mins

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