Ken Loach’s 2006 Palme D’Or winning film is a heartfelt and stirring epic exploring the rift that emerges between two brothers who find themselves fighting against one another in the conflict over Irish independence in the early 1920s. Presented from...
Two disillusioned 15-year-old girls, Doe and Muna, make a pact to leave their troubled lives in the UK to embark on a life-changing journey to the Syrian border, after being influenced by propaganda on social media. Though danger and uncertainty...
Selected by our special guest, Nia Da Costa, as a film that has influenced her filmmaking career, Doug Liman’s black comedy thriller about a drug deal gone wrong is a kinetic ride stacked with 90s pop culture references. Luminous performances...
Kate Dickie stars in Andrea Arnold’s debut feature as a lonely CCTV security operator monitoring Glasgow’s fabled Red Road high rises. When a man appears that she recognises, she starts to follow him. Arnold’s gritty, psychological thriller is a masterclass...
EIFF is delighted to partner with NFTS Scotland and The Sean Connery Foundation to present the World Premiere of six short films created via the inaugural Sean Connery Talent Lab. These rich, vibrant and diverse films showcase six new filmmakers...
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A powerhouse shorts programme showcasing some of the most extraordinary storytelling from across the globe, from Scotland and America to Sweden and Brazil. Reckonings...
An incrementally suspenseful whodunnit that tackles politics, religion and the complicity of cinema and art. While shooting a period film reenacting a racist attack,...
Screening as part of Sacred Bonds. Join us every morning of the Festival as we celebrate the remarkable original six James Bond films starring...
