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18+

Experimental Shorts

European Premiere, International Premiere, UK Premiere, World Premiere

Experimental Shorts

A journey from the microscopic to the planetary, these ten works collectively map an unsettled present and an unknown future. Beginning in the quiet, observational terrain of nature, light, and breath, and unfolding through questions of memory, identity, and power,...

European Premiere, International Premiere, UK Premiere, World Premiere
Various
2024, 2025
1hr 30 mins
18+

Out of Competition Shorts

UK Premiere

Out of Competition Shorts

A powerhouse shorts programme showcasing some of the most extraordinary storytelling from across the globe, from Scotland and America to Sweden and Brazil. Reckonings with the past connect this year’s selection of astonishing short films, including meditative documentaries and heartbreaking...

UK Premiere
Various
2024, 2025
2hr 15 mins
12A

Restless Natives (1985)

Retrospective Screening

Restless Natives (1985)

A special 40th anniversary screening in association with the Local Cinema Network, EIFF presents the raucous Scottish classic on the big screen for all to enjoy. Featuring the soaring music of Big Country, and directed with aplomb by Michael Hoffman,...

Retrospective Screening
Michael Hoffman
1985
1hr 30 mins

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Mortician

Director Abdolreza Kahani (A SHRINE) returns to EIFF with another entirely original and gripping character study and puzzle piece. A reclusive mortician faces an...

Abdolreza Kahani
2025
1hr 35min mins

Zodiac Killer Project

When plans to make his own true crime film fall through at the last minute, Charlie Shackleton turns the camera back on himself to...

Charlie Shackleton
2025
1hr 35 mins

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...

Various
2025
2hr 25 mins