Animations to arouse the senses. Encounter exceptional, animated shorts that ponder the absurdity of life. Fragile bodies and fragile emotions are presented here with wit and wonder. Films that speak of heartache and delight, trauma and healing, and death and...
A radical new animated vision of a dystopian future probes our fears about social control and liberation. Imagine a world in which difference is erased. This is a world where everyone wears a paper bag over their head. But when...
A cantor undergoing a crisis of faith runs into his high school music teacher who is intent on having a late life Bat Mitzvah in this sweet, melancholic comedy. Jason Schwartzman stars alongside Carol Kane as the unlikeliest of odd...
A darkly comedic, subversive and uniquely realised road trip film about a monkey, a man and a dead man’s watch. A woman escaping a toxic relationship ends up on the road in a monkey suit with a man seeking retribution...
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An impactful shorts programme drawing out intergenerational memories across the globe, from Scotland to Sierra Leone. This year’s out-of-competition shorts are a breathtaking melting...
The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence A bold short film programme highlighting pioneering work from Scotland and beyond. Ranging from themes of...
A beautiful rumination on absence, grief, and the human need for connection. Far from home, Amy and Didi have built new lives for themselves...
