Ten works that explore photochemical film’s astonishing capacity to operate as a mirror for memory: invoking, reflecting and distorting moments and experiences by turn resonant, intimate or ephemeral. Centralising artists whose work is acutely personal in scope, collaborative in approach...
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...
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 pot of genre cinema, from experimental documentary exploring autism in Britain to magical realist fantasy and...
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...
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We are honoured to welcome The Sean Connery Foundation and members of the Connery family to present a special screening of Brian De Palma’s...
An intimate portrait of family bonds, rural life and the importance of human connection in the survival from grief. The Payne family lead an...
A stirring and powerful film about a young mother, recently released from prison and desperate to maintain custody of her two young children. Just...
