World Premiere

Bridging the Gap Shorts

15+

1hr 15 mins

Various

Premiere Status

World Premiere

Countries

Language

English, Persian (Farsi), with English subtitles

Content Warning

Eating disorder, Partial nudity, Racism

Run Time

1hr 15 minutes

Enhanced Access

Audio Description, HOH Subtitled

Overview

Part of the

Shorts

strand.

EIFF is delighted to partner with Scottish Documentary Institute to present the short documentary films created through the Bridging the Gap training programme. Inner forces and outside influences shape this collection of short documentaries which take us into intimate, poetic and surprising worlds. From the flat of an Iranian filmmaker who has recently migrated to Edinburgh to an Orcadian town swept by the winds, the sea and a mysterious game, from the complexities of aging in the era of social media, to exploring D/deaf identity and a community theatre in a small coastal town of Scotland.

World Premiere

Between Us

Through a shared camera, a mother and her young son map the emotional terrain of migration.

Director: Maryam Haddadi. Documentary Short. United Kingdom. 2025. 15min. Persian (Farsi), English with English subtitles. Unclassified: 15+. CW: Racism.

World Premiere

Water To The Wall

A rhythmic portrait of an island community, where the sea has always defined life.

Director: Becky Manson. Documentary Short. United Kingdom. 2025. 13min. English. Unclassified: 15+.

World Premiere

Mother’s Influence

A young filmmaker tries to get a better understanding of her unconventional mother.

Director: Meg Wriggles. Documentary Short. United Kingdom. 2025. 15min. English. Unclassified: 15+. CW: Partial nudity, eating disorders.

World Premiere

Each To Their Own World

An intimate insight into the lives of deaf people, navigating a society built for the ‘fully abled’.

Director: Klarrisa Webster. Documentary Short. United Kingdom. 2025. 15min. English. Unclassified: 15+.

World Premiere

Community Theatre

A local community theatre group dramatises the intergenerational stories of a quiet Scottish town.

Director: Lewis Baillie. Documentary Short. United Kingdom. 2025. 14min. English. Unclassified: 15+.

Showtimes

Sat 16 Aug 2025 | 13:30
75 mins – EIFF @ National Galleries of Scotland Hawthornden Lecture Theatre Get Tickets
Sun 17 Aug 2025 | 16:00
75 mins – EIFF @ Filmhouse Screen 3 Get Tickets

The Venue

National Galleries Scotland: National, Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh

The Mound, EH2 2EL

The Venue

Filmhouse

88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ

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Edinburgh International Film Festival Ltd (EIFF) is registered in Scotland No. SC776670 with its registered office at 6 Logie Mill Road, Edinburgh. EIFF is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity (No. SC053218 ) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.