Explore the infinite possibilities of animation with this global tour of a medium being used to tell a stunning variety of inventive, expressive, entirely unique tales.This collection of shorts includes everything from a daring lunar adventure, to a family-friendly parable...
Three adult children and their mother reunite after the death of their abusive father, engaging in a strange, cruel competition that shaped their childhood. As the games play out, hidden truths emerge, relationships crumble and violence ensues. Sharply scripted and...
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...
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...
Screening as part of Budd Boetticher: The Ranown Cycle. EIFF presents six compact and beautiful films directed by Budd Boetticher, which present the apotheosis of the Western genre and all star classic Hollywood golden age movie icon Randolph Scott. Presented...
17-year-old Christy has been kicked out of his latest foster home and is stuck staying with his hotheaded half-brother Shane. Met with many estranged family members, the past begins to catch up with him. The neighbourhood of Knocknaheeny provides many...
A selection of the finest new short films from across the world, ranging from biting realism to surreal satire. Board games, Thanksgiving dinners and a dictator’s dog all play a part in this year’s short film competition, which explores the...
This gorgeously filmed US comedy brings an appealing vitality and soul to its story of a rundown cinema on the day of closure and the various intersecting lives of its staff and customers. Propelled by a witty and weirdly lyrical...
Further cementing his place as one of the UK’s boldest and most distinctive independent filmmakers, Simon Rumley’s latest is an unflinching meditation on faith, grief, and vengeance. When their daughter disappears in suburban Bangkok, a pastor and his wife are...
In Dead Lover, Grace Glowicki crafts a macabre yet tender reimagining of Frankenstein, where a gravedigger’s grief leads to madcap resurrection experiments. Shot on 16mm within minimalist black-box sets, the film blends horror, comedy, and romance, echoing influences from German...
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As a writer takes a train journey home at night, he is forced to confront the memory of events which led to his mother’s...
Selected by our special guest, major UK filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, as a film that has hugely influenced him, this classic 1957 Soviet era war...
A powerhouse shorts programme showcasing some of the most extraordinary storytelling from across the globe, from Scotland and America to Sweden and Brazil. Reckonings...
