We are so excited to announce Eva Victor’s Sorry, Baby as our Opening Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025!
After an incredible premiere at Sundance, Sorry, Baby has been snapped up by indie distribution icons A24 Films and Picturehouse Entertainment and will be heading across the pond for its UK Premiere at EIFF in August.
Heralded as the breakout film at Sundance, Sorry, Baby follows Agnes as she navigates the world after a traumatic event. Through heartfelt friendships, flirtations with a neighbour and the love of a stray cat, the films deadpan humour decentres the event of the trauma itself and crucially shifts focus to the mundanities of everyday life and the rocky road of recovery.
After winning Sundance’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Victor is carving out a name for herself. Drawing comparisons to multi-hyphenate powerhouses Greta Gerwig and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Victor also stars in the film alongside Naomi Ackie (Mickey 17, Blink Twice) and Lucas Hedges (The Premise, Ladybird).
Produced by Oscar Winner Barry Jenkins director of Moonlight, Sorry, Baby portrays grief with sensitivity and wry, offbeat humour, exploring the aftermath of trauma and the nonlinear process of healing.
Edinburgh International Film Festival returns this year for its 78th edition, running from 14 – 20 August 2025 and supported by Screen Scotland. Sorry, Baby will be the EIFF 2025 Opening Film on 14th August.
| Sorry, Baby |
| Dir. Eva Victor | Cast: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges |UK, USA | 2025 | 1h 43m | English Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on – for everyone around her, at least. Rated R for adult themes, sexual activity, nudity and language. |
Edinburgh International Film Festival will run from 14-20 August 2025. Building on EIFF’s reinvigorated vision under new leadership from CEO and Festival Director Paul Ridd and Festival Producer Emma Boa, the Festival will continue to accelerate the discovery of new film talent and engage with audiences, industry members and local, national and international media.
Founded in 1947 when it was known as the International Festival of Documentary Films, Edinburgh is the world’s oldest continually running film festival. Helmed by CEO and Festival Director Paul Ridd and Festival Producer Emma Boa, the Festival team aims to create a world-class showcase for independent film and filmmaking talent. Ridd is supported by the EIFF Board, led by Chair Andrew Macdonald of DNA Films, producer of the iconic Edinburgh-based film Trainspotting; and Vice Chair Amy Jackson, producer of BAFTA award-winning indie, Aftersun; as well as Peter Rice, former Chairman of General Entertainment at Disney and President of 21st Century Fox; Teresa Moneo, Director of UK Film, Netflix; Isla Macgillivray, Partner at Saffrey; and Romana Ramzan, Producer at No Code Studio.
EIFF 2025 is supported by Screen Scotland.
