Los Angeles-born musician Art Terry recorded a song a day for 52 days during lockdown; his partner Helena Smith created an accompanying video each day, which she edited into the Self Isolation Songbook short film. The film harnesses philosophy, anxiety, playfulness, nostalgia and hope to reflect the times we are in. It was selected by
This double-feature screening will be followed by a hybrid Q&A session, featuring Dir. Tin Fu Huang (online) and Dir. Tammy Cheung (in-person), hosted by Dr. Fraser Elliott (in-person). Nail 指月記 Taiwan / 2002 / B&W / 45 mins / No Dialogue Nail is Director Huang Ting-fu’s year and a half long (a year of filming
The CineSkinny Film Club sponsored by MUBI presents a free screening of the much-anticipated Return to Seoul. It’s a funny, spiky, always surprising film centred on a knockout performance by first-time actor Park Ji-min, whose beguiling character Frédérique “Freddie” Benoît shares all the same qualities. The headstrong Freddie is a 25-year-old Korean woman who was
Ali Boulala became legendary in the 1990s for being the most fearless and eccentric skateboarder of his time. In 2007, Ali and his teammate were in a tragic motorbike accident, something that changed Ali and the skateboarding community forever. Using private archive material and newly shot scenes, the film tells the story of Ali’s rise
The CineSkinny Film Club sponsored by MUBI presents a free screening of Matinee, Joe Dante’s comedy that celebrates art over war, movies over Armageddon. Released in 1993, the film turns 30 this year, but feels fresher than ever and remains the closest thing the Gremlins director has to a lost masterpiece. The setting is Key
We are excited to present Anthill Films latest documentary, The Engine Inside, on its global release date in Edinburgh. Follow six everyday people from vastly different worlds who dedicate their lives to a simple, 200-year-old machine. Their trials and tribulations reveal the bicycle’s unique power to change lives and help build a better world. Covering
The CineSkinny are teaming up again with MUBI to host a free preview of the most original British film this year: Thomas Hardiman’s ingenious Medusa Deluxe. It’s a murder mystery with a delicious hook. This bold, camp and utterly unique film is set in real-time at a regional hairdressing competition and is shot by genius
Fringe of Colour Films is a hybrid arts festival celebrating the creative work of Black, Asian, Indigenous and Latine people in Scotland and around the world, through in-person film screenings, discussions and performances, as well as an online streaming service, publishing platform and podcast series. Summerhall is the festival’s first ever in-person venue, after two
Relationship dramas don’t get more incisive (and sexy) than Passages. Set in Paris, it follows a narssassistic film director Tomas (Franz Rogowski) as he begins a passionate affair with teacher Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos), despite being married to sweet artist Martin (Ben Wishaw). As is the case with cinematic ménage à trois, Tomas’s dalliances don’t run smoothly.
Mile Away Films present The Difference Between Us, a debut drama from the award-winning film maker Etienne Kubwabo. Alex Watson is a young black man, raised in the secluded Highlands of Scotland by two white adoptive parents. When Alex leaves his protective bubble behind to attend university in Glasgow, he moves in with siblings Michael
Mile Away Films present The Difference Between Us, a debut drama from the award-winning film maker Etienne Kubwabo. Alex Watson is a young black man, raised in the secluded Highlands of Scotland by two white adoptive parents. When Alex leaves his protective bubble behind to attend university in Glasgow, he moves in with siblings Michael
Mile Away Films present The Difference Between Us, a debut drama from the award-winning film maker Etienne Kubwabo. Alex Watson is a young black man, raised in the secluded Highlands of Scotland by two white adoptive parents. When Alex leaves his protective bubble behind to attend university in Glasgow, he moves in with siblings Michael
Mile Away Films present The Difference Between Us, a debut drama from the award-winning film maker Etienne Kubwabo. Alex Watson is a young black man, raised in the secluded Highlands of Scotland by two white adoptive parents. When Alex leaves his protective bubble behind to attend university in Glasgow, he moves in with siblings Michael
Mile Away Films present The Difference Between Us, a debut drama from the award-winning film maker Etienne Kubwabo. Alex Watson is a young black man, raised in the secluded Highlands of Scotland by two white adoptive parents. When Alex leaves his protective bubble behind to attend university in Glasgow, he moves in with siblings Michael
Screening of Flies and Angels – Ilya & Emilia Kabakov and the Art of the ‘Total’ Installation followed by a Q&A
Screening of Bauhaus – Model & Myth followed by a Q&A
With Halloween coming up, The CineSkinny Film Club are teaming up with MUBI to delve into the archived and unearth an unsung gem from 1991: Rolfe Kanefsky’s mile-a-minute horror-comedy There’s Nothing Out There. This is a film for people who love scary movies! Its hero is also someone who loves scary movies. Long before the
The 2014 Scottish referendum for independence sparked a revival of political debate in streets and homes across the country. To See Ourselves is an unexpected, deeply personal account of the referendum as seen through the eyes of a pregnant filmmaker, as she follows her idealist father’s relentless activism and reveals the heart behind the politics
The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission- bringing the best cycling short films from around the world together for you. This evening is unashamedly and utterly, utterly, utterly designed and devised for the two-wheel devotee!
The opening night of the 13th Edinburgh Short Festival with a programme of International short film and hosting Cinetopia Networking’s regular film industry meetup. An extraordinary experimental film that screened at Annecy, two excellent Scottish shorts that explore changing relationship dynamics, a heartfelt stop-motion animation that screened at Cannes Film Festival along with a poignant romantic
Screening 2 hosts an eclectic programme featuring a range of shorts, from a fantastic Scottish comedy featuring the grim reaper herself to a human guarding the last bee on earth. Including UK premieres for a remarkable, award-winning Estonian stop motion and a beautifully-shot drama from Tibet. Doors open 7pm
A panel of guests dissect low budget filmmaking from funding and budgets to casting and essential crew. Learn some of the ways to make your film better for cheaper! With the Glasgow Media Access Centre & led by award-winning documentary filmmaker Duncan Cowles with BAFTA nominee and award-winning actor, Jamie Robson, collaborator with Cannes winner
Scottish shorts explored in our programme co-curated with Glasgow Media Access Centre, including shorts commissioned via GMAC’s ‘Little Pictures’ programme and some ESFF filmmakers to watch out for! Including award-winning drama and comedy, experimental film alongside accomplished animation and stop motion. Doors open 7pm
What happens when you just can’t take it anymore? A very hungry crocodile eats too many starlets, a woman addicted to silence turns to violence and a man on the brink of discovery gets arrested. This exciting collection of award winning shorts sees patience pushed to its absolute limit. Featuring short films screened at Cannes
