Braving Brexit with their best films, we’re delighted to welcome Shortcutz Amsterdam, Adriatic Film Festival, Agence Belge du Court Métrage and Munich’s Unified Filmmakers, screening their award winners! A panel discussion hosted by Aidan Stanley of RTE to talk about what makes a great short film, follows the screening.
Ride the Wave is an award winning Scottish feature documentary following young surfer Ben on his quest to become a big wave surfer. Having participated in competition surfing worldwide, 14-year-old, under-18 champion, Ben, is prepared to put his life on the line to ride one of the biggest and most dangerous cold water waves in
Freedom, truth, self-discovery, and spirituality are all explored in this strand of international shorts. Featuring fantastic dramas that premiered at Cannes and Venice alongside award winning stop-motion from Australia, drama from Reunion Isle, a taut French thriller and 4 UK Premieres. Q and A with Visiting Filmmakers
Adapted from the play by Jonathan Harvey and directed by Hettie Macdonald, Beautiful Thing follows teenager Jamie growing up in a South-East London council estate with his mum, Sandra. Jamie, ostracised from his football-playing peers at school, begins to develop feelings for his classmate and next-door neighbour Ste. After Ste stays over one night to
Bridgeport, January 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report reveals something else. Ten years later, the director and cousin of the teenager examine the past causes and future consequences of this unsolved crime. Like an imagined biography, the film will explore the relationship between
This Graveyard of Dreams tells a story of self-preservation, of strength, of overcoming, of rising up from the ashes. Kalina Suter brings her exceptional skills as a dance trapeze artist in collaboration with raw and emotional tones from musician The Bones of J.R. Jones to create a powerful performance in this short film.
The BIFA Short Com Film Festival is delighted to return to Summerhall with some of the best and funniest comedy short films from around the world! With selected films from world class film festicals such as SXSW, Sundance, TIFF, Tribeca and more. For programme details, visit www.shortcom.org Screening the funniest short films from 2011.
The ESFF and The Italian Cultural Institute presents a night of curated Italian Short Film with The Adriatic Film Festival and The Italian Short Film Center. We’re exploring contemporary Italian life and society with some great films from all corners of Italy and a Q and A with invited guests from the Adriatic Film Festival.
More than 20 years after its initial release in 1999 romantic teen comedy, But I’m a Cheerleader remains one of the most beloved films in the LGBTQ+ canon. Directed by Jamie Babbit, But I’m a Cheerleader stars Natasha Lyonne as Megan Bloomfield, a pretty high-schooler who prefers gazing at her cheerleader cohorts than kissing her
Love knows no bounds in these shorts which explore the unexpected ways we experience feelings of warmth and adoration. Featuring Scottish animation, multiple international award-winning shorts and UK premiers, this programme also includes an engrossing drama-thriller, which won the Special Jury Award for Screenwriting at Sundance.
Horror and Thriller combine to both intrigue and abhor in this strand. Creatures from other realms haunt the living, uncomfortable images dance until they seem familiar, and obscure characters unveil the terror of what lies within. Immerse yourself in this programme, until you begin to question your own reality. Featuring animation, International and UK award
Scottish shorts explored in a programme co-curated with Glasgow Media Access Centre, including shorts commissioned via GMAC’s ‘Little Pictures’ programme and some ESFF featured filmmakers to watch out for.
FREE Low Budget Filmmaking Workshop A panel of invited guests dissect all aspects of low budget filmmaking. With the Glasgow Media Access Centre and led by Duncan Cowles, with Jamie Robson actor, & ESFF Ambassador, Sabina Torres, Wilma Smith (GMAC), Derek Anderson, Nazia Mohammad. Free Entry, first come first served!
It only takes a second to make a life changing decision! Sudden realisations and difficult choices flow through this eclectic programme of international shorts. Featuring a heart-warming family comedy from Ireland, an intense-domestic drama from Scotland, and an incredible drama from Pakistan which first premiered at Venice International Film Festival. Our opening night, with (brief)
Based on Steven King’s debut novel, Carrie stars Sissy Spacek as the insular teenaged girl facing the insistent cruelty of both her classmates and a fanatically religious mother. On the night of her high school prom, Carrie discovers that she has telekinesis and chaos ensues. Screening as part of our Halloween Horror season running throughout
Olivia Wilde directs this enticing psychological thriller featuring a star-studded ensemble cast including Florence P ugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, and Gemma Chan. Pugh and Styles star as a well-to-do couple living in the idyllic experimental company town, Victory. But perfection can’t last forever. Cracks begin to appear, and Alice (Pugh) begins to question the
Starring Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern as a recently released convict, Sailor, and his lover, Lula, Wild at Heart is a thrilling and spontaneous ride on the American road. Winner of the Palme D’or at Cannes Film Festival in 1990 and yet subject to divisive reviews, Wild at Heart, like many of Lynch’s other works,
Sous le ciel d’Alice In the fifties, young Alice leaves her native Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil
À l’abordage One summer evening in Paris, Félix meets and falls in love with Alma. When she leaves to go on holiday the following day, Félix decides to join her at the other end of France – as a surprise. He embarks his friend Chérif as well and, having no car, they persuade reluctant driver
David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive is still as thrilling and mysterious to watch as when it first arrived to cinemas in 2001. Starring Naomi Watts as Betty, a hopeful actress new to LA and Laura Harring as Rita, a woman who after losing her memory seeks Betty’s help to unravel the mystery of the accident and
Olivia Wilde directs this enticing psychological thriller featuring a star-studded ensemble cast including Florence P ugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, and Gemma Chan. Pugh and Styles star as a well-to-do couple living in the idyllic experimental company town, Victory. But perfection can’t last forever. Cracks begin to appear, and Alice (Pugh) begins to question the
Olivia Wilde directs this enticing psychological thriller featuring a star-studded ensemble cast including Florence P ugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, and Gemma Chan. Pugh and Styles star as a well-to-do couple living in the idyllic experimental company town, Victory. But perfection can’t last forever. Cracks begin to appear, and Alice (Pugh) begins to question the
Now considered a classic slasher, Scream satirised the genre for a new generation of horror-lovers in 1996 and remains one the most successful films in the genre. Expect all of the classic tropes with a twist of the knife! Returning to the big screen as part of our Halloween Horror season running this October.
Produced by the Safdie Brothers (Uncut Gems, Good Time) and directed by Owen Kline in his directorial debut, Funny Pages follows Robert, a teenager searching for independence and a breakthrough into a career as a cartoonist. Rejecting his cosy suburban upbringing, Robert moves to a questionable lodging on the outskirts of Trenton in the name
