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Welcome back to Edinburgh International Film Festival Screen Scotland wishes everyone taking part in this year’s 75th edition, an inspiring and uplifting return.
Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in Aftersun courtesy of Sarah Makharine. Aftersun from Scottish director Charlotte Wells and Scotlandbased producer Amy Jackson of Unified Theory alongside Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak and Barry Jenkins from PASTEL, will have its UK premiere as the opening night film at EIFF 2022.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
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Hello Edinburgh!
For our 75th anniversary, we’ve embraced the very essence of cinema — from its production to its Galas P04 exhibition, it’s a truly collective pursuit. Working alongside a talented team of programmers and EIFF Youth P06 festival producers to craft our 2022 programme has been joyous. Watching films and dreaming up Film Fest in the CIty P07 events is fun, but nothing’s been more satisfying than the conversations. We’ve talked about films The Powell & Pressburger Award for Best Feature (obviously) and discussed with giddy excitement Film P08 our return to August and centring film in this global celebration of culture, but mostly we’ve been Heartbreakers P11 talking about you, our audience. How to Do EIFF
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Night Moves
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The Conversation
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The Chamber
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Festival Calendar
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The Chamber continued
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Postcards from the Edge
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Shorts
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Black Box Shorts
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Animation
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Talent Development
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Reframing the Gaze: Experiments in Women’s Filmmaking, 1972 to Now
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Social Studies: Six Films by Kinuyo Tanaka
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Special Events
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Index
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Venue & Access Info
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Venue Map
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Hours have been spent anticipating what we think you’ll find inspiring, challenging and memorable. We’ve imagined a new festival framework that puts films in direct conversation, encourages pathways to navigate the programme and offers a chance to meet your cinematic tribe. The introduction of our Screen Saver pass allows you to dive deep into the festival or share all the feels with the film lovers or sceptics in your orbit. In reimagining our official competition, we’ve embraced the principles of internationalism and creative collaboration on which the Edinburgh Festivals were founded. The Powell & Pressburger Award for Best Film honours imagination and creativity in filmmaking, and in 2022, ten films, split equally between homegrown and international talents, are eligible for this award. To the filmmakers, a very sincere thanks for trusting us with your work. We’re thrilled to share it with Edinburgh this summer. To our major partner, Screen Scotland, our corporate sponsors and donors: thank you, none of this is achievable without your generous support. It’s no small thing to make it to 75, and I’d like to personally thank all the individuals who’ve contributed to previous editions of EIFF, making it a beacon for cinematic celebration and discovery. We’ve strived to craft a programme that you feel honours the spirit of the festival. And to everyone out there struggling to wrangle their Edinburgh summer schedules, fingers crossed that once you look through our programme, your task is made that little bit trickier. So, grab another cup of coffee and pack a slice of birthday cake, we can’t wait to see you in the dark. Kristy Matheson
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We would like to thank the following without whom EIFF 2022 would not be possible. Funders:
Partners:
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Thank you: Charlie Miller Lauren Gollen
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With thanks to our Patrons Morag and James Anderson, Sir Ewan and Lady Brown, Billy and Karin Lowe and all our generous donors.
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How to Do EIFF
This is your essential guide to getting the best from EIFF! For information on venue accessibility, see page 55.
Choosing Films and Events The hardest part – but we like to make it easy! We’ve divided our brochure into strands – grouped by themes and focuses – and included an introduction to explain each one. Each strand in the festival programme will also have a headline film and an older retrospective film, which both address the strand’s flavour.
Ticket Discounts Screen Saver Pass 10 tickets for the price of 8, priority booking and you can share the pass with film-loving friends and family! Bulk buy Buy 6–9 different films* and get a 20% discount. Group discount Buy 10 or more tickets to a single screening and get 10% off. Asylum seeker/refugee discount EIFF is committed to giving everyone access to see films at the festival. If you are an asylum seeker or refugee, tickets for selected screenings* are only £5. Bargain-hunting filmgoers should note that there are additional ticket offers and giveaways throughout the festival. Simply create an account on our website, and you will gain access to a host of festival features to help you get the most out of EIFF 2022!
Buying Tickets Book online at www.edfilmfest.org.uk Call 0131 228 2688 SCREENING SOLD OUT? If a screening/event has sold out, additional tickets may be released in the lead-up to the screening/event, so it’s worth checking online on the day of the event. CONCESSIONS Concessions are available for over-65s, students, people with disabilities, Young Scot cardholders, equity members and unemployed people. TAKE YOUR SEAT There are no adverts or trailers before EIFF screenings, so the stated start time is when the film, event or introduction will begin. Latecomers may not be admitted. Please note the feature film presentation will start at the advertised time.
Get Involved Many of our screenings have live introductions and/ or Q&A sessions with on-screen talent, directors, writers and producers – there’s no better chance to ask your questions and get inspired by the best in the business! See edfilmfest.org.uk/QandAs
* Excludes Galas and some special events.
Ticket Prices Main features: £12 full price | £9 concession | £8 Filmhouse members Galas: £15 full price | £13 concession | £12 Filmhouse members Shorts programmes: £8 full price | £6 concession Retrospectives: £8 full price | £6 concession £5 tickets for 16 – 25-year-olds. Simply become a 16-25 member at Filmhouse for FREE and get access to £5 tickets for most screenings at EIFF22 (excludes galas and some special events).
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Content Warnings. Check individual film listings on our festival website for a description of full content warnings.
Programmer Notes Abigail Addison (AA) Anna Bogutskaya (AB) Evi Tsiligaridou (ET) Holly Daniel (HD) Jenny Clarke (JC) Kate Taylor (KT) Kim Knowles (KK) Kristy Matheson (KM) Lauren Ferris (LF) Lydia Belby (LB) Manish Agarwal (MA) Rafa Sales Ross (RSR) Rod White (RW) Rohan Berry Crickmar (RBC) Yvonne Gordon (YG)
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Galas The three films in EIFF’s 2022 Gala strand all explore the human condition in their own artistically thrilling and unique ways. Homegrown talent, Charlotte Wells mines memory to unpack the delicate and complex relationship between parent and child in our Opening Night Gala, Aftersun. Kogonada’s film, After Yang also explores memory as a central theme, questioning the steadfast belief that it’s a solely human trait. And for EIFF’s Central Gala, Armağan Ballantyne takes a contagiously funny and heart-warming view of relationships, in the raucous comedy, Nude Tuesday.
Opening Gala
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Aftersun Charlotte Wells/UK, USA/2022/96 min/English Cast: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson Hall FRI 12 AUGUST 18:40 VUE OMNI 10 FRI 12 AUGUST 18:50 VUE OMNI 11 FRI 12 AUGUST 19:00 VUE OMNI 12 PRICE: £15.00 (£13.00 concs)
Paul Mescal and newcomer Frankie Corio shine like the sun in Charlotte Wells’ critically acclaimed debut. In her stunning feature debut, Scottish director Charlotte Wells explores the very formative period of a child’s life when they realise their parents are people of their own. Grainy images are turned into time travel machines as Sophie (Frankie Corio) revisits sun-kissed memories of a summer holiday taken with her dad (Paul Mescal). Anchored by her two terrific lead performers, Wells offers up a perfectly nuanced observation of father and daughter as they undertake two contrasting yet intertwined journeys of self-discovery in this absolute miracle of a film. [15] KM Supported by
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Central Gala
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Nude Tuesday
After Yang
Armağan Ballantyne/Australia, New Zealand/2022 /100 min/Gibberish with subtitles
Kogonada/USA/2021/96 min/English
Cast: Jackie van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement, Ian Zaro
SAT 20 AUGUST 19:00 VUE OMNI 10 SAT 20 AUGUST 19:00 VUE OMNI 11 SAT 20 AUGUST 19:00 VUE OMNI 12 PRICE: £15.00 (£13.00 concs)
TUE 16 AUGUST 20:40 EVERYMAN 1 TUE 16 AUGUST 20:50 EVERYMAN 2 TUE 16 AUGUST 21:00 EVERYMAN 3 TUE 16 AUGUST 21:10 EVERYMAN 5 PRICE: £15.00 (£13.00 concs)
Jemaine Clement bares all in a literally gibberish comedy. For their anniversary, unhappily married Laura (screenwriter Jackie van Beek) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) receive an unexpected present: a trip to a wilderness couples’ retreat run by eccentric sex guru Bjorg Rassmussen (What We Do in the Shadows creator Jemaine Clement). Will tantric dances and New Age orgies save their marriage? Set on a fictional Pacific island, this ingenious farce was improvised in a made-up language, with comedian Julia Davis writing hilarious English subtitles for the frequently naked cast’s dialogue. [15] MA
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith
An exquisite science fiction drama that explores the endless quest for what makes us human. Starring Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith, After Yang tells the story of a family whose lives are radically changed when their beloved A.I helper, Yang (Justin H. Min), malfunctions. Determined to restore equilibrium, Jake (Colin Farrell) sets off to have Yang repaired and discovers a series of truths about Yang, himself and a familial connection. A film of architectural precision and deep humanity, After Yang transports us to a new world to help us make sense of our own reality. [15] KM
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EIFF Youth EIFF is committed to encouraging and enabling a deeper understanding of film and filmmaking for everyone. EIFF Youth is our youth and education programme – designed to inspire, promote and develop the next generation of film audiences, programmers, writers, directors and educators by providing unique opportunities to engage with all aspects of film and filmmaking. Our innovative projects run throughout the year and engage a diverse range of young people across the city and the country. In June, we celebrated the work of local children in our annual showcase for the Edinburgh and Lothians Schools Film Competition. Our Young Critics Programme continues to support the future of film criticism by hosting and mentoring talented writers during a week-long festival residency. We cultivate budding film curators with our Young Programmers and Youth Advisory Group and showcase the finest new Scottish talent with EIFF New Visions Short Film Competition (p39). Our schools outreach programme delivers bespoke film workshops to local schools and our annual Media Day provides senior phase students with a fantastic insight into the film industry. You can read all about our exciting work at www.edfilmfest.org.uk/eiffyouth
Community Engagement EIFF is for everyone, and we are committed to ensuring that the festival is engaging for local residents as well as international visitors. This year we have begun a community outreach project in Southwest Edinburgh. Working with our partners at SPACE and the Broomhouse Hub, we host regular film events in the local community. During the festival, members of the community will participate in our inaugural Grand Day Out initiative – a bespoke chaperoned day out exploring the best that EIFF has to offer. With thanks to our youth team, who help us codesign and deliver EIFF Youth: EIFF Young Programmers: Alexxander Baird, Botond Kovacs, Caleb Thomas, Cameron Hill, Cassie Wilson, Finlay Sinclair, Leo Cameron, Lena Blotmicka, Logan Harvey, Nikkita Wright, Paridhi Gauri and Struan MacKirdy EIFF Youth Advisory Group: Angelica Petherick, Ciara Middleton, Daisy Cai, Katarzyna Malinowska, Lucilla Luprano, Murray Kingsbury, Niamh Pirie and Patti Mroz Edinburgh & Lothians Schools Film Competition Youth Jury: Amy Cowan, Ewan Bald, Ezra Course and Matty Kibby
Thank you to EIFF Youth’s generous supporters, Baillie Gifford, Gannochy Trust, Procam Take2, and the PLACE programme - funded by the Scottish Government, City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh Festivals, and supported by Creative Scotland.
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Film Fest in the City
In partnership with
If you like your big screen fun in the open air, EIFF has you covered this summer with three days of FREE outdoor screenings for everyone to enjoy.
FRI 12 – SUN 14 AUGUST
As a nod to EIFF’s closing night film, After Yang, we’re exploring all things A.I. on screen. For the sci-fi purists out there, we’ve got the Stanley Kubrick classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. If you prefer your A.I. all singing, all dancing, look no further than much-beloved Pixar robot, Wall-E. Or maybe you just want to spend Saturday
night with Ryan Reynolds (we see you!) — then don’t miss Free Guy.
@ ST ANDREW SQUARE GARDEN
No ticket required; just turn up and enjoy! For more info and conditions of entry, please visit:
edfilmfest.org.uk/filmfestinthecity
FRIDAY 12 AUGUST
SATURDAY 13 AUGUST
SUNDAY 14 AUGUST
EIFF tips our hat to our friends at the Edinburgh International Book Festival with a day of films that all started life in the twinkle of an author’s eye.
To celebrate Scotland’s Year of Stories, St Andrew Square will light up with homegrown adventures and storytellers.
EIFF Young Programmers from Edinburgh and Aberdeen take over the square and celebrate their favourite female directors with a selection of silver screen hits.
11:00 Paddington [PG]
11:00 Brave [PG]
11:00 Shrek [U]
13:00 Fantastic Mr Fox [PG]
13:15 The Illusionist [PG]
13:00 Big [12]
15:00 Christopher Robin [PG]
15:30 Rob Roy (1922) [12]
15:15 Whip It [12]
17:30 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [12]
18:00 Wall-E [U]
17:30 The Farewell [PG]
20:00 2001: A Space Odyssey [U]
20:15 Free Guy [12]
19:45 Twilight [12]
Scotland’s Stories on Screen on Saturday 13 August Come early for some family fun before Brave, including face painting and magicians. Also on Saturday, don’t miss the anniversary biopic of Rob Roy, a Scottish folk hero with a fantastic original score performed live by composer and multi-instrumentalist David Allison, which is in partnership with the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo’ness.
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The Powell & Pressburger Award for Best Feature Film EIFF reimagines its major award, The Michael Powell Award for Best British feature. With a renewed commitment to internationalism and cultural exchange, the principles on which the Edinburgh Festivals were founded, EIFF will present The Powell & Pressburger Award for Best Feature Film. This competition of ten films is composed of a mix of UK and Irish filmmakers and international talents and honours imagination and creativity in filmmaking. The films selected for our 2022 competition are daring, eclectic and genuinely speak to the creativity that’s central to the works of our award’s namesakes – Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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99 Moons Jan Gassmann/Switzerland/2022/110 min/SwissGerman with subtitles Cast: Valentina Di Pace, Dominik Fellmann SUN 14 AUGUST 20:15 VUE OMNI 12 MON 15 AUGUST 15:00 FILMHOUSE 3
An erotic drama about insatiable chemistry. When tightly-wound scientist Bigna meets hazy-eyed slacker Frank for what’s meant to be an anonymous one-night stand, neither of them imagined they would find a connection so intoxicating they’d be coming back for more for years to come. A sensorial, sensual drama about the frenzy of sexual obsession and the push-and-pull of a toxic relationship, 99 Moons is a film of rare erotic power. [18] AB
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A Cat Called Dom
Flux Gourmet
Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson/UK/2022/60 min/ English
Peter Strickland/UK/2022/111 min/English
Cast: Susan Anderson, Bill Anderson, Tobias Feltus
SUN 14 AUGUST 20:20 FILMHOUSE 1 MON 15 AUGUST 13:30 VUE OMNI 11
SAT 13 AUGUST 17:30 CAMEO 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 19:00 FILMHOUSE 3
Real life and fiction blur in this heartfelt feature. Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson star in and co-direct this inventive documentary. Albeit framed as a film for Will’s mother, we too are invited to witness how Will deals with the grief of his mother’s cancer. The duo work on their animations and face the frustrations of trying to make this documentary. Whilst alone, Will turns to DOM, the animated cat that lives on his laptop screen. Screening with: The Making of Longbird/Will Anderson/UK/2011/15 mins/English [15] AA
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Cast: Asa Butterfield, Gwendoline Christie
Peter Strickland is a very messy boy. Continuing his peculiar brand of kink-filled artcinema, director Peter Strickland’s latest dark comedy depicts a performance art trio participating in an artist residency at the Sonic Catering Institute. Narrated in Greek by the institute’s in-house writer (who is having severe bowel problems) and provoked by an imperious curator (Gwendoline Christie), the group’s interpersonal strife leads them to increasingly extreme acts. From the impeccably designed titlecards to the outré performances, Flux Gourmet is an irresistible ode to the perils of creativity. [15] KT
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Fogaréu
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Flávia Neves/Brazil, France/2022/100 min/ Portuguese with subtitles
Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum/UK, USA/2022/70 min/English with subtitles
Cast: Bárbara Colen, Eucir de Souza, Allan Jacinto Santana
Documentary
TUE 16 AUGUST 16:30 VUE OMNI 1 WED 17 AUGUST 19:00 FILMHOUSE 3
TUE 16 AUGUST 17:30 EVERYMAN 1 THU 18 AUGUST 11:00 VUE OMNI 10
Homecoming turned nightmare in this genrebending Brazilian suspense.
Marriage under the microscope.
Prodigal daughter Fernanda returns to her small hometown after many years away with the woeful mission of scattering her late mother’s ashes. The visit, innocuous in theory, turns rapidly eerie as the woman senses growingly alarming signs related to her family’s servants. In Flávia Neves’ refreshingly bold and impressively accomplished directorial debut, Brazil’s brutal colonial past is confronted through a vividly realised experiment in genre that blends fact and fiction to harness horror out of history. [15] RSR
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Professor Devorah Baum travels to New York to give readings of her new book on feelings, particularly bad feelings, and how we should feel them fully. Her husband Josh Appignanesi arrives to support her, care for their two young sons and document her every moment of insecurity, yet still make it about himself. This meta commentary on the minutiae of marital angst amongst brainy metropolitans (including an appearance from Zadie Smith) is a riot of humour and middle age neuroses. [15] KT
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Leonor Will Never Die
LOLA
Martika Ramirez Escobar/Philippines/2022/101 min/ Filipino with subtitles
Andrew Legge/Ireland, UK/2022/78 min/English
Cast: Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides
MON 15 AUGUST 21:00 EVERYMAN 1 FRI 19 AUG 16:00 VUE OMNI 12
TUE 16 AUGUST 20:35 FILMHOUSE 1 THU 18 AUGUST 15:30 VUE OMNI 10
A retired action movie director finds her creative spark after she gets knocked out. Retired action movie director Leonor is about to start working again on an unfinished script when she gets hit on the head and knocked out by a falling television. Waking up in a dream world much like the macho movies she used to direct, Leonor finds her perfect action star and the ending to her movie in her dreamworld. Part surreal comedy, part love letter to Filipino action flicks, Leonor Will Never Die is as unclassifiable as it is tender. [15] KM
Cast: Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton, Rory Fleck Byrne
Alternate history science fiction that’s full of invention. In 1941, music-loving sisters Thomasina and Martha Hanbury build a machine called LOLA, which can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. Initially using it to become the first fans of David Bowie, as WWII escalates the siblings deploy their precognition contraption in the military intelligence fight against the Nazis. Cleverly constructed using distressed B&W film stock, this playful first feature mixes fake celluloid newsreels with genuine archive, plus sardonic synth-pop songs by The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon. [15] MA
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Mediterranean Fever
Nothing Compares
Maha Haj/Palestine, Germany, France, Cyprus, Qatar/2022/108 min/Arabic with subtitles
Kathryn Ferguson/Ireland, UK/2022/97 min/English
Cast: Amer Hlehel, Ashraf Farah
TUE 16 AUGUST 19:00 VUE OMNI 1 WED 17 AUGUST 16:00 FILMHOUSE 2
SAT 13 AUGUST 17:40 FILMHOUSE 1 SAT 20 AUGUST 14:20 VUE OMNI 12
Tragicomic drama about Palestinian neighbours in Haifa, Israel. Nazareth-born Palestinian filmmaker Maha Haj won the Un Certain Regard Best Screenplay Prize at Cannes for her second feature, which charts the unlikely bond between two very different Arab family men living in the Israeli port city of Haifa. Waleed suffers from severe depression and dreams of becoming an author. He seeks inspiration for his crime fiction in ebullient new neighbour Jalal, a small-time crook. Their friendship takes a dark turn in this wry examination of mental illness and masculinity. [18] MA
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An intimate and empathetic portrait of daring pop star Sinead O’Connor. Sinead O’Connor was not the first or last female pop star to be adored and demonised with equal vigor. Focusing on a five-year period between 1987 and 1992, Kathryn Ferguson’s documentary shows us the artistry and emotion behind a trailblazing artist made controversial because of her refusal to compromise. The film covers her miserable upbringing, rise to pop stardom and forced exile from an industry determined to box her into something she was never going to be. [15] AB
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Please Baby Please Amanda Kramer/USA/2022/95 min/English Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Harry Melling THU 18 AUGUST 20:00 EVERYMAN 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 16:45 FILMHOUSE 3
Andrea Riseborough headlines a mesmeric genderqueer genre mishmash. A couple with latent sexual desires become entangled with a violent street gang in this film dubbed ‘West Side Story as directed by John Waters’. Andrea Riseborough gives a knock-out physical performance, while Harry Melling’s post-Harry Potter fizzog communicates galaxies of conflicted feeling. Director Amanda Kramer (whose Give Me Pity! also plays EIFF) presents a hyperstylised exploration of queer desire and masculinity, featuring dance, BDSM fantasy, poetry and violence. Plus a killer cameo from Demi Moore. [15] KT
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Heartbreakers Friends, family, lovers and cheaters. The destination for those seeking all the feels, Heartbreakers films include a profound romance between women in moving historical doc Nelly & Nadine, the subtle shifts between colleagues in pandemic-struck Hong Kong in The Narrow Road, the bonds connecting strangers in Oscar-longlisted Panamanian tearjerker Plaza Catedral and a man in an unusual meteorological relationship in The Cloud and the Man.
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HEADLINE FILM
Mars One (Marte Um) Gabriel Martins/Brazil/2022/115 min/Portuguese with subtitles Cast: Rejane Faria, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Damião SUN 14 AUGUST 21:00 VUE OMNI 10 MON 15 AUGUST 15:00 VUE OMNI 12
A powerful family drama that wowed Sundance audiences. A boy dreams of one day travelling into space. A young woman finds herself through love and pleasure. A father bites his lips so that his children may one day have a better future. A mother suffers alone through the painful aftermath of trauma. In Mars One, an everyday family is at once dissonant and harmonious, their struggles and victories made parallel to growing political turmoil to paint a poignant portrait of Brazil under Bolsonaro. [12] RSR
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Alma’s Rainbow Ayoka Chenzira/USA/1994/89 min/English Cast: Kim Weston-Moran, Victoria Gabrielle Platt TUE 16 AUGUST 14:45 VUE OMNI 10
A newly restored feminist classic of 90s Black cinema canon. ‘Girl, don’t ask me anything I cannot answer’. So begins this lusciously restored classic. Written, directed and produced by Ayoka Chenzira, Alma’s Rainbow sees teenage Rainbow navigate the differing expectations her straight-laced mother Alma and unruly sister Ruby have of her, while trying to find her own path. Chenzira’s film centers Black women’s inner world through intergenerational, vibrant characters and perhaps feels more prescient now than in 1994. [15] AB
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Calendar Girls
The Cloud and the Man (Manikbabur Megh)
Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen/Sweden/2022/84 min/English with subtitles
Abhinandan Banerjee/India/96 min/Bengali with subtitles
Documentary
SAT 13 AUGUST 14:15 FILMHOUSE 2 THU 18 AUGUST 18:30 FILMHOUSE 3
FRI 19 AUGUST 16:00 FILMHOUSE 1 SAT 20 AUGUST 16:00 FILMHOUSE 2
Heartbreak, humour and tassels in a seniors’ dance troupe. The Calendar Girls is a Florida dance troupe for women over sixty. Between dreamy dance sequences, this Sundance-fresh documentary charts the group’s highs, lows and social dynamics, including the zealously focused leader, energetic lynchpin having a health crisis and newbie donning the sparkle for the first time. In a flurry of unicorn horns and furry boots, the women face challenges with solidarity. It’s a female-focused celebration of nonconformity. [15] KM
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Cast: Chandan Sen, Bratya Basu, Debesh Roy
When Manik met Stratocumulus, a meteorological love story. Office worker Manik lives with his ailing father but spends more time tending to plants, pet insects and the house lizard. When his dad dies, our lonely protagonist is given notice of eviction. His luck changes when a cloud starts following him, leading to a surreal infatuation. Graced with gorgeous monochrome cinematography of bustling city Kolkata in a serene new light, this is the first feature by 30-year-old Abhinandan Banerjee, a teenage magazine editor turned charmingly original filmmaker. [15] MA
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Full Time (A Plein Temps)
Goodbye DonGlees!
Éric Gravel/France/2021/87 min/French with subtitles
Atsuko Ishizuka/Japan/2022/95 min/Japanese with subtitles
Cast: Laure Calamy WED 17 AUGUST 18:15 VUE OMNI 1 THU 18 AUGUST 16:00 FILMHOUSE 2
A single mum in a race against time. When Julie (Laure Calamy of Call My Agent) lands an interview for a job that will propel her from hotel maid to marketing executive, it seems her post-divorce life is about to get back on track. But the Paris transport system has ground to a halt, and she’s quickly running out of favours. Come for the social realism, but stay for the thriller-like tension, as Julie’s commute becomes a nail-biting study in the atomising effects of capitalism. Run, Julie, Run! [15] KT
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Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Yuki Kaji, Ayumu Murase TUE 16 AUGUST 14:00 VUE OMNI 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 21:15 VUE OMNI 1
Teen boys have a summertime adventure in awesome anime! Farm boy Roma is determined to upstage the school bullies with his own spectacular fireworks display. His friend Toto is back from Tokyo, and together they are a gang, with their own makeshift clubhouse – they are the DonGlees! But when the boys are accused of starting a fire, they must travel to the nearby mountain to prove their innocence. Cue the wild adventures. In her second anime feature, Atsuko Ishizuka blends heartfelt final-summer-of-youth vibes with stunning sequences of whimsical fantasy. [15] KT
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Juniper
Millie Lies Low
Matthew J. Saville /New Zealand/2021/94 min/ English
Michelle Savill/New Zealand/2021/100 min/English/ strobe warning
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas, George Ferrier
Cast: Ana Scotney, Jillian Nguyen, Chris Alosio
WED 17 AUGUST 18:00 EVERYMAN 1 SAT 20 AUGUST 11:00 FILMHOUSE 2
MON 15 AUGUST 16:05 VUE OMNI 11 THU 18 AUGUST 13:45 FILMHOUSE 1
Charlotte Rampling stuns as a troubled grandmother seeking redemption.
Anxious young New Zealander fakes her trip to America.
When 17-year-old Sam is thrown out of boarding school, he could have never imagined his days would soon be filled with an even more laborious task: caring for Ruth, his estranged alcoholic grandmother who has become temporarily immobilised after a domestic accident. Condemned to imposed proximity, the antagonistic duo slowly wears each other down, their tender relationship at the heart of this double-edged examination of grief that sees Oscar-nominated actress Charlotte Rampling in one of her best recent performances. [15] RSR
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Architecture graduate Millie is about to fly from Wellington to New York for a prestigious internship but has a panic attack before departure and gets off the plane. Unable to afford another flight, she hides out in her hometown, posting fake Big Apple updates to Instagram while trying to raise the money for a replacement ticket. Combining cringe comedy with bittersweet drama, writer-director Michelle Savill crafts a relatable study of a flawed character, driven by Ana Scotney’s terrific lead performance. [15] MA
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My Small Land
The Narrow Road
Emma Kawawada/Japan, France/2022/114 min/ Japanese, Turkish, Kurdish with subtitles
Lam Sum/Hong Kong/2022/115 min/Cantonese with subtitles
Cast: Arashi Lina, Okudaira Daiken
Cast: Louis Cheung, Angela Yuen
TUE 16 AUGUST 14:10 FILMHOUSE 2 SAT 20 AUGUST 10:30 FILMHOUSE 3
MON 15 AUGUST 18:15 VUE OMNI 11 THU 18 AUGUST 14:00 VUE OMNI 1
A teenage girl stranded between two cultures.
Nuanced contemporary drama from Hong Kong.
Sarya was only five when her family left Kurdistan to start anew in Japan. Now a teenager, she is finally settling in, finding confidence through her growing grasp of the language and excitedly planning her college application. Her dreams are suddenly and painfully shattered when her father’s asylum application is denied, sending her family into agonising uncertainty. It is no coincidence Kawawada’s directorial debut plays with the tenderness of a Kore-eda: the Japanese auteur is her longtime mentor. [15] RSR
In the early days of the pandemic, Chak (Louis Cheung), struggling to keep his cleaning company afloat, hires single mother Candy (Angela Yuen). But as the chemistry between them develops, Candy finds it hard to abandon the survival tactics of deception she’s always needed to get by. Featuring gorgeous cinematography of night-time Hong Kong and a trio of exceptional performances, The Narrow Road is a humanist charmer, sensitive to the tough reality of lives lived with no margin for error. [15] KT
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Nelly & Nadine
Plaza Catedral
Magnus Gertten/Sweden, Belgium, Norway/2022/93 min/French, Swedish, Spanish, English with subtitles
Abner Benaim/Panama, Mexico, Colombia/2021/94 min/Spanish with subtitles
Documentary
Cast: Manolo Cardona, Fernando Xavier De Casta
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SAT 13 AUGUST 19:45 CAMEO 1 SUN 14 AUGUST 12:30 FILMHOUSE 3
A true story of a love worth living for.
A heart-shattering examination of violence and grief.
This strikingly researched documentary celebrates the profound love between Nelly and Nadine, two women who met in Ravensbrück concentration camp and became each other’s lifeline and partner. Through archive photos, super 8 reels and memoirs that had been gathering dust in the family’s attic, we can now follow their magnificent global journey and queer histories largely untouched by mainstream narratives. A tender and inspirational gem. [15] ET
Architect Alicia (Ilse Salas) floats through life with the lightness of a grief-stricken carcass. A Mexican in Panama, she speaks the language but can’t quite seem to fit in anywhere. The only constant in her life is the 14-year-old boy who looks after the cars parked on her street. When the boy shows up bloodied on her staircase, Alicia brings him in, the two slowly wearing each other down, together until tragedy strikes once again. [15] RSR
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The Sacred Family (La Sagrada Familia)
Return to Dust
Borja Alcade Rubio/UK/2022/90 min/Spanish with subtitles
Li Ruijun/China/2022/133 min/Mandarin and local Gansu dialect with subtitles
Documentary
Cast: Wu Renlin, Hai Qing
THU 18 AUGUST 17:30 EVERYMAN 1 SAT 20 AUGUST 12:45 FILMHOUSE 3
SUN 14 AUGUST 14:45 VUE OMNI 12 MON 15 AUGUST 11:00 VUE OMNI 10
Two parents, three kids and a thousand miles of rainforest.
A compassionate tale of love vs modernity in rural China.
Carmen and Sergio are ordinary parents juggling the pressures of family and work. Living in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, their business is based around the local ayahuasca ceremonies. Concerned about their family’s compulsive use of modern technologies, they take their three kids on a campervan road trip deep into the Amazon rainforest. Borja Alcalde’s debut feature documentary is a visually intoxicating emotional journey to the heart of what holds a family together or breaks them apart. [15] RBC
Barely tolerated by families keen to unburden themselves of responsibility, Youtie Ma, a middleaged farmer, and Guiying Cao, are forcibly married. Beginning their lives together with quiet indifference, the two simply get on with their hardscrabble lives, but as the seasons pass inexorably by, and seemingly insurmountable problems are overcome, a deeper bond develops. In director Li Ruijin’s hugely satisfying, small-scale epic, political change may be the couple’s toughest challenge yet. [15] RW
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Yanagawa (Man Chang De Gao Bai) Zhang Lu/China/2021/112 min/Chinese, Japanese, English with subtitles Cast: Ni Ni, Zhang Luyi, Xin Baiqing THU 18 AUGUST 13:00 VUE OMNI 10 FRI 19 AUGUST 19:00 VUE OMNI 1
Witty Chinese drama of brotherly love in Japan. Sensitive, bookish Dong has a terminal illness but doesn’t tell his arrogant bro Chun. Instead, he sells the idea of a trip away together on the fact that Chun’s old flame is now a singer in a bar in vivid, wintry Yanagawa. But the bittersweet love triangle is complicated when the girl who got away seems ambivalent about romance. A warm, witty, rueful film from Korean-Chinese director Zhang Lu, with a stellar cast including Chinese star Ni Ni. [15] KT
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Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
Night Moves Cult films, music docs and late-night thrills. Films for the back-row dwellers and mosh pit regulars. Black-hearted lovers can binge Give Me Pity! one of two films screening at this year’s festival from auteur of weird Amanda Kramer, a portrait of a lovable oddball in documentary A Life on the Farm and the original patient zero of vampirism, Nosferatu himself. The horror hounds will have plenty to gorge on with the terror of motherhood in Huesera, the gooey gore of Sissy and the mystical western vibes of Saloum. Night owls, these ones are for you.
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Special Delivery Dae-min Park/South Korea/2022/109 min/Korean with subtitles Cast: Park So-dam, Song Sae-byeok, Kim Eui-sung THU 18 AUGUST 21:35 VUE OMNI 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 16:20 VUE OMNI 1
Buckle up for a vehicular thriller from Korea. Parasite star Park So-dam excels as black-market cabbie Eun-ha, driving criminals at breakneck speed. Her solitary, cat-loving life is interrupted when she’s left in charge of a fugitive’s son. Can she protect the child from crooked cops and vicious gangsters? A female-centric spin on petrolhead staples like Drive, The Driver and The Transporter, Special Delivery is a breezy action cocktail of cuteness and brutality, its high adrenaline car chases and neon-lit ambience enhanced by a pulsing electronic score. [15] MA
This film print is from the BFI national archive
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Morvern Callar Lynne Ramsay/UK, Canada/2002/97 min/English, Spanish/Strobe warning Cast: Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott FRI 19 AUGUST 20:40 FILMHOUSE 2
20th anniversary 35mm screening of Lynne Ramsay’s second film. Lynne Ramsay followed her classic debut Ratcatcher with this spellbinding adaptation of Alan Warner’s cult novel. Samantha Morton plays the enigmatic title character, who wakes up on Christmas Day to discover her boyfriend has committed suicide, leaving behind a mixtape and his unpublished novel. Sending the manuscript in her name to a publisher, she goes on holiday to Spain. Shot in Oban and sunny Almería, Morvern Callar is hallucinatory homegrown cinema, gilded with a soundtrack of electronica and art-rock gems. [15] MA
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32 Sounds
Anonymous Club
Sam Green/USA/2022/95 min/English
Danny Cohen/Australia/2021/83 min/English with subtitles/strobe warning
Documentary WED 17 AUGUST 20:00 FILMHOUSE 1
Headphones on for a uniquely immersive sonic experience. Premiered at Sundance, this interactive ‘live documentary’ directed and performed by Oscarnominated filmmaker Sam Green is a collaboration with musician JD Samson (Le Tigre), exploring the transformative power of sound. It’s an eclectic journey spanning such ear-tickling examples as birdsong, a whoopee cushion and disco, guided by aural experts from science, cinema and the art world and with audience participation interludes! Presented with headphones for each viewer. [15] MA This special event is generously supported by Sir Ewan and Lady Brown.
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Give Me Pity! Amanda Kramer/USA/2022/79 min/English Cast: Sophie Von Haselberg MON 15 AUGUST 21:30 FILMHOUSE 2 FRI 19 AUGUST 14:30 FILMHOUSE 3
A psychedelic, glitter daydream one-woman show. In the style of old-time American TV specials, Sissy St Clare pulls out all the stops for her onewoman special. She’s got song and dance numbers, sketches, question time, many an outfit change and also — perhaps — a stalker. One of the two Amanda Kramer films screening in this year’s EIFF, Give Me Pity! is a glitter-infused extravaganza with a simmering undercurrent of unease and an absolute showstopper performance by Sophie Von Haselberg. [15] AB
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Documentary MON 15 AUGUST 19:00 CAMEO 1 WED 17 AUGUST 21:30 VUE OMNI 10
Shy indie-rocker Courtney Barnett lets the cameras in. This cinematic ‘anti-rock doc’ captures the sights, sounds and insecurities of Australian singersongwriter Courtney Barnett. Shooting on 16mm film over three years, her long-time video director Danny Cohen shows us the guitar-slinging highs and hotel room lows of touring life. His evocative footage is accompanied by Barnett’s audio diaries, offering insights into the conflicted creative mind of a catloving introvert who can wow massive festival crowds but stumbles on the promotional trail. [15] MA
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine/USA/2021/115min/English Documentary WED 17 AUGUST 15:50 VUE OMNI 1 SAT 20 AUGUST 16:50 FILMHOUSE 3
Leonard Cohen’s life story told through his most famous song. Regardless of the language you speak or where you were born, chances are you’ve heard Leonard Cohen’s seminal song, ‘Hallelujah’. The track has paved its way into our collective conscious in the four decades since its original release, largely thanks to Jeff Buckley’s iconic 1994 rendition and 2001’s hit film, Shrek. This comprehensive documentary explores Cohen’s history through the prism of his most famous song, with never-before-seen archival materials and the singer’s personal records crating an all-encompassing study of the composer. [15] RSR
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Heading West: a story about a band called Shooglenifty Don Coutts/UK, Spain, India, Australia/2022/86 min/ English, Galician, Marwari with subtitles Documentary
Huesera Michelle Garza Cervera/Mexico, Peru/2022/93 min/ Spanish with subtitles Cast: Natalia Solien, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla
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MON 15 AUGUST 16:00 VUE OMNI 10 FRI 19 AUGUST 19:20 CAMEO 1
The past, present and future of the Acid-croft music pioneers.
A truly terrifying folk tale horror about motherhood.
Born in Edinburgh in 1990, Shooglenifty created their unique sound by fusing traditional melodies with the beats and basslines of world music influences. This musical journey follows the original members of the band and their rise in international popularity. Following the untimely passing of their fiddle player and front man, Angus Grant, the band persevere with the same passion and creativity. An uplifting gem for fans old and new. [15] HD
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Valeria (Natalia Solian) seems to be on track to happiness, expecting her first child with her husband Raul. That is, until she starts having creepy visions of spiders and a bone-crunching faceless creature. The impending terror of motherhood and attempting to rid herself of the visions push Valeria to reconnect with the life she left behind, her first love Octavia and all the things she might be giving up. [18] AB
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Kung Fu Zohra
A Life on the Farm
Mabrouk El Mechri/France/2022/99 min/French with subtitles
Oscar Harding/UK/2022/75 min/English
Cast: Sabrina Ouazani, Ramzy Bedia, Eye Haidara
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MON 15 AUGUST 20:30 VUE OMNI 12 WED 17 AUGUST 13:30 VUE OMNI 1
One woman’s self-defence hits new levels. Charismatic newlywed Zohra arrives in France full of joy. When things don’t go to plan, she turns to her beloved kung fu movies and a mysterious martial arts mentor. Kung Fu Zohra builds to its knockout conclusion with a certain French breeziness, balancing bubblegum sensibility with a social heartbeat. Sabrina Oazani puts in an electric performance as a woman scorned – and transformed. Perfect for fans of vengeance, training montages and watching women smash stuff up in very small spaces. [15] KT
Documentary
The strange saga of a cult movie-making farmer. When director Oscar Harding’s grandfather died in rural Somerset, he inherited a videotape containing the surreal home movie Life on the Farm. Featuring cow births, skeletons racing lawnmowers and ‘Scotland the Brave’ performed on tractor parts, this camcorder opus was shot and soundtracked by ‘death positive’ farmer Charles Carson, who gifted it to his fellow villagers. Harding’s humorous documentary lovingly unravels the story behind Carson’s work, which has reached a wider audience thanks to American VHS collectors Found Footage Festival. [15] MA
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Neon Spring
Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror
Matiss Kaza/Latvia/2022/102 min/Latvian with subtitles
F.W. Murnau/Germany/1922/97 min/No dialogue with intertitles
Cast: Alise Gelze, Greta Trusina
Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim
MON 15 AUGUST 18:30 VUE OMNI 10 FRI 19 AUGUST 16:10 FILMHOUSE 2
SAT 13 AUGUST 22:00 CAMEO 1
A cool coming-of-age story set in the Latvian rave scene.
It wasn’t silent cinema’s first depiction of vampirism, but 1922’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror can stake a claim to being the most influential, its legacy enduring while the era’s other undead have been lost. An unauthorized adaptation of Dracula, FW Murnau’s German Expressionist masterpiece was itself nearly destroyed after Bram Stoker’s estate sued for copyright infringement. Happily, several copies survived, so we can now raise a centenary goblet of blood to Max Shreck’s peerless portrayal of gothic fiend Count Orlok. [PG] MA
Laine is twenty and loves techno raves. With her parents barely on speaking terms, aching to connect to an emotionally cold father and tasked with caring for her little brother more often than not, she finds release in the underground techno scene of Riga. An earnest and effortlessly cool coming-of-age story about finding your own sense of place, Neon Spring feels entirely familiar and completely fresh. [18] AB
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Out of Sync (Tres)
Resurrection
Juanjo Giménez/Spain, Lithuania, France/2021/104 min/Spanish with subtitles
Andrew Semans/USA/2021/104 min/English
Cast: Marta Nieto, Miki Esparbé, Fran Lareu
SAT 13 AUGUST 21:00 VUE OMNI 1
SUN 14 AUGUST 21:15 VUE OMNI 11 FRI 19 AUGUST 13:45 FILMHOUSE 2
A sound designer’s world collapses when every sound falls out of sync.
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100th Anniversary Celebration.
A workaholic sound designer feels her brain slip out of rhythm, hearing everything slightly off beat, rendering her unable to do her job and isolating her even further from her family, colleagues and lingering ex. Increasingly disconnected from the world around her, the desynchronisation of her life is unsettling and eerie as she struggles to put things back on track. Out of Sync pulls out all the tricks to create an experiential portrait of a woman on the edge. [15] AB
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Frace Kaufman
A strange and unusual thriller starring Rebecca Hall. Margaret (Rebecca Hall) has put the untold horrors of her past behind her with a successful life organised around her work and her daughter, and both are doing just fine until David (Tim Roth) reappears in her life. A mysterious figure that screams danger, his mere presence destabilises Margaret, pushing her into extreme survival mode, with eerie consequences. Resurrection operates like a polite David Cronenberg film and will delight fans of the uncanny. [15] AB
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
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Saloum
Sissy
Jean Luc Herbulot/Senegal/2021/84 min/French, Wolof with English subtitles
Kane Senes, Hannah Barlow/Australia/2022/102 min/English
Cast: Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Sallah
Cast: Aisha Dee, Hannah Barlow, Emily De Margheriti
WED 17 AUGUST 16:30 VUE OMNI 10 FRI 19 AUGUST 21:25 CAMEO 1
TUE 16 AUGUST 21:30 VUE OMNI 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 17:00 CAMEO 1
A Senegalese horror western with a twist.
A gory delight about influencers going off the rails.
When a revenge mission goes awry, a group of Senegalese and Central African outlaws stumble across a cursed land, and the bandits, led by the charismatic Chaka, have to deal with supernatural forces that don’t fear guns. Part mystical western and part supernatural horror, the non-stop thrills make this a wild ride that will keep even the most seasoned genre fans gripped. Bold, slick and aggressively fun, there’s never been a film quite like Saloum. [18] AB
After a traumatic incident as a teenager, Cecilia (Aisha Dee) has reinvented herself as a wellness influencer. But reconnecting with her estranged teenage best friend Emma will also reunite her with her bully, now a sadistic adult with a decade-long grudge. What’s meant to be a wholesome queer bachelorette getaway turns brutal when old wounds are reopened. A perfect late-night ride, Sissy is the missing link between glitter and gore. [18] AB
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The Conversation Cinema to get you talking. If your festival experience isn’t complete without a post-screening foyer debate, then look no further. Indigenous youth fights back against government-backed farmers in The Territory, a young mother struggles with childcare in drama turned thriller Until Tomorrow and wonder trio Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin reunite to investigate the fight for women’s rights they kickstarted half a decade ago in Still Working 9 to 5. From searing dramas to eye-opening documentaries, The Conversation is cinema with something to say.
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Clean Lachlan McLeod/Australia/2022/92 min/English Documentary SAT 13 AUGUST 16:00 VUE OMNI 1 MON 15 AUGUST 21:35 FILMHOUSE 3
Portrait of a pioneering entrepreneur and trans icon. Ever wondered who tidies up a place after a gruelling crime, a suicide or years of intensive hoarding? In many areas of Australia, the answer would be Sandra Pankhurst and her trauma cleaning team. Clean explores the value of the LGBTQIA+ community and the perils of emotional and physical labour, when nice people do a notso-nice job. Pankhurst is a charismatic larger-thanlife woman, finding her way to personal healing through helping others navigate some of life’s toughest times. [15] RSR
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Dream Life (La vie rêvée) Mireille Dansereau/Canada/1972/85 min/French with subtitles Cast: Véronique Le Flaguais, Liliane Lemaître-Augur SAT 13 AUGUST 16:30 FILMHOUSE 2
Two fast friends explore dreams and desires in downtown Montreal.
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In Mireille Dansereau’s ground-breaking Dream Life, female liberation collides with desire, exploding into a fizzy, frenetic pop of a film. Isabelle (Liliane Lemaître-Auger) begins work at a film production company where she meets Virginie (Véronique Le Flaguais), an animation artist. The women become fast friends and soon their lives, dreams and desires merge into one. Noted as the first narrative feature directed by a woman in Quebec, Dream Life is ripe for rediscovery, thanks to a new digital restoration from Éléphant films. [15] KM
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Black Mambas Lena Karbe/Germany, France/2022/81 min/English, Tsonga, Sepedi with subtitles Documentary TUE 16 AUGUST 20:20 VUE OMNI 10 WED 17 AUGUST 11:35 VUE OMNI 10
A stirring portrait of an all-female anti-poaching group. On the surface, Black Mambas is an empowering story about the first South African all-female anti-poaching group and the women who find economic independence through it. Far from a shiny tale of female empowerment, though, this documentary subtly illuminates the tensions and power dynamics that still exist in their community around men, women and who’s allowed to be the breadwinner. [15] AB
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Children of the Mist (Những đứa trẻ trong sýõng) Hà Lệ Diễm/Vietnam/2021/92 min/Hmong, Vietnamese with subtitles Documentary MON 15 AUGUST 11:45 FILMHOUSE 2 FRI 19 AUGUST 18:20 FILMHOUSE 1
A challenging fly-on-the-wall documentary about the Hmong people. Director Hà Lệ Diễm spent three years filming them, and her film boasts a palpable closeness, focusing on Di, tracing her evolution into a moody teenager burdened with the knowledge that soon she’ll likely be kidnapped (a Hmong tradition) and betrothed to marry. The intense involvement between the filmmaker and the family creates a dynamic, challenging viewing experience. [15] AB
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Dos Estaciones
Electric Malady
Juan Pablo González/Mexico, France, USA/2022/99 min/Spanish with subtitles
Marie Lidén/UK/2022/80 min/Swedish with subtitles
Cast: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Teresa Sánchez
SAT 13 AUGUST 16:15 FILMHOUSE 3 THU 18 AUGUST 20:20 FILMHOUSE 2
MON 15 AUGUST 19:10 FILMHOUSE 2 FRI 19 AUGUST 14:00 FILMHOUSE 1
A woman fights for her legacy in this Sundance prize-winner. Fifty-year-old Maria is the proud owner of the last family-owned tequila factory in the once-thriving highlands of Jalisco, but she can hear the clock ticking. A persistent plague and recurrent floods are challenging an already struggling business, with the iron-willed woman forced to confront impending doom. With a subtly progressive politics around trans and gender representation, this quietly piercing and visually arresting tale of honour, legacy and decay is anchored by a Sundance award-winning performance by Teresa Sánchez. [15] RSR
Documentary
Empathetic documentary about a real-life case of electrosensitivity. William lives in rural Sweden in painful isolation, which his father describes as ‘a ghost trapped in a cottage in the middle of a forest.’ Shielding himself from technology and radiation with sheets of foil and copper-lined blankets, William claims to have electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), a medically disputed syndrome still being explored by the WHO. Director Marie Lidén’s mother suffered from the same condition. The Swedish-born, Glasgow-based artist learns more about this mysterious illness in a poignant, thought-provoking film. [15] MA
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Fashion Reimagined
Framing Agnes
Becky Hutner/UK/2022/100 min/English
Chase Joynt/Canada, USA/2022/75 min/English
Documentary
Documentary
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SAT 13 AUGUST 18:10 FILMHOUSE 3 WED 17 AUGUST 13:35 VUE OMNI 10
Is sustainable fashion sustainable?
Reframing the trans experience through history.
British designer Amy Powney has a dream: to create the first ever clothing collection that is ethical and sustainable at every level, from fiber to finished garment. In her way stands decades of rampant consumerism, which has led fashion to become one of the top five most polluting industries in the world. Fashion Reimagined follows Powney as she drills into the production chain, from visiting wool farms in South America to holding meetings in the most prestigious London maisons. [15] RSR
This bold exercise in narrative experimentation employs a blend of fiction and nonfiction to investigate the legacy of Agnes, a pioneering transgender woman who participated in gender health research in the 1960s. From the eponymous character’s story, director Chase Joynt builds a careful study of transness, utilising the format of a staged talk show to explore topics related to gender, race and class, weaving in the past to build a poignant reflection on the present. [15] RSR
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It is In Us All
Midwives
Antonia Campell-Hughes/Ireland/2022/92 min/ English/Strobe warning
Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing/Myanmar, Germany, Canada/2022/ 91 min/Rohingya, Rakhine, Burmese with subtitles
Cast: Cosmo Jarvis, Rhys Mannion, Claes Bang
Documentary
MON 15 AUGUST 18:30 EVERYMAN 1 TUES 16 AUGUST 12:00 FILMHOUSE 2
WED 17 AUGUST 19:00 VUE OMNI 10 THU 18 AUGUST 11:30 VUE OMNI 1
The male death drive makes for darkly compelling drama.
Myanmar life through the eyes of two midwives.
A man arrives from London to the coast of Donegal to visit the house left to him by his estranged aunt. But a road accident leaves him entangled with a nihilistic local teenager and trapped in unfamiliar emotional territory, as he struggles to understand an inheritance of trauma. Cosmo Jarvis (Calm with Horses) gives a masterful brooding performance in director Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ stylish exploration of the male death drive – pared down to the bones in the punishing Irish landscape. [15] KT
With a fierce no-nonsense attitude Hla, who is Buddhist, runs her makeshift maternity clinic, while her apprentice Nyo Nyo, a Rohingya Muslim, finds her ambition butting up against her lack of medical training. Filmed over five years of intense political turbulence, with the oppression of Rohingya people a constant presence, this intimate documentary is a tender and absorbing portrait of two messy, resilient, complex women, trying to get along and support mothers in their moment of need. [15] KT
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
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Off The Rails
Still Working 9 to 5
Peter Day/UK/2022/91 min/English
Camille Hardman, Gary Lane/USA, UK/2022/90 min/ English
Cast: Rikke Brewer, Aiden Knox THU 18 AUGUST 18:00 FILMHOUSE 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 14:15 VUE OMNI 1
The high drama of teen life, hundreds of feet off the ground. Adrenaline-seeking Surrey teens Aiden and Rikke scale bridges and jump off buildings in pursuit of clicks and likes they hope will get them out of boring Guildford. But they can’t outrun their trauma. Friends and family members die, they fall in and out of love and prison might be more likely than YouTube stardom. Off the Rails offers sweatinducing scenes reminiscent of Free Solo with a stylish urban twist and a candid look at declining mental health among working-class kids. [15] LF
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Exploring the still urgent message of an 80s classic. Forty years after its original release, stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton reunite to examine the evergreen message of Colin Higgins’ 1980 classic, 9 to 5, a trailblazing comedy about sexist office politics and sisterly solidarity. Blending rare footage of the set with present-day testimonials, the documentary investigates how far the feminist movement has come in the four decades since the cult classic kickstarted a vital conversation around women’s rights within the workplace. [U] RSR
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The Territory
Until Tomorrow (Ta farda)
Alex Pritz/Denmark, USA, Brazil/2022/85 min/ Portuguese, Tupi-Kawahiva with subtitles
Ali Asgari/Iran, France/2022/86 min/Farsi with subtitles
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MON 15 AUGUST 14:00 VUE OMNI 10 SAT 20 AUGUST 17:30 FILMHOUSE 1
SAT 13 AUGUST 14:00 VUE OMNI 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 18:00 EVERYMAN 1
Brazilian Indigenous youths fight back. Cinematographer turned director Alex Pritz partnered with the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people of Brazil to craft a three-year-long chronicle of the fight to protect their land against government-backed farmers. The result is a beautifully shot study of resistance showcasing Indigenous youth harnessing the power of technology to amplify their voices. Set against the backdrop of Bolsonaro’s rise to power and a growing disregard for Indigenous rights, The Territory is a pained yet vital watch. [15] RSR
Cast: Sadaf Asgari, Ghazal Shojaei, Babak Karimi
A daycare dilemma that plays like a thriller. When Fereshteh’s parents announce an impromptu visit, the student is filled with dread instead of excitement. The reason? She has a two-month-old baby her parents know nothing about. With the clock ticking louder and louder, the young mother scrambles to hide any signs of the existence of her daughter while trying to arrange last-minute care in this piercing drama that employs thriller tropes to investigate ripples of change in the structures of Iranian society. [15] RSR
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We, Students! (Nous, Étudiants!)
Women Behind the Wheel
Rafiki Fariala/Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia/2022/ 83 min/Sango, French with subtitles
Catherine Haigh, Hannah Congdon/UK, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan/2022/96 min/English, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Russian with subtitles
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SUN 14 AUGUST 12:30 VUE OMNI 12 THU 18 AUGUST 18:00 VUE OMNI 10
A clear-sighted personal snapshot of Gen Z life in the Central African Republic.
EIFF prizewinners document their epic Central Asian road trip.
In his feature film debut, filmmaker and economics undergraduate Rafiki Fariala turns his camera on himself and his three male friends, as they navigate the overcrowded classes, endemic bribery and corruption of an education system hardly designed to ease their passage through it. To overturn a system which is failing them, these educated young people with roles to play in the future of their country, must first simply survive. [15] RW
Winners of the EIFF 2019 Works in Progress Award, documentarians Hannah Congdon and Catherine Haigh are the first women to drive the entirety of Central Asia’s Pamir Highway. Travelling for 65 days in the predominantly Muslim republics of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, they meet and interview pioneering women, including doctors, teachers, mountain trekkers, ale brewers, bee keepers, LGBTQ activists and a Taekwondo world champion. [15] MA
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The Chamber Quality arthouse for the culturally curious. A home for satisfying bigscreen experiences, classical storytelling and approachable documentaries. Enjoy the high-octane humour of Penélope Cruz sparring egos in Official Competition, the rousing biopic of the trailblazing Maori leader Whina or the majesty of nature doc Heart of Oak, with UK visions spanning the spellbinding landscape of the Isle of Berneray (Dùthchas | Home) and village hall meetings in a Bradford cineclub (A Bunch of Amateurs). The Chamber is your cozy space for cinematic encounters.
UK PREMIERE
HEADLINE FILM
Nana (Before, Now & Then) Kamila Andini/Indonesia/2022/103 min/Sundanese (Indonesia) with subtitles Cast: Happy Salma, Laura Basuki, Arswendy Bening Swara MON 15 AUGUST 21:00 VUE OMNI 11 WED 17 AUGUST 15:10 FILMHOUSE 1
A friendship blossoms amid political strife. Kamila Andini has delighted festival audiences with stories of young people navigating the world in films such as The Seen and Unseen and Yuni. For her latest offering, which premiered in competition at the 2022 Berlinale, Andina delivers a sumptuous period drama about the unlikely but deeply moving friendship between two women who share a common anchor in the politically turbulent, post-independence years in Indonesia. This is delicate and intoxicating cinema crafted for the big screen. [15] KM
CLASSIC FILM
The Last Waltz Martin Scorsese/USA/1978/117 min/English Cast: The Band, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young WED 17 AUGUST 13:30 FILMHOUSE 2
Martin Scorsese’s landmark concert movie, now lovingly restored. ‘This film should be played loud!’ declare The Last Waltz’s opening credits. Criterion Collection’s new 4K restoration – supervised by director Martin Scorsese, with Robbie Robertson overseeing the soundtrack – ensures that cinema audiences can enjoy the best possible presentation of The Band’s epic 1976 farewell show at San Franciso’s Winterland Ballroom. The Canadian rockers were joined onstage by an array of special guests, including Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, The Staple Singers, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters and a totally wired Neil Young. [U] MA
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Forever a Woman 11:00 Still Working 9 to 5 (CC & LSS) 11:00 Return to Dust 11:00 Children of the Mist 11:45 A Bunch of Amateurs 12:45 Winners 13:00 Flux Gourmet 13:30 Until Tomorrow 14:00 99 Moons 15:00 Mars One 15:00 A Clever Woman 16:00 Huesera 16:00 Millie Lies Low (CC) 16:05 Shorts: Losing Place 16:50 The Ballad of a Great Disordered Heart 17:00 History Lessons 17:30 Vera Dreams of the Sea 18:00 The Narrow Road 18:15 It is In Us All 18:30 Neon Spring 18:30 The Ballad of a Great Disordered Heart 19:00 Anonymous Club 19:00 Dos Estaciones 19:10 Black Box Shorts: Echoes in the Landscape 19:15 Kung Fu Zohra 20:30 LOLA 21:00 Nana (Before, Now & Then) 21:00 A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love 21:10 Phantom Project 21:20 Give Me Pity! 21:30 Clean 21:35
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The Wandering Princess 11:00 FH 1 Axiom 11:30 VUE 1 My Love Affair With Marriage 11:40 FH 3 It is In Us All 12:00 FH 2 Vera Dreams of the Sea 12:15 VUE 10 A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love 14:00 FH 3 Goodbye DonGlees! 14:00 VUE 1 My Small Land 14:10 FH 2 Alma’s Rainbow 14:45 VUE 10 Frames of Experience: Short Film and Video Works from the 1970s 16:30 FH 3 Fogaréu 16:30 VUE 1 Three Times Nothing 16:45 FH 2 Husband 17:30 EM 1 Girls on Film Live 18:00 SJC Bridging The Gap Documentary Shorts: Tomorrow (AD and CC) 18:10 FH 1 Shadow 18:30 VUE 10
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A Clever Woman 11:15 FH 2 Three Times Nothing 11:30 VUE 1 Black Mambas 11:35 VUE 10 Licht - Stockhausen’s Legacy 12:00 FH 3 Comedy is a Serious Business – How to Get Ahead in Comedy Writing 13:00 SJC Girls of the Night 13:00 FH 1 The Last Waltz 13:30 FH 2 Kung Fu Zohra 13:30 VUE 1 Framing Agnes (CC) 13:35 VUE 10 Tomorrow and Again Tomorrow, Journal 1995 15:00 FH 3 Nana (Before, Now & Then) 15:10 FH 1 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song 15:50 VUE 1 Nothing Compares 16:00 FH 2 Saloum 16:30 VUE 10 Journeys of the Self: Women of the London Filmmakers Co-op in the 1990s 17:00 FH 3 Juniper 18:00 EM 1 Our Happiest Days 18:10 FH 2 Full Time 18:15 VUE 1 Fogaréu 19:00 FH 3 Midwives 19:00 VUE 10 32 Sounds 20:00 FH 1 UK Shorts: These Demented Lands (CC) 20:30 FH 2 Dream Agency 20:30 EM 1 The Forgiven (AD & CC) 20:35 VUE 1 Anonymous Club 21:30 VUE 10
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Love Under the Crucifix Husband Midwives Yanagawa Father’s Day Millie Lies Low Whose Body? The Narrow Road Leonor Will Never Die So Pretty Full Time Still Working 9 to 5 (CC) The Sacred Family Off The Rails (AD & CC) Women Behind the Wheel Heart of Oak
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CB: CodeBase | CAM: Cameo | EM: Everyman | FH: Filmhouse | SJC: St John’s Church | VUE: Vue Omni The Cloud and the Man The Score Please Baby Please Electric Malady We, Students! A Life on the Farm Rewind & Play Special Delivery
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Yoyo and the Little Auk 10:00 I Didn’t See You There (AD & CC)10:30 My Small Land 10:30 Juniper 11:00 Yoyo and the Little Auk 12:00 Imagine 12:30 The Sacred Family 12:45 The Score 13:30 Mediterranean Fever 14:20 107 Mothers 14:40 Dùthchas 15:00 Calendar Girls 16:00 Nelly & Nadine 16:40 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song 16:50 Until Tomorrow 17:30 We, Students! 18:10 After Yang (CC) 19:00 After Yang 19:00 After Yang (AD) 19:00
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The Ballad of a Great Disordered Heart
A Bunch of Amateurs
A collaborative film by Aidan O’Rourke, Becky Manson and Mark Cousins/UK/2022/65 min/English, Irish Gaelic with subtitles
Kim Hopkins/UK/2022/95 min/English
Documentary - tickets available via EIF only MON 15 AUGUST 17:00 FILMHOUSE 1 MON 15 AUGUST 19:00 FILMHOUSE 1
A musical melange of fiddles, friendship and a search for home. An evocative film about Edinburgh’s Old Town and the communities who have called it home. During lockdown, musician Aidan O’Rourke befriended his three octogenarian neighbours, all called Margaret. Inspired by their tales, with a renewed curiosity for his own roots, he takes a musical journey into the meaning of home and belonging. This celebratory film about folk music and its power to connect features a foot-stomping original soundtrack by O’Rourke and live performances by sensational Irish and Scottish folk musicians. [12] LF
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Documentary SUN 14 AUGUST 15:45 FILMHOUSE 2 MON 15 AUGUST 12:45 VUE OMNI 12
Mature auteurs are still doing it for themselves. This tragicomic documentary shines an affectionate spotlight on Bradford Movie Makers: established in 1932 and one of Northern England’s last remaining amateur filmmaking clubs. Members of varying vintages – middle age to bus pass – meet up to watch reels of their earlier short films. Suitably inspired, they then remake scenes from Oklahoma! with DIY CGI, while also trying to find money for a poetic horror project. Cue AGMs and arguments, care homes and cups of tea, fundraising drives and fading dreams. [15] MA
WORLD PREMIERE
A Clever Woman
Dùthchas (Home)
Jon Sanders/UK/2021/88 min/English Cast: Josie Lawrence, James Northcote, Tanya Myers
Andy Mackinnon, Kirsty MacDonald/Scotland/ 2022/88 min/Scots Gaelic, English with subtitles
MON 15 AUGUST 16:00 EVERYMAN 1 WED 17 AUGUST 11:15 FILMHOUSE 2
Documentary SAT 20 AUGUST 15:00 FILMHOUSE 1
Two sisters unpack the legacy of their poet mother.
A celebration of community and culture.
Returning to their childhood home, a house filled with art and the songs and poetry their mother once wrote, Dorothy and Phoebe deal with conflicting feelings about the difficult woman who raised them. Director Jon Sanders continues his run of independent, intimate, micro-budget features that thoughtfully engage with the inner lives of his peers – white bohemians over fifty – in a film distinguished by gorgeous widescreen cinematography that will delight fans of Joanna Hogg and slow, emotionally attuned cinema. [15] KT
For the people of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides, life changed dramatically in the latter part of the last century. Traditional ways of life eroded, and many families were forced to move away. Drawing on rare 8mm colour film of Berneray, director Andy MacKinnon offers a bridge between the contemporary citizens and their not-so-distant past. The result is a film of great emotion that speaks to the importance of place and the resilience of culture through language, song and memories. [15] KM
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
UK PREMIERE
UK PREMIERE
The Forgiven
Heart of Oak (Le Chêne)
John Michael McDonagh/UK/2021/117 min/English, French, Arabic, Tamazight with subtitles
Michel Seydoux, Laurent Charbonnier/France/2022/ 80 min/No dialogue with intertitles
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith
Documentary
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Ralph Fiennes stars in an adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s novel. Foul-mouthed David (Ralph Fiennes) and dry wit Jo (Jessica Chastain) are an unhappily married couple driving to an extravagant party in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains hosted by couple Richard and Dally (Matt Smith and Caleb Landry Jones). A sudden accident stops them in their tracks, forcing David to confront his own destructive urges. John Michael McDonagh (Calvary), who opened EIFF 2011 with The Guard, returns with a vivid satire of jet set decadence, balancing provocation with a more introspective turn. [15] KT
UK PREMIERE
Keep on rockin’ in the tree world. Suitable for all ages, this wordless nature documentary showcases the spectacular forest ecosystem supported by a majestic, 210-year-old French oak tree. Dispensing with voiceover, the film instead fuses innovative camerawork with environmental sounds and a vibrant score to immerse the viewer in diverse life stories from root to branch. Its cast of characters includes ants, acorn weevils, field mice, squirrels, Eurasian jays and tawny owls. The result is a mesmerising kaleidoscope of arboreal adventure, as entertaining as it is educational. [U] MA
UK PREMIERE
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Imagine (Tasavor)
Licht - Stockhausen’s Legacy
Ali Behrad/Iran/2022/78 min/Farsi with subtitles
Oeke Hoogendijk/Netherlands/2021/120 min/ English, German, Dutch with subtitles
Cast: Leila Hatami, Mehrdad Sedighian SUN 14 AUGUST 20:45 FILMHOUSE 2 SAT 20 AUGUST 12:30 VUE OMNI 12
Star-crossed lovers in the back of a taxi. Echoing The Before Trilogy in its romantic portrayal of the ephemeral, Ali Behrad’s directorial debut explores the platonic relationship between a taxi driver and the lively passenger he is doomed to love from afar. Shot almost entirely from inside a car and anchored by a beautifully nuanced performance by Leila Hatami (of A Separation fame), this minimalistic two-hander investigates Iranian gender, social and class dynamics through a tender tale of star-crossed lovers. [15] RSR
Documentary SUN 14 AUGUST 15:30 VUE OMNI 10 WED 17 AUGUST 12:00 FILMHOUSE 3
Cologne’s controversial avant-garde composer profiled, candidly. A wildly ambitious spectacle involving choirs, dancers, synthesizer-augmented orchestras and a string quartet playing from helicopters, the 29-hour opera cycle Licht was the late Karlheinz Stockhausen’s magnum opus. This colourful documentary follows the turbulent production of the Dutch National Opera’s 2019 interpretation, which spanned nine days and required 500 performers. The film also delves into the electronic music pioneer’s polyamorous lifestyle, with frank recollections from his former partners and neglected children. [15] MA
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Official Competition (Competencia Oficial)
The Score
Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat/Spain/2021/114 min/ Spanish with subtitles
Malachi Smyth/UK/2021/101 min/English
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas
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SAT 13 AUGUST 18:15 VUE OMNI 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 11:30 VUE OMNI 1
Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas shine in this meta film comedy. In search of prestige, a self-obsessed billionaire enlists the best of the best to make a film about his life: notable director Lola Cuevas, Hollywood star Félix Rivero and theatre thespian Ivan Torres. The resulting clash of egos makes for a metatextual satire that is just as funny as it is sharp, a rare combination of witty writing and incisive acting that sees Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez (of Wild Tales fame) all in top form. [15] RSR
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Cast: Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie
Johnny Flynn and Will Poulter are singing crooks. Troy and Gloria kick off their romance with a typical meet-cute: he orders a coffee at the roadside diner where she works. The reasoning for his visit, however, is anything but typical. The young man is there with Mike, his partner in a criminal mission puzzlingly titled ‘the score’. With songs written by Johnny Flynn, this unusual musical intertwines the riveting tropes of a thriller with the comforting beats of a romance to construct a whimsical experiment in genre. [15] RSR
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Three Times Nothing (Trois Fois Rien)
Vera Dreams of the Sea (Vera Andrron Detin)
Nadège Loiseau/France/2021/97 min/French with subtitles
Kaltrina Krasniqi/Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania/2021/87 min/Albanian with subtitles
Cast: Philippe Rebbot, Antoine Bertrand, Côme Levin
Cast: Teuta Ajdini, Alketa Sylaj, Refet Abazi
TUE 16 AUGUST 16:45 FILMHOUSE 2 WED 17 AUGUST 11:30 VUE OMNI 1
MON 15 AUGUST 18:00 VUE OMNI 12 TUE 16 AUGUST 12:15 VUE OMNI 10
Winning isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
A widow must stand up to corruption and misogyny.
When three homeless friends win the lottery, they assume their lives are going to change drastically for the better. But claiming the money turns out to be more of a problem than a solution. In this delightful French dramedy anchored by the earnest friendship between men who the rest of the society had abandoned, the absurdity and fragility of our social system is made fun of mercilessly without the film ever losing its heart. [15] AB
Mild-mannered Vera lives a comfortable life with her retired husband Fatmir, dreaming of selling their old village house and retiring to the seaside. In the aftermath of Fatmir’s sudden suicide, a gaggle of menacing men suddenly become very interested in the previously worthless old house, and Vera finds herself standing alone against deeply ingrained misogyny, corruption and her husband’s secret dealings. Kaltrina Krasniqi’s film is the latest accomplished drama in an exciting wave of women’s stories coming out of Kosovo. [15] KM
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WORLD PREMIERE
Whina
Winners (Barandeha)
James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones/New Zealand/2022/111 min/English, Maori with subtitles
Hassan Nazer/UK/2022/85 min/Farsi with subtitles
Cast: Rena Owen, Miriama McDowell, Vinnie Bennett
SAT 13 AUGUST 20:15 FILMHOUSE 1 MON 15 AUGUST 13:00 FILMHOUSE 3
SAT 13 AUGUST 13:10 FILMHOUSE 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 20:45 VUE OMNI 12
A moving and epic big screen drama for the ‘Mother of the Nation’. This sweeping drama tells the life story of Dame Whina Cooper, who in 1975 united her people to lead an epic march across Aotearoa (New Zealand) for Maori land rights and became known as became Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation). Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors) offers a stirring performance as the elderly Whina, her steely resolve and humanity offering a moving conclusion to a film whose message resonates for contemporary communities across the globe. [15] KM
Cast: Reza Naji, Hossein Abedini, Parsa Maghami
Slumdog Millionaire meets Cinema Paradiso. In a deprived area of a small Iranian town, children are required to work to help support their families. Nine-year-old Yahya is one such child, his little hands scouring through massive piles of junk in search of hidden treasures. One day, Yahya strikes literal gold by finding an unclaimed Oscar statue, the curious item leading the boy into an adventurefilled journey that doubles as a loving ode to the history of Iranian cinema. [U] RSR
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Postcards from the Edge Bold visions to expand horizons. Featuring wildly different approaches, the films selected here are distinguished by courage, style and a willingness to go there. Alain Gomis deconstructs racism via a Thelonious Monk TV appearance (Rewind & Play), a woman wakes up in the body of a 7-year-old girl (Our Happiest Days) and who knew Udo Kier (A E I O U) is actually the perfect neighbour? Meanwhile, striking debuts from South Korea, UK, Australia and Iran transport cinema to fresh places. Wish you were here!
SCOTTISH PREMIERE
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I Didn’t See You There Reid Davenport/USA/2022/76 min/English Documentary FRI 19 AUGUST 18:20 VUE OMNI 12 SAT 20 AUGUST 10:30 VUE OMNI 12
A privileged insight into one man’s intimate worldview. When a circus tent is raised outside his Oakland apartment, director Reid Davenport can’t help but reflect on the archaic notion of the Freak Show. In an attempt to examine the long-lasting ripples of the prejudiced myth, Davenport positions the camera on his wheelchair, capturing not only how he reacts to spaces but how spaces — and people — react to him. It is a potent exercise in self-reflection that invites audiences to a world rarely depicted with such honesty on screen. [15] RSR
CLASSIC FILM
Kristina Talking Pictures Yvonne Rainer/USA/1976/90 min/English Cast: Bert Barr, James Barth, Blondell Cummings SUN 14 AUGUST 18:15 FILMHOUSE 2
EIFF and Afterimage present Kristina Talking Pictures. To celebrate the launch of the new book, Afterimage Reader, EIFF and The Visible Press present a special screening of Yvonne Rainer’s 1976 film, Kristina Talking Pictures with an introduction from Afterimage editor, Simon Field. From 1970 to 1987, the independent journal Afterimage explored radical cinema, publishing writings by filmmakers and prominent critics. Twelve thematic issues featured contributions by Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Wollen, Derek Jarman, Yvonne Rainer and others. Afterimage Reader brings together many of the journal’s most essential texts. [15] KM
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Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
UK PREMIERE
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107 Mothers (Cenzorka) Peter Kerekes/Slovakia, Ukraine, Czech Republic/ 2021/90 min/Ukrainian, Russian with subtitles Cast: Maryna Klimova, Iryna Kiryazeva, Lyubov Vasylyna FRI 19 AUGUST 20:30 EVERYMAN 1 SAT 20 AUGUST 14:40 FILMHOUSE 3
Visions of maternity in a Ukrainian women’s prison. An exquisite docudrama, composed from the experiences of pregnant women in a Ukrainian prison where they live with their children. We follow Leysa, pregnant and newly arrived on a seven-year sentence, and the guard Iryna who takes to Leysa and her child. Mixing absurdism and social humour – Iryna’s conversations with her domineering mother, guards painting their heels with nail polish to mimic Louboutins – with questions of maternity, rehabilitation and regret, this is striking anti-carceral cinema. [15] KT
UK PREMIERE
The Apartment with Two Women (Gat-eun-sog-ose-ul-im-neun-du-yeo-ja)
Kim Se-in/South Korea/2022/139 min/Korean with subtitles Cast: Lym Jo-ho, Yang Mal-bok
UK PREMIERE
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A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love (A E I O U - Das schnelle Alphabet der Liebe)
Nicolette Krebitz/Germany, France/2022/104 min/ German, French with subtitles Cast: Sophie Rois, Milan Herms, Udo Kier, Nicolas Bridet MON 15 AUGUST 21:10 VUE OMNI 10 TUE 16 AUGUST 14:00 FILMHOUSE 3
Kinky drama to restore faith in love and crime. When stylish widow Anna is tasked with giving a teenager speech therapy, she is confronted with juvenile purse-snatcher Adrian who mugged her weeks earlier. Even so, a strange electricity starts to flow between them. Director Nicolette Krebitz follows Wild with another unconventional romance. Featuring a delicious performance from Udo Kier, Robyn on the soundtrack and a wonderful glide into criminality, this is a must for those who dig their cinema witty, triumphant and amoral. [15] KT
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Axiom Jöns Jönsson/Germany/2022/112 min/German with subtitles Cast: Moritz Treuenfels, Ricarda Seifried
SUN 14 AUG 15:30 FILMHOUSE 3
SUN 14 AUGUST 17:30 VUE OMNI 12 TUE 16 AUGUST 11:30 VUE OMNI 1
Terrifically acted turbulent mother-daughter relationship drama.
This charming man.
Long simmering resentments between violent Sukyung and her meek 20-year-old daughter Yi-jung come to a head when mum uses a vehicle to vent her rage. As both women try to move on from the incident, while living in the same tiny flat, personal flaws and social structures continue to push them back. Debut director Kim Se-in’s ferocious character study of disdainful co-dependency is lightened with the blackest humour, with Su-kyung an especially unforgettable mama who will follow you for days. [15] KT
A handsome museum worker leads a group of his colleagues out into the country for a weekend sailing trip, but something is not quite right. Friend or foe, grifter or sociopath? In this stand out psychological drama set in contemporary Austria, Moritz von Treunfels gives a startling performance as a man without boundaries. Best for audiences not to know too much going in, but for those fascinated by pathological liars, this character study of a darkly charismatic fantasist will be catnip. [15] KT
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Dream Agency
Father’s Day
Andy Field, Deborah Pearson/UK/2022/82 min/English
Kivu Ruhorahoza/Rwanda/2022/111 min/ Kinyarwanda with subtitles
Cast: Vera Chok, Gemma Paintin, Karla Marie Sweet WED 17 AUGUST 20:30 EVERYMAN 1 FRI 19 AUGUST 13:30 VUE OMNI 12
Quirky debut feature from Forest Fringe. Janet (Vera Chok) travels to an island to employ the services of an agency that re-enacts people’s dreams. But after falling for one of the women acting in her fantasy, she decides to stay and join the company. Described by The Guardian as ‘DIY theatre extremists’, Forest Fringe ran an awardwinning free venue at the Edinburgh Festival for a decade; for their first feature, they corralled a crack team of live art performers to devise an experimental tale of delusion and desire. [15] KM
EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Cast: Aline Amike, Yves Kijyana, Cerdric Gisubizo SUN 14 AUGUST 11:00 VUE OMNI 10 THU 18 AUGUST 13:15 FILMHOUSE 2
Intersecting tales of grit, grief and redemption. Cutting across class lines, this lyrical drama follows three stories in contemporary Rwanda. Beautician Zaninka recently lost her son; Mukobwa, a young, educated woman, grapples with family legacy; and Kadogo, a sensitive boy, toughens up on the streets. Driven by its faith that the strength of women is key to emotional healing and progress, Father’s Day considers the damage of patriarchal systems and explores generational trauma with nuance and sensitivity, ringing with a provocative truth. [15] KT
UK PREMIERE
The Locust (Malakh)
My Love Affair With Marriage
Faeze Azizkhani/Iran, Germany/2022/79 min/Farsi with subtitles
Signe Baumane/Latvia, USA, Luxembourg/2022/107 min/English
Cast: Hanieh Tavassoli, Pegah Ahangarani Farahani
Cast: Dagmara Dominczyk, Michele Pawk
TUE 16 AUGUST 18:35 FILMHOUSE 2
SUN 14 AUGUST 18:45 VUE OMNI 11 TUE 16 AUGUST 11:40 FILMHOUSE 3
A fast-talking meta-comedy about filmmaking anxiety. On the verge of eviction, Hanieh abandons hope of directing her semi-autobiographical screenplay and sells it to her well-connected best friend to direct instead. The latter keeps Hanieh around to advise in script meetings and cast rehearsals, but as the production wears on, it becomes painfully clear that neither the new director nor her highly critical crew have any respect for our protagonist’s original vision. Premiered at SXSW, The Locust is rich with fourth wall-breaking references that will delight cinephiles. [15] MA
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UK PREMIERE
Why do Zelma’s perfect relationships keep failing? With humour, science and song, Signe Baumane’s second animated feature considers the gender roles we are taught from childhood and the dangers of being different in a world where conformity is the norm. Over two decades, we follow a woman’s quest for the perfect relationship and her attempts to play the good wife. We meet the men she is intimate with, the Sirens who guide her and narrator Biology who sheds light on the impulses behind the characters’ behaviour. [15] AA
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UK PREMIERE
UK PREMIERE
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Our Happiest Days (Nuestros días más felices)
Phantom Project (Proyeto Fantasma)
Sol Berruezo Pichon-Rivière/Argentina/2021/100 min/Spanish with subtitles
Roberto Doveris/Chile/2022/97 min/Spanish with subtitles
Cast: Matilde Creimer Chiabrando, Lide Uranga
Cast: Juan Cano, Ingrid Isensee, Violeta Castillo
SAT 13 AUGUST 12:00 FILMHOUSE 2 WED 17 AUGUST 18:10 FILMHOUSE 2
SUN 14 AUGUST 14:15 VUE OMNI 11 MON 15 AUGUST 21:20 CAMEO 1
An aging mother wakes up as an 8-year-old girl.
Hip young Chileans haunted by a vintage cardigan.
Agathe, on the eve of her 74th birthday, wakes up as her 8-year-old self. Her mild-mannered son Leonides, who lives firmly under his mother’s domineering thumb, requests the help of his estranged sister Elisa to try to make sense of this fantastical situation. Old family wounds get reopened and addressed in this gorgeous and quietly magical film about motherhood, love, loss and the words left unsaid between parents and children. [15] AB
Hung up on his ex-boyfriend, Pablo’s life is further disturbed when his flatmate moves out and leaves behind a haunted cardigan. Which prompts the question, is it OK to have sex with ghosts? Sunny, queer and spooky, let’s call this new genre ‘Cinema of Vibes.’ Sure, there’s an unseen spirit on the loose, but more pressing are the emotional and financial dynamics of these 20-something creatives and YouTubers just trying to keep their souls together and their house plants alive. [15] KT
UK PREMIERE
SCOTTISH PREMIERE
The Plains
Rewind & Play
David Easteal/Australia/2022/180 min/English
Alain Gomis/France, Germany/2022/65 min/French, English with subtitles
Cast: Andrew Rakowski, David Easteal, Cheri LeCornu SAT 13 AUGUST 18:30 FILMHOUSE 2
A Melbourne car-share gets deep. Every day Andrew commutes home from work in a solicitor’s office. Pulling into the evening traffic, he makes phone calls to his mum and wife. Sometimes he gives a lift to his younger colleague David. Via these interactions we build a picture of Andrew – the mundane, philosophical and emotional struggles of a life. In his debut feature, David Easteal has created a durational marvel, rewarding those that invest in its cumulative approach with an ultimately touching experience. [15] KT
Documentary SUN 14 AUGUST 13:30 VUE OMNI 10 THU 18 AUGUST 20:40 FILMHOUSE 3
Jazz piano giant Thelonious Monk takes on French TV. Not your standard music documentary, Rewind & Play radically repurposes archival performance footage and interview outtakes from a revealing December 1969 episode of Parisian television programme Jazz Portrait, featuring Thelonious Monk. The pianist and composer’s iconic presence and otherworldly playing are pointedly contrasted with the show’s arrogant white studio host, who mistranslates Monk’s answers to patronising questions. Blending hypnotic sounds with uncomfortable conversation, it’s a sharp and witty snapshot of racial insensitivity from the acclaimed French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis. [15] MA
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SCOTTISH PREMIERE
Shadow
Zuhal
Bruce Gladwin/Australia/2021/56 min/English with subtitles
Nazli Elif Durlu/Turkey, Germany/2021/88 min/ Turkish with subtitles
Cast: Mark Deans, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring
Cast: Nihal Yalcin, Faith Al
TUE 16 AUGUST 18:30 VUE OMNI 10
TUE 16 AUGUST 20:20 FILMHOUSE 2
A darkly comic and provocative trip to the future.
What’s the meaning of this mysterious meowing cat?
A trio of activists hold a town hall meeting to question how artificial intelligence will impact our futures, but as the meeting descends into power plays their mission to save the world is derailed. Back to Back Theatre is a theatre company with an ensemble of actors with disabilities at its core. In this provocative adaptation of their multi-awardwinning play, they have crafted a filmic work that questions if it is technology or human prejudice that puts our future at risk. [15] KM
Successful, independent Zuhal lives comfortably, avoiding her neighbours and any confrontations, until she hears meowing somewhere in her flat. Trouble is, there’s no cat in sight. To find the origin of this meowing, Zuhal must address unspoken dissatisfactions in her life. An off-kilter delightful comedy about a woman who thinks she has it all. [15] AB Co-presented with Birds’ Eye View’s Reclaim the Frame x International project in partnership with women’s film festivals around the world including Flying Broom in Turkey, funded by British Council’s International Collaboration Grants.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
Shorts and Animation
CANBERRA, BITCH CW
EIFF New Visions Short Film Competition 2022 68 min
Canberra, Bitch Alicja Jankowska/UK/2022/8 min
SUN 14 AUGUST 15:40 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £5.00
Change Direction Greta McMillan/UK/2021/3 min
New Visions brings the freshest, most exciting voices in Scottish film to Edinburgh. We invited 15 to 25-year-old filmmakers from across Scotland to submit their work to the EIFF New Visions Short Film Competition. Our Youth Advisory Group have selected the most entertaining, thought-provoking and inspirational shorts and will introduce the screening and hand out the awards. All films will be captioned and audio description will be available. Live elements will be accompanied by a BSL interpreter. Join us in celebrating these inspiring new filmmakers! [15] YG
REIMAGINED CW
The Dead Cat Strategy Laura Wiggett/UK/2022/ 10 min The Fields Ezra Course/UK/2022/7 min Let the Sunshine In Eva Magdić Govedarica/UK/ 2021/5 min Lights Across the Shore Lewis William Shipley/ UK/2022/10 min SMALL Jonathan Payne/UK/2022/10 min TWENTY Roxana Mia Capris/UK/2022/15 min With thanks to Procam Take2 and the PLACE programme, funded by the Scottish Government, the City of Edinburgh Council, and the Edinburgh Festivals, and supported by Creative Scotland.
THE TOMORROW THAT’LL COME
Bridging the Gap Documentary Shorts: Tomorrow TUE 16 AUGUST 18:10 FILMHOUSE 1
The Cities I Live In Rabie Mustapha/UK/2022/10 min
Vibrant visions of tomorrow from exceptional Scottish and Northern Irish documentarians.
A Long Winter Eilidh Munro/UK/2022/15 min
81 min
Five thought-provoking, intimate, and daring brand-new short documentaries from the brightest Scottish and Northern Irish talent on the theme of Tomorrow. From a personal exploration of love and addiction to the moving depiction of a friendship, shedding a new light on the plight of refugees in the UK. A meditation on deer culling and rewilding, an evocative search for home in conflict-torn cities and a poetic essay on the unlikely bond between endometriosis and the Japanese knotweed. [15]
Clean Miranda Stern/UK/2022/19 min There’s Not Much We Can Do Erica Monde/ UK/2022/19 min The Tomorrow That’ll Come Carla Shah/ UK/2022/18 min
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HONEY
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WILD PATIENCE HAS TAKEN ME HERE
New Shorts: Body Language 89 min SAT 13 AUGUST 20:00 FILMHOUSE 3
Vibrant, singular visions of identity and love in the 21st century. Join those just starting to explore their identities, those processing an embodied existence and those settling into themselves and their community. Woven through all these films are methods of communication, from the written word to the hyperreality of TikTok. Each film is an exploration of people and all the things their bodies can hold: sexuality, gender, attitude, grief, health, friendship, pain, love, anger, frustration and desire. [18] JC
ASTEL CW
Blue Has No Dimensions Ágata de Pinho/ Portugal/2022/20 min cosboi Gosha Shapiro/USA/2021/15 min Honey Tanmay Chowdhary, Tanvi Chowdhary/ India/2022/13 min Losing Joy Juliana Kasumu/UK/2022/15 min A wild patience has taken me here Érica Sarmet/ Brazil/2021/26 min
EL CARRITO
New Shorts: LIFE/WORK 82 min SUN 14 AUGUST 21:00 FILMHOUSE 3
Finding the balance between working to live and living to work. Work and labour are recurrent themes in contemporary films, but you won’t find any working from home stories here. Instead this programme examines how unbalanced work and life have become beyond the domestic sphere, from the rural to the recording studio and from vendors on the fringes of cities to conflicted working class artists. And it explores how gender and precarity impact our working environments and how a greater sense of community can radically reshape this troubled life/work dynamic. [12A] RBC
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Astel Ramata-Toulaye Sy/France, Senegal/2021/24 min The Capacity for Adequate Anger Vika Kirchenbauer/ Germany/2021/15 min El Carrito Zahida Pirani/USA/2021/15 min Out of Stock Simón González/Venezuela/2022/ 13 min The Voice Actress Anna J Takayama/Japan, USA/2022/15 min
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STRIGOV
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GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
New Shorts: Losing Place 80 min
Forests Simon Plouffe/Canada/2022/16 min
MON15 AUGUST 16:50 FILMHOUSE 2
Glorious Revolution Masha Novikova/UK, Ukraine, Germany/2021/20 min
The strange vertigo when the world we knew when we went to sleep vanishes before we wake. There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed. This selection of short films dwells upon the spaces in between memory and material reality within an irrevocably changing world. Places that were and are no more, or that may never have been except in someone’s imagination. How is a sense of identity affected once something, someone or some place is lost to us? [15] RBC
SHINY ONE CW
Places We’ll Breathe Davor Sanvincenti/Croatia/ 2022/22 min La Robe Olga Torrico/Italy/2022/6 min Strigov Barbora Bereznakova/Slovakia/2022/7 min The Very Rose Si-hyun Park/South Korea/2021/ 9 min
PHOTO BOOTH
New Shorts: On Leaving 70 min SUN 14 AUGUST 18:45 FILMHOUSE 3
What is lost? What remains? Who is changed? And who stays the same? Moving on is a simple fact of life. But what do we move on from and how much of us do we leave behind? This collection of short films explores the theme of migration, from the anticipation of the move, through the physical journeying, to the psychological toll exacted and the consequences and complications of finding yourself somewhere else. These stories have a deeply human and empathetic emotional core. [PG] RBC
Berry Pickers Agnes Skonare Karlsson/ Sweden/2022/15 min fire in the water, fire in the sky Mīria George/ Aotearoa, New Zealand/2021/13 min Freedom Swimmer Olivia Martin-McGuire/France, UK, Australia, Hong Kong/2021/15 min Parallel Rosanna Lee/UK/2022/9 min Photo Booth Roxy Rezvany/UK/2022/8 min Shiny One Viviana Petyarre/Australia/2021/10 min
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THE BARBER CW
TOO ROUGH
New Shorts: Scotland’s Voices 79 min
The Barber Dhivya Kate Chetty/UK/2022/15 min
SAT 13 AUGUST 15:30 FILMHOUSE 1
Infectious Nihilism and Small Metallic Pieces of Hope James Price/UK/2021/10 min
The Scottish experience in sleek, stunning short form. Stories from Scotland about finding your place within or in spite of your family, your community or your history. This programme showcases some of the most talented filmmakers working in the short form today. A programme of dramas and documentaries that demonstrate the storytelling talent and diversity of voices in modern Scotland. [15] HD
DELOPING CW
Kafia Raz Salih/UK/2022/13 min Maureen Shiona McCubbin/UK/2021/13 min Too Rough Sean Lionadh/UK/2022/16 min Who I Am Now Jack Goessens/UK/2022/12 min
BRUCE
UK Shorts: These Demented Lands 81 min
Bruce Kevin Morosky/UK/2021/8 min
WED 17 AUGUST 20:30 FILMHOUSE 2
Canvas 5 Karla Crome/UK/2021/13 min
The Spirit of ‘22 on film: the strange, the bad and the ugly.
Deloping Jon Olav Stokke/UK/2022/7 min
This selection of short films revels in the strangeness of these united(?) kingdoms, revealing the horrific nature of both their formation and continuance. Combining narratives that examine the racist legacy of British colonialism, the contemporary refugee crisis, the peculiarities of parochial village life and the genocidal bedrock from which these islands are hewn, this programme finds an abject poetry in the present moment that redefines and encapsulates what it means to be in the UK in 2022. [15] JC
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The Dong With The Luminous Nose Jonny Phillips/ UK/2021/13 min Forest Coal Pit Siôn Marshall-Waters/UK/2021/15 min The Piss Witch Jason Barker/UK/2022/7 min Until The Tide Creeps In Jessi Gutch/UK/2022/18 min
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
IF A TREE FALLS IN A FOREST
FIRE SPELLS
Black Box Shorts: Echoes in the Landscape 86 min/strobe warning
Fire Spells Tom Chick/UK/2022/9 min
MON 15 AUGUST 19:15 FILMHOUSE 3
Folds of Stone Nicole Krenn,Lisa Truttmann/ Austria/2022/4 min
Charting landscapes interior and exterior, intangible and visceral. Inventive aesthetic and conceptual approaches illuminate the dynamic interplay between landscape and the individual. From the ways in which ancient and folkloric sensibilities powerfully reveal themselves through the natural world, to intensely intimate mappings of liminal and personal topographies. Throughout the programme, the striking materiality of photochemical film and tactile interventions upon the filmstrip magnify the urgent tensions between tradition and modernity, environmental destruction and personal responsibility. [15] LB
BIRD IN THE PENINSULA CW
HAAF Julia Parks, Heather Andrews/UK/2020/17 min If a Tree Falls in a Forest Leonardo Pirondi/USA, Brazil/2021/15 min In and Out a Window Richard Tuohy, Dianna Barrie/ Australia/2021/12 min P L U M E Mike Rollo/Canada/2022/7 min SEAM Sheri Wills/USA/2021/4 min Summer Light for Tula Silvia Turchin/USA/2021/10 min Through a Dark Forest Emmanuel Lefrant/France/ 2022/8 min
MENEATH: THE HIDDEN ISLAND OF ETHICS
International Animation Shorts 82 min SUN 14 AUGUST 13:15 FILMHOUSE 1
Exceptional contemporary animation from across the globe. Featuring the finest and freshest animation talent hailing from Colombia, Japan, Canada, Belgium, Malaysia and Israel. Collectively these films examine how our identities are shaped by the pressures of society, religion, economy and history. Here, migrant workers’ stories are revealed, a family secret shakes up a friendship, attraction blossoms between pals, a child guided by sacred teachings heals from trauma, we meditate upon our symbiotic relationship to nature and secretive, deadly rituals are enacted. [12A] AA
Bird in the Peninsula Atsushi Wada/France, Japan/2022/16 min Holy Holocaust Osi Wald, Noa Berman-Herzberg/ Israel/2021/17 min Inglorious Liaisons Chloé Alliez, Violette Delvoye/ France/2021/11 min Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics Terril Calder/ Canada/2021/19 min Well Wishes My Love, Your Love Gabriel Gabriel Garble/Malaysia, Sweden/2022/9 min Yugo Carlos Gómez Salamanca/Colombia, France/2021/10 min
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BEWARE OF TRAINS CW
BURRY MAN
Shorts: McLaren Animation 1 79 min SAT 13 AUGUST 13:00 CAMEO 1
Accomplished animated shorts from British and Irish talent. Inaugurated in 1990 in honour of Norman McLaren, the renowned Scottish-born animator and pioneer, the McLaren Awards celebrate the spirit of creativity in short form works. Across the two McLaren Animation programmes, you will be treated to a selection of animated gems by established and emerging talent based in the UK and Ireland. Programme 1 is a mix of experimental, documentary and narrative works that bring tales of romance, folklore, terror and Christmas to the big screen. [12A] AA
SOUL OFFICE CW
3 Wetlands Jane Cheadle/UK/2021/11 min Beware of Trains Emma Calder/UK/2022/13 min Bob Bobbin and the Christmas Stocking Linda McCarthy/UK/2021/12 min Burry Man Simon P. Biggs/UK/2022/6 min Drawing on Autism Alex Widdowson/UK/2021/10 min Hotel Kalura Sophie Koko Gate/UK/2021/5 min Salvation Has No Name Joseph Wallace/UK, Czech Republic/2022/17 min Something More Mary Martins/UK/2022/5 min
DISEASED AND DISORDERLY
Shorts: McLaren Animation 2 SAT 13 AUGUST 15:20 CAMEO 1
Diseased and Disorderly Andrew Kötting/ UK/2021/13 min
Accomplished animated shorts from British and Irish talent.
Motherclucker Greg McLeod/UK/2022/5 min
79 min
Inaugurated in 1990 in honour of Norman McLaren, the renowned Scottish-born animator and pioneer, the McLaren Awards celebrate the spirit of creativity in short form works. Across the two McLaren Animation programmes, you will be treated to a selection of animated gems by established and emerging talent based in the UK and Ireland. Programme 2 is a mix of experimental and narrative shorts filled with fantasy, comedy and craft. [12A] AA
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Dùsgadh Cat Bruce/UK/2021/24 min Something Out Of Nothing Marcus Armitage/ UK/2022/5 min Soul Office Ryan Loughran/UK/2021/11 min Spring Roll Dream Mai Vu/UK/2022/9 min Stay Yu Sun/UK/2022/5 min Who are you wearing? Gisela Mulindwa/ UK/2021/7min
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EIFF Talent Development EIFF talent development for 2022 welcomes back some well established programmes and some exciting new ones supporting creative talent from filmmaking through to curation.
Curate-It Delivered by Aya Films in partnership with EIFF this 13-week Curation Fellowships supports seven candidates at the beginning of their careers who are keen to develop their skills in film curation. Successful candidates will learn about the practices of film curation and in the process implement their own screening event as part of the 75th edition of EIFF. www.edfilmfest.org.uk/curate-it
Curatorial Commissions To honour the spirit of the original Women’s Film Festival in 1972, we are inviting independent collaborators to craft bold, political and wildly celebratory responses to this landmark event, acknowledging the multiplicity and variety of feminisms within contemporary society. The inaugural EIFF Curatorial Commission is for three mid-career Scottish or Scotland based curators to present a programming response to this central theme and to engage in a 1:1 mentorship with a respected international curator. www.edfilmfest.org.uk/curatorial-commission
Talent Lab
Script Starter
Now in its eleventh year, the programme returns in physical form to support thirty emerging writers, directors and producers to build their knowledge, networks and skills and move forward with their feature projects. Running over four days during EIFF, Talent Lab will provide participants with unparalleled access to the industry, to filmmakers and to an exceptional network of their peers.
Script Starter supports writing talent in the early stages of their careers with a fantastic opportunity to develop their screenwriting skills, hone their creative voices and increase their confidence within the film industry.
www.edfilmfest.org.uk/eiff-talent-lab
Script Starter will support the development of the writers’ own creative voices, and participants will finish the programme with a clear idea of the story that they want to tell and the options available to them, enabling them to move forward in the industry. www.edfilmfest.org.uk/script-starter
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Reframing the Gaze: Experiments in Women’s Filmmaking, 1972 to Now This retrospective celebrates the 50year anniversary of the highly influential Women’s Event organised by Claire Johnson, Lynda Myles and Laura Mulvey in 1972 as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Rather than try to revisit or replicate the event, the programme takes one of the central questions of feminist filmmaking as its starting point: how to deconstruct the traditional cinematic gaze through experiments with film form? Moving decade-by-decade from the 1970s to the present, we find ourselves asking: what is ‘female’? What is feminism? What is film? Curated with notes by Kim Knowles.
LIGHT READING
Riddles of the Sphinx Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen/UK/1977/92 min/English Cast: Dinah Stabb, Merdelle Jordine, Rhiannon Tise SUN 14 AUGUST 13:30 FILMHOUSE 2
A captivating experiment in feminist filmmaking. Written and directed by two icons of film theory, this feminist classic challenges the gaze, disrupts narrative conventions and explores issues of motherhood and work in a patriarchal society. The film combines a radical deconstruction of the male gaze with an interrogation of the Oedipus myth to produce a ground-breaking intervention in both feminism and film form. From its 360-degree panning shots to experiments with voiceover and performance, the film is as cutting edge today as it was in 1977. [U]
THE ROOM
Frames of Experience: Short Film and Video Works from the 1970s
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Light Reading Lis Rhodes/UK/1978/20 min
TUE 16 AUGUST 16:30 FILMHOUSE 3
The Room Chantal Akerman/Belgium/1972/11 min
Five short works that interrogate the film frame.
Vertical Roll Joan Jonas/USA/1972/20 min
Film fixes, frames and captures an image. The 1970s was a period of intense scrutiny of and experimentation with this formal feature, and it became a key focus of a range of films and videos made by women. This programme of shorts explores the expressive potential of the frame to (re)narrate experience and (re)imagine the body through both presence and absence. Rigorous and playful, the films question the process of representation through self-reflexive techniques of description and display. [U]
What a Woman Made Mako Idemitsu/ Japan/1973/10 min Workshop Narcisa Hirsch/Argentina/1974/10 min
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive
History Lessons
Naked Spaces: Living is Round
Barbara Hammer/USA/2000/65 min/English
Trinh T Minh-ha/USA/1985/135 min/English
MON 15 AUGUST 17:30 FILMHOUSE 3
Documentary
An archival exploration of lesbian history.
TUE 16 AUGUST 20:30 FILMHOUSE 3
Central to the development of feminist and queer filmmaking, Barbara Hammer’s work takes an irreverent, playful and celebratory approach to identity politics and visual representation. Drawing on a wide range of archival material, from popular cinema and advertising to newsreels, educational films and home movies, this landmark film embarks on a radical retelling of lesbian history. A powerful and humorous example of cultural reappropriation, it demonstrates the creative potential of montage to uncover hidden meanings and alternative narratives. [15]
Documenting the everyday in six West African countries.
LADY LAZARUS
Trinh T Minh-ha is a key figure in the fields of feminism and postcolonialism, whose non-traditional approach to ethnographic filmmaking challenges patriarchal modes of representation. Her first feature film is an audio-visual essay, which takes the spectator on a non-linear journey through the domestic spaces of people living in Mauritiana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Senegal. Beautifully and sensuously composed, Minh-ha’s images question the exoticising gaze and highlight the relationship between representation, objectification, power and control. [15]
YOU BE MOTHER
Journeys of the Self: Women of the London Filmmakers Co-op in the 1990s 72 min
Delilah Tanya Syed/UK/1995/12 min
WED 17 AUGUST 17:00 FILMHOUSE 3
Fatima’s Letter Alia Syed/UK/1992/21 min
Five films exploring the diversity of female identity.
Lady Lazarus Sandra Lahire/UK/1991/25 min
During the 1970s, EIFF had a strong relationship with the London Filmmakers’ Cooperative, an independent organisation that supported the production, distribution and exhibition of experimental film. By the 1990s, the LFMC had attracted many female filmmakers from a variety of backgrounds, whose films interrogated identity politics in a direct, poetic way. Drifting and dreamlike, highly personal yet deeply political, these formally rigorous experiments are journeys of self-discovery, exploring the language of film as an articulation and embrace of otherness. [PG]
Rash Vicky Smith/UK/1997/7 min You Be Mother Sarah Pucill/UK/1990/7 min
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So Pretty
Tomorrow and Again Tomorrow, Journal 1995 (Demain et encore demain, journal 1995)
Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli/USA/2019/83 min/ English, German with subtitles THU 18 AUGUST 15:45 FILMHOUSE 3
Queer and trans life in contemporary New York. Blurring fiction and documentary, Rovinelli’s loose adaptation of So Schön by Ronald M. Schernikau is a drifting, dreamlike portrait of queer life in New York. Everyday rhythms and personal dynamics are sensitively captured in an intimate yet nonvoyeuristic way, the graceful panning shots resisting any objectifying gaze. Formally reminiscent of Mulvey and Wollen’s Riddles of the Sphinx, this contemporary take on domestic non-conformism, love and politics is a refreshing avant-garde embrace of otherness. [18] Screening with: Marriage Story/Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli/USA/2020/9 mins/English
GIVERNY I CW
Dominique Cabrera/France/1997/79 min/French with subtitles Documentary WED 17 AUGUST 15:00 FILMHOUSE 3
An uncompromising diary film about love, depression and motherhood. An unflinching exploration of intimacy and domesticity at the heart of this year’s retrospective, Cabrera’s autobiographical essay film dives deep into issues of love, sex, motherhood, depression and politics against a backdrop of 1990s Paris. Drawing on the diary format, the filmmaker documents her everyday existence for a year as she battles emotional highs and lows, navigating her identity as an artist, mother and lover. Fragments of experience are woven together to create a moving tapestry of self-representation and realisation. [15]
SEXY
Whose Body? 69 min THU 18 AUGUST 14:00 FILMHOUSE 3
Contemporary articulations of the female body. The body is the key site of political tension. It registers inequality and injustice, but it also has the power to confront gender and racial oppression in radical ways. This diverse programme of recent experimental film and video brings together narratives of otherness and gestures of resistance, exploring different aspects of the socially constructed body. Highly intimate, intensely personal and unashamedly defiant, these six films engage with performance as an alternative form of representation that challenges the gaze. [18]
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Giverny I Ja’Tovia Gary/France, USA/2017/6 min Like Rats Leaving a Sinking Ship Vika Kirchenbauer/Germany/2012/25 min Peggy Shaw - A Film Portrait Tanya Syed/ UK/2014/17 min Sexy Kurdwin Ayub/Austria/2013/3 min Sitting on a Man Onyeka Igwe/UK/2018/7 min Solitary Acts 6 Nazli Dincel/Turkey, USA/2015/11 min
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Social Studies: Six Films by Kinuyo Tanaka Contracted as a teen to Shōchiku studios in 1924, Kinuyo Tanaka came of age during the first golden age of Japanese cinema, acting for major directors including Yasujirô Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi. As Japan emerged from the destruction of WWII, societal roles for women radically shifted. Tanaka seized this opportunity, moving from superstar actor to directing commercial films.
‘I have never considered acting unsatisfying. But I love cinema and realised I couldn’t stop myself from wanting to become a director. I guess my ambitions came to the surface.’ Leveraging her experience as an actor, working for various directors, and inhabiting multiple personas, Tanaka’s films gracefully shapeshift across genres. Irrespective of their diverse styles, when viewed collectively, these six films offer a unique perspective on a nation grappling with the scars of war, social upheaval, and modernisation: all seen through the lives of its female citizens.
Love Letter (Koibumi) Kinuyo Tanaka/Japan/1953/98 min/Jpanese with subtitles Cast: Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Jukichi Uno SAT 13 AUGUST 11:00 FILMHOUSE 1
Kinuyo Tanaka’s star-studded tale of love and social dislocation. Based on a popular serialised novel, Kinuyo Tanaka’s directorial debut was a success with audiences and critics alike. Lovesick veteran, Reikichi (Mori) is a go-between, writing letters for Japanese women to American GI’s. His work reunites him with his childhood sweetheart Michiko (Kuga), and so begins a heart-breaking drama exploring love and social dislocation in the aftermath of the American Occupation of Japan. [15]
Programmed and notes by Kristy Matheson. Presented in partnership with Janus Films. This retrospective was conceived by Lili Hinstin and generously supported by the University of Edinburgh.
The Moon Has Risen (Tsuki wa noborinu) Kinuyo Tanaka/Japan/1955/102 min/Japanese with subtitles Cast: Chishu Ryu, Shuji Sano, Hisako Yamane SUN 14 AUGUST 11:00 FILMHOUSE 2
A bright comedy about love and family. Working from a script gifted by friend and mentor, Yasujirô Ozu, Kinuyo Tanaka crafted a bright comedy about love and family. Featuring a terrific ensemble cast including popular it-girl, Mie Kitahara as Setsuko, the jaunty matchmaking daughter, and Chishû Ryû (an Ozu regular), as the cheerful widower, who observes his daughters navigating the path to love and a society moving toward modernity. [15]
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Forever a Woman (Chibusa yo eien nare)
The Wandering Princess (Ruten no ohi)
Kinuyo Tanaka/Japan/1955/110 min/Japanese with subtitles
Kinuyo Tanaka/Japan/1960/102 min/Japanese with subtitles
Cast: Yumeji Tsukioka, Ryoji Hayama, Junkichi Orimoto
Cast: Machiko Kyo, Eiji Funakoshi, Atsuko Kindaichi
MON 15 AUGUST 11:00 FILMHOUSE 1
TUE 16 AUGUST 11:00 FILMHOUSE 1
A bold examination of female desire and agency.
Tanaka’s lavish historical epic, starring Kyô Machiko (Rashomon).
Inspired by the life of celebrated female poet Nakajō Fumiko, who met an untimely death aged 32 from breast cancer, Kinuyo Tanaka embarked on her first passion project as director. Working with female scriptwriter, Sumie Tanaka (who also penned Girls of the Night) the duo created a moving portrait of a mother and artist which simultaneously illuminated radical ideas of female agency and desire. [15]
Following a five-year break from directing, Kinuyo Tanaka returned with a historical melodrama which she dubbed ‘a new version of War and Peace seen from a woman’s perspective.’ Based on Saga Hiro’s popular memoir, this widescreen epic, charted the aristocrat’s journey from adolescence to womanhood, revelling in her resolve when faced with political turmoil and personal heartbreak. [15]
Girls of the Night (Onna bakari no yoru)
Love Under the Crucifix (Ogin-sama)
Kinuyo Tanaka/Japan/1961/93 min/Japanese with subtitles
Kinuyo Tanaka/Japan/1962/102 min/Japanese with subtitles
Cast: Hisako Hara, Akemi Kita, Cheiko Seki
Cast: Ineko Arima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ganjiro Nakamura
WED 17 AUGUST 13:00 FILMHOUSE 1
THU 18 AUGUST 11:00 FILMHOUSE 1
An emotionally charged melodrama on the plight of sex workers.
A sweeping historical drama of illicit love set in feudal Japan.
As Japanese cinema of the 1960’s became more aligned with realism, Tanaka responded with an unflinching but emotionally charged melodrama on the plight of sex workers forced into state reformatories. This impressive ensemble piece illuminates the lives of many women however the film ultimately belongs to Tanaka’s heroine, Kuniko (Hisako) who refuses to be cowed by society and carves her own unconventional path to freedom. [15]
In 16th century Japan, a tea-master’s daughter, Ogin (Ineko Arima), accepts the hand of a wealthy merchant, but her love for the Christian samurai Ukon (Tatsuya Nakadai) remains unwavering. When events conspire to reunite the estranged lovers, their faith is tested as passions ignite. Amidst the grand set-pieces and lush period drama; Tanaka offers a sharp examination of female desire and autonomy against all odds. [15]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
Special Events
Comedy is a Serious Business – How to Get Ahead in Comedy Writing 75 min WED 17 AUGUST 13:00 ST JOHN’S CHURCH PAY WHAT YOU CAN £8 / £5 / £3 / £0
Hosted by the David Nobbs Memorial Trust and The Writers Guild of Great Britain. Even if you’ve written the funniest script imaginable, gaining a foothold in the tough as hell business of comedy writing means learning how to navigate the industry to carve out a career. Join our expert panel of established comedy writers and industry professionals to hear about their experiences, soak up advice on what to do – and pick up tips on the all-important ‘what not to do’. [15] HD
Luck Peggy Holmes/Spain, USA/2022/90 min/English Cast: Simon Pegg, Eva Noblezada, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg SAT 13 AUGUST 10:30 VUE OMNI 1 PAY WHAT YOU CAN £8 / £5 / £3 / £0
An unlucky girl meets a black cat, and before long she’s in the land of Luck! Broadway star, Eva Noblezada, plays Sam, the world’s most unlucky girl. Just when Sam’s luck couldn’t get any worse, she meets Bob (Simon Pegg), a grumpy Scottish black cat and boom! They’re in the land of Luck. But it’s going to take all of Sam’s plucky resilience and Bob’s cool reserve to help them save the day! Director Peggy Holmes has assembled an all-star cast including Jane Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg to create the magical world of Luck and remind us that when we have good friends, who needs luck? [PG] KM
Curate-It Fellowship Programme Curate-It is a new and accessible platform where emerging curators can learn about the practices and processes of film curation. For this year’s festival, EIFF and Curate-It offered seven fellowships to Scotland-based early career curators. Over the last ten weeks, Camila Arriaga Torres, Chloe Charlton, Indigo Korres, Jennifer Pert, Joanne Lee, Maria Wrang-Rasmussen and Wacera Kamonji have undertaken the Curate-It course and curated a broad range of bold and engaging film events responding to the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Event. Their events will be available to watch online during the festival on the Curate-It VoD platform (app.curate-it.co.uk/watch). JA
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Girls on Film Live 90 min TUE 16 AUGUST 18:00 ST JOHN’S CHURCH PAY WHAT YOU CAN £8 / £5 / £3 / £0
Fun feminist film podcast LIVE at EIFF. Film critic and broadcaster Anna Smith hosts a live panel discussion, featuring industry guests and lively debate with female film critics and audience members alike and focusing on films currently on general release and films showing at EIFF. Girls On Film has just been nominated for Best Live Podcast at the British Podcast Awards, so come along, listen to what these leading ladies have to say and get involved in a funny, passionate look at film from a woman’s perspective. [15] HD Image: Sundance Film Festival London/Joanne Davidson
Kogonada Carte Blanche PAY WHAT YOU CAN £8 / £5 / £3 / £0
Three films handpicked by Kogonada, director of EIFF’s Closing Gala, After Yang. Kogonada (Columbus, After Yang) first gained attention with global cinefiles with a series of impeccably crafted video essays on some of cinema’s bonafide greats. What made each of these so compelling was the detail and clear affection for the craft of cinema — a personal favourite of mine is Ozu // Passageways. We love to know what inspires filmmakers, and we’re delighted that for EIFF 2022, director Kogonada has hand-picked three films that speak directly to his latest film and our Closing Night Gala, After Yang. Full details will be revealed on our website, but what we can say right now is, we’re sure you’re going to love them as much as we do! KM
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His Dark Materials: Pushing Boundaries in New Worlds 60 min TUE 25 AUGUST 18:30 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 concs)
EIFF in partnership with Edinburgh TV Festival presents a fresh look at His Dark Materials. One of the most treasured works of imaginative fiction turned ground-breaking TV series, His Dark Materials united exceptional acting, writing and production talent, bringing Philip Pullman’s masterpiece to a global audience. Featuring unseen, exclusive clips and behind the scenes footage, the cast and creative team reveal how they created Pullman’s many worlds for TV audiences. Alongside young leads Dafne Keen (Lyra) and Amir Wilson (Will), this masterclass features Bad Wolf CEO and Executive Producer Jane Tranter and screenwriter Jack Thorne.… as well as some daemons. [15]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th edition | 12–20 August 2022
TALK: The Making of A Bear Named Wojtek
Yoyo and the Little Auk Dougie Irvine/60 min
60 min SUN 14 AUGUST 11:30 FILMHOUSE 1 PAY WHAT YOU CAN £8 / £5 / £3 / £0
SAT 20 AUGUST 10:00 VUE OMNI 1 SAT 20 AUGUST 12:00 VUE OMNI 1 PAY WHAT YOU CAN £8 / £5 / £3 / £0
The creators tell all in the crafting of this curious animation.
A new live musical adventure for the wee ones.
Hear from Edinburgh based animation director Iain Gardener, Art Director Rachel Bevan Baker and producer Iain Harvey about bringing this extraordinary, animated special to life. A Bear Named Wojtek tells the fantastic story of Wojtek, the Syrian brown bear who was brought to Edinburgh after having been adopted by Polish soldiers during WWII. The film is a Polish/UK co-production (FIlmograf/The Illuminated Film Company) and will be broadcast by BBC Alba and TV Poland in 2022/23. [PG] AA
When a storm hits a flock of birds flying over the ocean, one little auk is stranded in the middle of Scotland. The lost bird is found by Yoyo, a little girl preparing for her favourite night of the year, the Inverkithkin Ceilidh. From the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Visible Fictions, supported by Year of Stories 2022, this delightful new film is accompanied by a live orchestral performance, introducing children aged 3-6 to the magic of classical music: www.rsno.org.uk/project/yoyo [U] HD
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Index 107 Mothers 2001: A Space Odyssey
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32 Sounds
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99 Moons
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AEIOU - A Quick Alphabet of Love 35 After Yang
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Aftersun
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Alma’s Rainbow
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Anonymous Club
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New Shorts: Losing Place
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New Shorts: On Leaving
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Girls of the Night
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New Shorts: Scotland’s Voices
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Girls on Film Live
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Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror 20
Give Me Pity!
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Nothing Compares
Goodbye DonGlees!
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Nude Tuesday
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
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Heading West: a story about a band called Shooglenifty 19 Heart of Oak
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Apartment with Two Women, The 35
His Dark Materials: Pushing Boundaries in New Worlds
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Huesera
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Black Box Shorts: Echoes in the Landscape 43 Black Mambas Brave
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Bridging the Gap Documentary Shorts: Tomorrow 39 Bunch of Amateurs, A
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Cat Called Dom, A Children of the Mist Christopher Robin
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Clean
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Comedy is a Serious Business – How to Get Ahead in Comedy Writing 51 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 7 Curate-It Fellowship Programme 51 Dos Estaciones
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Dream Agency
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Dream Life
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Dùthchas
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EIFF New Visions Short Film Competition 2022 Electric Malady
The Illusionist
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Imagine
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International Animation Shorts
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It is In Us All
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Journeys of the Self: Women of the London Filmmakers Co-op in the 1990s 47
Official Competition
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Our Happiest Days
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Out of Sync
20
Paddington
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Phantom Project
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Plains, The
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Plaza Catedral
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Please Baby Please
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Resurrection
20
Return to Dust
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Rewind & Play
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Riddles of the Sphinx
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Rob Roy Sagrada Familia, La
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Saloum
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Score, The
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Shadow
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Shorts: Body Language
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Kristina Talking Pictures
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Shrek
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Kung Fu Zohra
19
Sissy
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Last Waltz, The
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So Pretty
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Leonor Will Never Die
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Special Delivery
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Still Working 9 to 5
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Life on the Farm, A
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Locust, The
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TALK: The Making of A Bear Named Wojtek 53
Licht - Stockhausen’s Legacy
LOLA
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Love Letter
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Love Under the Crucifix
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Luck
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Mars One
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Mediterranean Fever
10
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Midwives
24
Millie Lies Low
13
Farewell, The
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Moon Has Risen, The
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Fashion Reimagined
24
Morvern Callar
Father’s Day
36
My Love Affair With Marriage
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Flux Gourmet
8
My Small Land
13
Fogaréu
9
Naked Spaces: Living is Round
47
Nana
27
Narrow Road, The
13
Frames of Experience: Short Film and Video Works from the 1970s 46
Nelly & Nadine
14
Neon Spring
20
Framing Agnes
New Shorts: LIFE/WORK
40
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McLaren Animation 2
31
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Off The Rails
52
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Forgiven, The
10
Kogonada Carte Blanche
McLaren Animation 1
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Juniper
Fantastic Mr Fox
Forever a Woman
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Free Guy Full Time
Territory, The
25
Three Times Nothing
32
Tomorrow and Again Tomorrow, Journal 1995 48 Twilight
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UK Shorts: These Demented Lands 42 Until Tomorrow
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Vera Dreams of the Sea
32
Wall-E
7
Wandering Princess, The
50
We, Students!
26
Whina
33
Whip It Whose Body?
7 48
Winners
33
Women Behind the Wheel
26
Yanagawa
15
Yoyo & the Little Auk
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Zuhal
38
Get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 228 2688
Venue & Access Info ACCESSIBLE SCREENINGS: Audio description will be provided where possible Captioned screenings will be provided where possible
LSS
Low sensory screenings will be presented with the sound reduced, lighting dimmed and no adverts or trailers. Guests are welcome to move around and make noise in these sessions.
SCREENING VENUES: FILMHOUSE 88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ Our main festival venue, with three screens and a fully licensed café bar. www.filmhousecinema.com ACCESS: Tickets for wheelchair spaces can be bought directly from our Box Office on 0131 228 2688.
Please see below for access information at our festival venues. VUE OMNI 61/11 Greenside Pl, Leith St, Edinburgh EH1 3AU ACCESS: Entrance to the venue is through two sets of automatic sliding doors at the front of the building, along with six sets of push/pull doors. The cinema itself can be accessed via lift, stairs and escalator. All of the screens are on the same level as the foyer. Access to the 1st floor Bar area is via lift. Accessible toilets can be found next to Screen 2, and near Screens 10, 11 and 12. www.myvue.com CAMEO 38 Home St, Edinburgh EH3 9LZ ACCESS: Screens 1 and 2 are accessible to customers with limited mobility, including wheelchair users. There are four wheelchair spaces in Screen 1 and two in Screen 2. Unfortunately, Screen 3 is not accessible to wheelchair users, as entry is up a small number of steep steps. There are steps up from the foyer into the bar inside the building. There is level access to the bar from the street through the Lochrin Place entrance.
Our main entrance and box office are both on the ground floor, which is accessible via a ramped, electronically assisted entrance door from Lothian Road. One of our accessible toilets is also at this level, and there is a ramp to the café bar. The seats in the café bar are not fixed and can be moved. Cinema 1 is on the first floor of Filmhouse and is accessible via passenger lift, while Cinemas 2 and 3, as well as a second accessible toilet, are accessible via platform lift.
www.picturehouses.com/cinema/the-cameo
WHEELCHAIR SPACES: Please book your wheelchair space in advance to avoid disappointment.
www.everymancinema.com/edinburgh
Cinema 1 has two wheelchair spaces at the front of the cinema. Cinema 2 has one wheelchair space at the back of the cinema. Cinema 3 has one wheelchair space at the back of the cinema. For access information on non-screening venues please visit our website.
EVERYMAN St James Quarter, 502 St James Crescent, Edinburgh EH1 3AE ACCESS: Everyman Edinburgh has full step-free access to Screens 2 to 5 and to both bottom and top bars. Screen 1 has step-free access to downstairs seating but not the upper tier known as the ‘circle’.
ST ANDREW SQUARE GARDEN East End of George Street ACCESS: St Andrew Square is on street level and is accessible by wheelchair. There will be accessible toilets on site. If you require a wheelchair space for one of our outdoor screenings, please call 0131 228 2688.
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