Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 by EIFF

CREATIVE SCOTLAND IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Congratulations to all the Scottish talent with films in selection. We support the development and production of feature films, feature documentaries and short films from established and emerging filmmakers in Scotland. We work to bring film and television productions to Scotland and co-ordinate a Scotland-wide locations service. Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading international film festival provides the ideal platform to support all of this work and we look forward to enjoying all that this 69th edition has to offer.

Edinburgh International Film Festival Closing Gala, Festival Theatre Photo: David P Scott ÂŠ EIFF

www.creativescotland.com

we would like to thank the following without whom EIFF 2015 would not be possible PARTNERS official airline partner

official partner

official ice cream

vehicle partner

venue partners

DONORS

FUNDERS

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO James and Morag Anderson Sir Ewan and Lady Brown And all of EIFF’s major donors

SUPPORTERS

Handcrafted with Botanicals from our Walled Garden at

LIFESTYLE PARTNER

MEDIA PARTNERS

EIFF WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK Cultural Funders

Austrian Cultural Forum Culture Ireland Embassy of Sweden Embassy of Switzerland German Films The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Hungarian Cultural Centre Institut Francais D’Ecosse Italian Cultural Institute Romanian Cultural Institute Slovenian Film Centre The University of Edinburgh, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Others

Aesop Aizle Anfora Wine Bar The Apartment Auld Reekie Tours Café St Honore Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Charlie Miller Hairdressing Ltd. City of Edinburgh Council Arts & Creative Learning Team David Bann DPI Dynamic Earth

Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Tea and Coffee Company Galvin’s Brasserie de Luxe Grassmarket Community Project Hawico Historic Scotland The Honours Hotel du Vin Howies Restaurants Indaba IQ Superfood Chocolate Kyloe Lauren Gollan Academy of MakeUp Artistry

Leuchtturm1917 Locanda de Gusti MAC Cosmetics NATALIEBCOLEMAN The Pompadour by Galvin Rabbie’s Small Group Tours The Real Mary King’s Close Royal Yacht Britannia Screen Education Edinburgh somewhereto_ Space Club Strathberry of Scotland Urban Angel Wedgwood the Restaurant Zucca

WELCOME

Mark Adams Artistic Director Edinburgh International Film Festival

Welcome to the 69th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and to a busy, provocative, exciting and rather playful programme. It is a programme we are all rather pleased with and one that I hope will appeal to film fans from far and wide. We are working hard to emphasise that word ‘festival’ when it comes to our 2015 event. Alongside a wonderful spread of new films and retrospectives we’ll be offering the chance to meet talent from the films – Robert Carlyle and Ewan McGregor to name just a couple – and will be staging some enthralling and entertaining special events.

Opening Night Gala

Closing Night Gala

EIFF 2015 Official Awards

Best of British

08-11

American Dreams

12-16

Directors’ Showcase

17-19

New Perspectives

21-28

Documentaries

30-36

Night Moves

37-43

Festival Calendar

39-42

Animation

44-45

Focus on Mexico

46-49

I’m especially delighted that we can bookend our festival with two wonderful world premieres and even more excited that they are a pair of terrific new Scottish films. We’ll be opening with Robert Carlyle’s directorial debut The Legend of Barney Thomson (in which he stars alongside a wonderful Emma Thompson) and closing with Scott Graham’s moody and magnificent Iona. In between there will be premieres a-plenty, often accompanied by filmmakers or performers, all in place to help our loyal audience get the most out of some of the best new films around.

Black Box

50-51

Shorts

52-53

The Young and the Wild

55-56

Education and Learning

FilmFest Junior

Our country focus this year shines the spotlight on Mexico and offers up some cinematic gems both new and old. Amongst our retrospectives we draw attention to classic films that originated on television (such as Steven Spielberg’s Duel and Michael Mann’s The Jericho Mile) in our Little Big Screen season (supported by American Airlines), and also celebrate the early – and very influential – work of Walter Hill, as well as looking at the work of animation legend Ralph Bakshi.

Cinematic TV

Our commitment to supporting film education and young audiences is as strong as ever, and we have worked with a team of young programmers to help highlight films that might appeal to their peers. It is a programme packed with film highlights – from the best of world cinema to terrific new independent American cinema, from late night cult treats (don’t miss the rare screening of the rather wild Roar) to family delights… please join us for what promises be a wonderful EIFF.

CONTENTS

Little Big Screen

61-62

Walter Hill: the early years

63-64

Classics

65-66

Special Events

67-70

In Person special events

71-72

Film in the City

How to do EIFF

Venue Information and map

77-78

Index

79-80

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? SEE WHAT YOU LIKE! CHOOSING FILMS AND EVENTS

MEET OUR GUESTS

We know choosing is the hardest part – but we like to make it easy!

Over the years we’ve had an array of exciting guests in attendance at EIFF and this year will be no different! Previous guests have included Keira Knightley, Sean Connery, Jennifer Lawrence and Elijah Wood.

We’ve divided our brochure into strands - grouped by themes and focuses - and included an introduction to each of them. A full alphabetical list of EIFF features and shorts programmes is also available on page 79-80. Using this index and what you know about our strands, you can use our Festival Calendar (in the centrefold) to plan your schedule for the entire festival!

TICKET DISCOUNTS You can save up to to 35% on your tickets when you buy in bulk - the more you see, the more you save! There are a range of ticket offers available to suit your festival plan, so whether you’re diving into our Retrospectives, turning your attentions to our Focus on Mexico or assembling the family for some FilmFest Junior fun, you can make big savings by using one of the discount codes below. Please note that you will need to quote the relevant code to use the discount (either to Box Office staff, or in the ‘Promotional Code’ box on edfilmfest.org.uk). Only one code per transaction can be used, so take care to use the correct code when booking. We are unable to offer any refunds if the code is not valid.

Code

You Get…

BULK10

Basket of tickets for 10 or more DIFFERENT films*

35%

Basket of tickets for 6-9 or more DIFFERENT films*

25%

Any group of 5 tickets, for the same film within our FilmFest Junior strand

20%

BULK6 FAMILY5

Discount

*Excludes Opening/Closing Night Gala Throughout the festival we’ll be adding additional ticket offers and event information. Become a free EIFF Web Member for full access to a host of Festival features to help you get the most out of EIFF 2015.

A vital aspect of EIFF is giving you direct access to the creative visionaries behind great films. Many of our screenings have live introductions and/or Q&A sessions with our guests – there’s no better chance to ask questions and get inspired by the best in the business! Check edfilmfest.org.uk and our social media channels regularly for news on last-minute guests and those opportunities to find yourself among the stars.

BEST OF THE FEST If you miss one of your top festival picks don’t forget our annual ‘Best of the Fest’ on Sunday 28 June, where we will screen a selection of the best and most popular films from EIFF 2015. The line-up will be announced on Thursday 25 June at noon, with tickets priced at just £5.

the young and the wild This year our EIFF Young Programmers have selected a number of films that are ideal for youth audiences. Ranging from FilmFest Junior features to more mature films that deal with youth issues, these films are marked in our brochure with this The Young and the Wild symbol.

GET CONNECTED BE THE FIrST TO rECEIVE ExCLuSIVE CONTENT, OFFErS, COMPETITIONS AND THE LATEST NEWS BY SIGNING UP AS A FREE WEB MEMBER AT EDFILMFEST.ORG.UK/REGISTER Don’t miss programme updates, daily deals, EIFFtv broadcasts and official photo galleries by connecting with EIFF on social media.

FESTIVAL HQ Open 8am until 3am every day of EIFF, Festival HQ at Filmhouse is the social hub of the festival. With live music, ticket deals, food served till 3am, drinks offers, and special events aligned with the EIFF programme, this is the place to be when you are not sitting in the dark. Whether you’re enjoying a coffee first thing or partying until the small hours, Festival HQ is the venue to hang out, relax, dine and party during EIFF 2015.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

OPENING NIGHT GALA

WORLD PREMIERE

The Legend of Barney Thomson Robert Carlyle/UK/2015/93 min Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay, Ashley Jensen, Martin Compston WED 17 JUNE 21:00 FESTIvAL ThEATRE PRICE: £15.00 (£10.00 COnCS) A mild-mannered Glasgow barber accidentally becomes a serial killer. Scotland’s own Robert Carlyle makes his directorial debut with this delightful jet-black comedy about a downtrodden barber whose mundane life is turned upside down when he accidentally turns killer. Carlyle also plays the lead role as mild-mannered Barney Thomson, an oldfashioned barber who is slipping down the pecking order in the Glasgow barber shop where he works. After an accidental killing, he turns to his hilariously fierce mother (a quite wonderful Emma Thompson) for help. Based on a novel by Douglas Lindsay – the first of seven books about Barney Thomson – the film was shot in Glasgow, with the city a vibrant and vital backdrop to the hilariously black story. Locations include the East End (where the barber shop is located), Shawfield dog track and the Barrowlands, which doubles as the bingo hall where Barney’s controlling mother Cemolina spends quality time. Emma Thompson is a revelation as the mother, complete with Glaswegian accent and a serious amount of make-up to help transform her into a truly memorable character. The strong cast also includes Ray Winstone (as a fish-out-of-water London copper exasperated by his Scottish police colleagues), Martin Compston (as one of Bobby’s hairdresser rivals) and veteran actor Tom Courtenay (as the police chief baffled by a serial killer who is mailing body parts from a series of different Scottish tourist spots). The Legend of Barney Thomson is a deliriously dark comedy to be cherished…plus, make sure you stay on for the hilarious outtakes over the credit reel.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

CLOSING NIGHT GALA

WORLD PREMIERE

Iona Scott Graham/UK, Germany/2015/110 min Cast: Ruth Negga, Douglas Henshall, Tom Brooke, Michelle Duncan, Ben Gallagher, Sorcha Groundsell SUN 28 JUNE 17:00 FESTIvAL ThEATRE PRICE: £15.00 (£10.00 COnCS) A family drama set against the most beautiful of backdrops. A striking and enthralling drama set against the stunning backdrop of the Inner hebrides island of Iona, director Scott Graham’s follow-up to his award-winning debut feature Shell is a real delight, with impressively sustained performances astutely complemented by the starkly beautiful environment. It may be a modestly budgeted film, but writer/director Graham shows remarkable control as he weaves a story that takes in family traumas, religion, domestic violence and pastoral glory, but never losing track of the haunting story of a young woman whose return to the Christian community on the island of her birth is the dramatic core of the film. Iona (a mesmeric performance by Ruth negga, who has found international fame thanks to her recurring role in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and her teenage son Bull (Ben Gallagher) seek refuge from a violent crime back on the island where she was raised. Her return exposes Bull to the more gentle way of life she rejected when she left the island as a teenager and also resonates amongst those friends she had once left behind. An impressive support cast also includes Douglas henshall, Tom Brooke, Michelle Duncan and Sorcha Groundsell. The film has a gentle intensity – part coming-of-age story and part returning-home drama – and is given real emotional resonance thanks to Ruth negga’s striking central performance combined with Scott Graham’s sure hand and tangible sense of location. Iona is a beguiling and elegant film.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

PROUD TO SUPPORT EIFF 2015 The BFI is proud to support the following films in selection at EIFF 2015

Find out more at bfi.org.uk/filmfund #BFIBacked

Film Fund EIFF Ad 200x260_FINAL_Print.indd 1

Image: Iona

45 YEARS, Dir. Andrew Haigh BRAND NEW-U, Dir. Simon Pummell IONA, Dir. Scott Graham NORFOLK, Dir. Martin Radich THE INCIDENT, Dir. Jane Linfoot

06/05/2015 12:21

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015 OFFICIAL AWARDS THE audience award NOMINEES

OTHER AWARDS AT EIFF 2015

If you are attending a screening of any of the titles below, you will be able to rate the film using voting cards provided. You can also share your thoughts using the online forums at edfilmfest.org.uk.

For all the nominees please visit edfilmfest.org.uk

Amy Big Gold Dream Cop Car Desert Dancer The Diary of a Teenage Girl Learning to Drive Love & Mercy Maggie The Messenger

Asif Kapadia Grant McPhee Jon Watts Richard Raymond Isabel Coixet

Talulah Riley

You’re Ugly Too

THE MCLAREN AWARD FOR BEST NEW BRITISH ANIMATION supported by the British Council

Kyle Patrick Alvarez Kevin Allen Mark Noonan

THE AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

THE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

David Blair

Scottish Mussel

THE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A BRITISH FEATURE FILM

THE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

Bill Pohlad Henry Hobson Patrick Brice

Under Milk Wood

DESERT DANCER

Marielle Heller

The Overnight The Stanford Prison Experiment

THE MICHAEL POWELL AWARD FOR BEST BRITISH FEATURE FILM

LOVE & MErCY

THE STUDENT CRITICS JURY AWARD

supported by James and Morag Anderson

Image: Iona

UNDER MILK WOOD

15 12:21

YOu’rE uGLY TOO

THE MESSENGER

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

BEST OF BRITISH INTRO The breadth of film talent – both in front of and behind the camera – is exemplified in this year’s selection of the best of new British cinema, which features a remarkably strong and provocative selection of films from around the country. new films from Wales, England and Scotland combine to explore a variety of styles and genres, but are united in their determination to tell new stories in a variety of filmic styles. Films in consideration for the prestigious Michael Powell Award will be selected from this section.

UNDER MILK WOOD

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

45 Years

Black Mountain Poets

Blood Cells

Andrew Haigh/UK/2015/93 min

Jamie Adams/UK/2015/90 min

Joseph Bull, Luke Seomore/UK/2014/86 min

Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Dolly Wells, David Sibley, Sam Alexander, Richard Cunningham

Cast: Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells, Tom Cullen, Rosa Robson, Richard Elis, Laura Patch

Cast: Barry Ward, Hayley Squires, Jimmy Akingbola, Silas Carson, Keith McErlean, Chloe Pirrie, Hannah Hornsby, Lauren Goodwin, Francis Magee

FRI 19 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 18:10 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A beautiful portrait of a fractured relationship. One of the best British films of the year, Andrew haigh’s subtly devastating film is about the fractured relationship between a couple - delightfully played by Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay – as they head towards their 45th wedding anniversary party. A powerful and enthralling follow-up to Haigh’s critically acclaimed 2011 film Weekend, the film (a success at this year’s Berlin Film Festival) dwells on how an apparently happy union can be tormented by an echo from the past, with a decades-long bond threatened by insecurities and irrational jealousy.

STRAND PREMIERE

MON 22 JUNE 20:45 ODEOn WED 24 JUNE 20:40 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Delightful improv comedy. A relationship comedy shot in just five days in the Black Mountains of Wales, director Jamie Adams’s film marks the culmination of his ‘Modern Romance Trilogy’ – which also includes Benny & Jolene and A Wonderful Christmas Time – and stars the wonderful Alice Lowe and Dolly Wells as a pair of onthe-run sisters who assume the identities of poets to find refuge at a poetry/camping weekend. Downton Abbey’s Tom Cullen stars as the poet who comes between them.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

TUE 23 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD WED 24 JUNE 18:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) The long and winding road home. It is 2001 and foot-and-mouth disease has decimated the UK’s farming community. Life changes abruptly for farmer’s son Adam, whose status switches from inheritor of the family farm to lonely itinerant – wandering the countryside, picking up casual work where he can. When his brother contacts him with some family news, he is also served an ultimatum - come home now, or don’t come back at all. Suddenly Adam must decide if he is ready to end his nomadic lifestyle and return to the life he left behind.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Brand New-U

Chicken

Desert Dancer

Simon Pummell/UK, Ireland, Netherlands/ 2015/100 min

Joe Stephenson/UK/2014/89 min

Richard Raymond/UK/2014/98 min

Cast: Scott Chambers, Morgan Watkins, Yasmin Paige

Cast: Reece Ritchie, Freida Pinto, Tom Cullen

Cast: Lachlan Nieboer, Nora-Jane Noone, Nick Blood, Michelle Asante, Tony Way SAT 20 JUNE 20:55 ODEOn SAT 27 JUNE 15:50 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A clever and complex sci-fi thriller. Acclaimed documentary-maker Simon Pummell makes his drama debut with Brand New-U, a stylish and astutely complex sci-fi thriller about Slater (Lachlan nieboer) who will do anything he can to follow nadia (nora-Jane noone), the love of his life. When she vanishes, his only clue is shadowy company Brand new-U, which deals in new personalities. he makes a deal with the operation, but when the borders between his identities clash, his obsessive quest becomes dangerous.

SAT 27 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

SUN 21 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD TUE 23 JUNE 18:10 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

A striking new British drama.

The ultimate dance for freedom.

An impressive feature debut for young British director Joe Stephenson (who is now in preproduction on a much-hyped noel Coward biopic set to star Ian McKellen and vanessa Redgrave) about optimistic 15-year-old Richard – troubled with learning difficulties - and his restless and abusive older brother. When Richard falls for 17-year-old Annabel (Yasmin Paige, from Submarine) the relationship between the brothers is stretched to breaking point, family secrets are revealed and life for Richard starts to finally change direction.

Afshin has always loved to dance, but in his home country of Iran it is illegal. From dance classes as a boy to undercover dance clubs, Afshin has repeatedly defied society’s laws in order to pursue his passion. In the light of mounting pressure from the government, how long can Afshin and his friends continue to perform in secret? Based on the inspirational true story of choreographer Afshin Ghaffarian.

Hector Jake Gavin/UK/2015/87 min Cast: Peter Mullan, Keith Allen, Natalie Gavin, Sarah Solemani, Ewan Stewart, Laurie Ventry, Stephen Tompkinson, Gina McKee THU 18 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 13:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Peter Mullan is down but not out! Typically, Peter Mullan delivers a perfectly pitched performance as affable homeless pensioner Hector McAdam, in this captivating study of a man with a tragic past. For years Hec has wandered between motorway service stations, sleeping under bridges, and living on handouts; however, when his past life starts to catch up with him, the reasons for his selfimposed exile become clear. Ably supported by a strong cast including Gina McKee, Keith Allen and Stephen Tomkinson, Mullan transforms this gentle observational drama into a sympathetic and enlightened study of human frailty.

WORLD PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

Are you an industry professional, filmmaker or film student? register for your Industry pass today: www.edfilmfest.org.uk The Incident Jane Linfoot/UK/2015/94 min Cast: Ruta Gedmintas, Tom Hughes, Tasha Connor WED 24 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD FRI 26 JUNE 18:15 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A powerful new British psychological drama. Writer/director Jane Linfoot makes an impressive debut with this shrewdly structured psychological British drama starring Tom hughes and Ruta Gedmintas (strikingly good) as a well-to-do young couple whose comfortable life is disrupted when a troubled teenage girl (Tasha Connor) becomes part of their ordered life. It is a tense and cleverly off-kilter drama, well performed and astutely thought-provoking. It makes great use of its Yorkshire locations, creating a tense and memorably intriguing atmosphere.

WORLD PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

The Messenger

Norfolk

North v South

David Blair/UK/2015/96 min

Martin Radich/UK/2015/87 min

Steven Nesbit/UK/2015/97 min

Cast: Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole, Tamzin Merchant, David O’Hara, Joely Richardson

Cast: Denis Menochet, Barry Keoghan, Goda Letkauskaite, Sean Buckley, Eileen Davies, Rupert Proctor

Cast: Greta Scacchi, Bernard Hill, Charlotte Hope, Freema Agyeman, Steven Berkoff

SAT 20 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A gripping supernatural thriller. Young Irish actor Robert Sheehan (who featured in cult Tv series Misfits) shows off his burgeoning film star potential in this chilling and thrilling new British film as a man who can see dead people and tries to help them. In the pub he appears a tortured soul, rambling away to himself…but the dead just won’t leave him alone as they ask him to help with their unfinished business. This impressive supernatural thriller also stars Lily Cole and Tamzin Merchant.

STRAND PREMIERE

THU 25 JUNE 18:30 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 14:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A powerful and dreamlike new British drama. A haunting and atmospheric film from director Martin Radich (who made the disturbing 2008 drama Crack Willow) driven by a broodingly intense performance by Denis Menochet (Inglourious Basterds) as a tough-love father whose strong relationship with his teenage son (Barry Keoghan) is tested when the boy befriends a girl (Goda Letkauskaite). The film’s norfolk backdrop veers between pastoral beauty and a sense of desolation, which emphasises an almost post-apocalyptic mood heightened by Radich’s use of various camera techniques, keeping the mood tense, oblique and confusing.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

SUN 21 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD MON 22 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Romeo and Juliet in Mob-land. Two star-crossed lovers from opposing deadly gangs are caught on opposite sides of a deep-rooted, dangerous rivalry fuelled by suspicion and paranoia. As the gangs, with their leaders vic Clarke (Steven Berkoff) and John Claridge (Bernard hill), prowl menacingly around each other, young lovers Terry and Willow (Elliott Tittensor and Charlotte hope) must hide their relationship or risk causing full-blown gang warfare. The very impressive cast, and Berkoff and Hill as the ruthless mob leaders in particular, deliver powerful performances in this stylish and potent action thriller.

BEST OF BRITISH STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

The Pyramid Texts

Scottish Mussel

Swung

Ludwig Shammasian, Paul Shammasian/ UK/2015/98 min

Talulah Riley/UK/2015/93 min

Colin Kennedy/UK/2015/90 min

Cast: Martin Compston, Talulah Riley, Joe Thomas, Paul Branningan, Morgan Watkins, Emun Elliot, Harry Enfield , Rufus Hound, Russell Kane

Cast: Elena Anaya, Owen McDonnell, Elizabeth McGovern

Cast: James Cosmo, Ethan Cosmo, Andreas Evangelou, Sam Brown THU 18 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 15:35 CInEWORLD TUE 23 JUNE 18:05 BELMOnT PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A magnificent and moving boxing monologue. An astonishingly powerful and moving tourde-force performance from James Cosmo as veteran fighter Ray who talks about his life, career in the ring and physical and emotional scars, while also dwelling on how he can try and reconcile with his estranged son. Shot in black-and-white and set against the backdrop of a gym and boxing ring, the script – by Geoff Thompson – originated on stage, but has been impressively brought to the screen by the Shammasian brothers, Ludwig and Paul.

FRI 26 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 15:40 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) There are mussels a-plenty in this Highland comedy. Actress Talulah Riley makes her debut as writer/director with the breezy and enjoyable comedy Scottish Mussel, an oldfashioned romp that relishes its wonderful locations and frothy sense of humour. Martin Compston stars as a Glaswegian chancer who moonlights as an illegal pearl fisher in the Highland streams, but falls for a beautiful English conservationist (Riley) who is passionate about saving endangered mussels.

FRI 19 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 13:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) It takes more than two to tango… Adapted from Ewan Morrison’s Glasgow-set debut novel, Swung is the story of a young couple whose failing love life forces them to take desperate measures by joining the local swingers’ scene. Alice and David awkwardly navigate their brave new world of sex with strangers and hotel orgies, before finally realising that their problems might not be so easily fixed. Funny and moving in equal measure, director Colin Kennedy’s debut feature is a charming, witty and eminently watchable comedy of errors.

Under Milk Wood

The Violators

Kevin Allen/UK/2015/88 min

Helen Walsh/UK/2015/97 min

Rhys Ifans, Charlotte Church, Julian Lewis Jones, Di Botcher, Steffan Rhodri

Cast: Lauren McQueen, Brogan Ellis, Stephen Lord, Liam Ainsworth, Derek Barr, Callum King Chadwick

SAT 20 JUNE 18:20 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 16:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Beautiful film adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ iconic classic. A lyrical and lovely film version of Under Milk Wood which despite originating as a ‘play for voices’, lends itself wonderfully to the visual arts. Starring Rhys Ifans and Charlotte Church, the film is directed elegantly by Kevin Allen (who worked with Ifans on the 1997 film Twin Town). A Welsh-language version has been shown in Wales, but this English-language version (the two versions were shot back-to-back) is just as lush and enthralling, with the lyricism of the language matched by rich, dreamlike imagery.

WORLD PREMIERE

TUE 23 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 18:20 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A grim and gripping drama.

WORLD PREMIERE

Author Helen Walsh (whose latest novel The Lemon Press was published last year) makes a striking debut as writer/director of this powerful new British drama set against the backdrop of the grim Cheshire housing estates. Two dysfunctional girls – Shelly (the impressive Lauren McQueen) and Rachel (Brogan Ellis) – from very different backgrounds meet and set off on a course that will have profound implications for both of them. A visceral and powerful debut film with more than a few twists along the way.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

AMERICAN DREAMS INTRO A long and lingering look into some of the very best new film works from American independent cinema. The budget ranges may vary, but this exciting, challenging and provocative group of films are united in striving for an original voice and allowing new talent to thrive and prosper. The section has long been a mainstay of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and it is testament to the strength of the diverse filmmaking scene in the US that we are able to present such an exciting and varied group of new films.

WELCOME TO ME

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Bereave

Beyond the Lights

Cop Car

Evangelos Giovanis, George Giovanis/ USA/2015/99 min

Gina Prince-Bythewood/USA/2013/116 min

Jon Watts/USA/2014/86 min

Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Minnie Driver, Nate Parker, Danny Glover, Machine Gun Kelly, Jordan Belfi, Hayley Marie Norman, Jesse Woodrow

Cast: Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford

Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Jane Seymour, Keith Carradine, Vinessa Shaw, Mike Doyle, Mike Starr, Ethan Embry, George Giovanis, Rachel Eggleston, Christine Kelly THU 25 JUNE 18:00 DOMInIOn SAT 27 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A fortieth wedding anniversary is a special day, but there’s a gun in the bedroom... Garvey (Malcolm McDowell) has a secret and a gun. his wife, Evelyn (Jane Seymour), has a sword and a glass of wine. Garvey’s brother, victor (Keith Carradine), has a really terrible haircut, but that’s incidental. Are they okay? They’re fine, thank you for asking. Why wouldn’t they be fine? They’ve got secrets and guns and swords and glasses of wine and really terrible haircuts. See this film, draw your own conclusions and get a trim.

STRAND PREMIERE

MON 22 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD WED 24 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) An enthralling musical melodrama. Rising young British star Gugu MbathaRaw (so impressive in Amma Asante’s film Belle) is terrific in writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s music industry romantic melodrama. She plays noni, a rising singing star managed by her determined mother (an equally fine Minnie Driver), who feels ground down by the fickle industry and finds solace in the manly arms of nate Parker, a gentle cop who takes it upon himself to protect her. It’s an old-fashioned love story, but told with a good deal of heart and soul.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

FRI 19 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD WED 24 JUNE 18:20 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A thrilling ride. What starts out like a bit of adolescent fun - two 10 year-old boys who are running away from home find a sheriff’s abandoned police cruiser and steal it - turns dark and dangerous. Kevin Bacon is in brilliant form as the sheriff who has plenty to hide, but the two young boys (James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford) are remarkable. It will have you on edge as they speed along highways, play with guns and find something unpleasant in the trunk. A brilliant B-movie.

Bulk buy tickets and save up to 35% visit edfilmfest.org.uk or see p3

STRAND PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

The D Train

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Dope

Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul/USA/2014/101 min

Marielle Heller/USA/2015/102 min

Rick Famuyiwa/USA/2014/115 min

Cast: Jack Black, James Marsden, Jeffrey Tambor, Kathryn Hahn, Mike White

Cast: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig

SAT 27 JUNE 18:25 FILMhOUSE 1 SUN 28 JUNE 14:30 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

MON 22 JUNE 18:05 FILMhOUSE 1 TUE 23 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Cast: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Blake Anderson, Zoë Kravitz, A$AP Rocky

A smart comedy-drama with a subversive edge.

A summer of love in San Francisco.

A cult buzz-film at Sundance this year, this edgy comedy-drama starts out looking like it will be a familiar high school reunion movie before it heads off into murkier territory as it tackles sexuality, identity and self-confidence. The lead pairing between Jack Black and James Marsden is terrific, with Marsden especially fine as hollywood actor Oliver Lawless, unhappy with his lot in television commercials but seen as the big hero if Black’s needy and insecure Dan can convince him to come back to Pittsburgh for a typically cringeworthy high school reunion.

In 1970s San Francisco, precocious young cartoonist Minnie (Bel Powley) can’t wait to grow up. Her mother’s (Kristen Wiig) noholds-barred approach to partying colours her adolescent judgement, encouraging her to seek grown-up thrills anywhere she can. Instigating a liaison with her mother’s boyfriend, Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård), she begins a passionate affair with a man two decades her senior, and despite the age gap remains utterly in control. Expertly handled and light-hearted in tone, the film boasts great performances, including a truly accomplished central performance from starin-the-ascendant Bel Powley.

THU 25 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD FRI 26 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Three geeks go gangsta. Growing up in “The Bottoms” with aspirations beyond drug dealing is not easy for high school geeks Malcolm, Diggy and Jib. But who better to take on the local heavies than three smart, resourceful and utterly brazen kids desperate to escape ‘the hood’? Irreverent, audacious and sometimes shocking, Dope is a refreshing coming-of-age tale for the post hip-hop generation. Music by naughty by nature and nas is rounded out by tunes from Pharrell Williams. Sean Combs serves as executive producer.

Franny Andrew Renzi/USA/2015/93 min Cast: Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, Theo James SUN 21 JUNE 15:20 CInEWORLD MON 22 JUNE 18:25 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Beware of Gere bearing gifts… When billionaire philanthropist Franny encroaches on the lives of Olivia and husband Luke, things are not all as they seem. A passenger in the car that killed the young woman’s parents, Franny is a deeply tortured soul hiding a dark secret. Is it guilt that drives his extravagant gifts, or is Franny simply trying to re-live happier times when Olivia’s parents, his best friends, were still alive? A powerhouse central performance from Richard Gere rounds out this terrific character study, which examines and underlines the thesis that money can’t buy peace of mind.

UK PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

get connected with EIFF Fresno Jamie Babbit/USA/2015/85 min Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Judy Greer, Aubrey Plaza, Fred Armisen, Molly Shannon, Alison Tolman, Ron Livingston, Jessica St Clair, Jon Daly SAT 27 JUNE 18:30 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 16:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Martha is on a mission to help her sister Shannon get her life back together... but she soon learns that life with a sex addict has its ups and downs. In the hotel where she and Martha work, Shannon falls off the wagon and into the bed of a resident. When Martha catches them, Shannon cries rape, and a struggle ensues which results in the death of her bedfellow. Cue a sibling escapade which starts with blackmail and robbery and ends in an (almost) affirming bond of sisterhood. A compelling formula of dark comedy, manslaughter and nymphomania in the armpit of California.

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Love & Mercy

Maggie

Manson Family Vacation

Bill Pohlad/USA/2014/121 min

Henry Hobson/USA/2015/95 min

J. Davis/USA/2015/83 min

Cast: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson

Cast: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Tobin Bell, Leonora Pitts, Davie-Blue, Adam Chernick

SAT 20 JUNE 17:30 FILMhOUSE 1 THU 25 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

SAT 20 JUNE 20:35 FILMhOUSE 1 TUE 23 JUNE 20:30 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

FRI 19 JUNE 18:15 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 18:20 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Brilliant impressionistic take on the talent that is Brian Wilson.

Schwarzenegger is magnificent in a brilliant zombie drama.

Sometimes family reunions can go a bit helter-skelter.

This is no simple, formally-structured biopic. Instead, Bill Pohlad’s mesmeric film focuses on two contrasting periods in the life of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson: the sunkissed success of the 1960s, when Wilson (played by Paul Dano) defined the sound of the group; and then contemporary times, where the middle-aged Wilson (now played by John Cusack) starts a romance that sees him set to clash with a controversial therapist who has taken over all aspects of his life. An elusive and enthralling film.

A zombie film with an art-film sensibility, the engrossing, engaging and genuinely moving Maggie sees a bearded Arnold Schwarzenegger at his very best as a loving Midwest farmer who is determined to bring his daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) home after she is infected by cannibalistic zombies. As the disease takes hold, her loving father stays by her side, fending off the military and police (as well as other zombies) with the inevitable transformation growing ever closer. A memorable variation on the zombie movie.

When straight-laced lawyer nick (Jay Duplass) has a surprise, rare visit from his artist brother Conrad (Linas Phillips), he is horrified to discover his unhealthy fascination with real-life serial murderer Charles Manson. As Conrad excitedly drags his brother around the former cult leader’s infamous LA landmarks, nick is increasingly concerned by his sibling’s bizarre attraction to Manson. Tensions rise as their family history unwinds, and nick has to fight to keep their relationship alive. A gently comic, cleverly composed and boldly original look at complicated family relationships.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

AMERICAN DREAMS STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Meet Me in Montenegro

One & Two

The Overnight

Alex Holdridge, Linnea Saasen/USA, Germany, Norway/2014/90 min

Andrew Droz Palermo/USA/2015/91 min

Patrick Brice/USA/2015/80 min

Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Timothee Chalamet, Grant Bowler, Elizabeth Reaser

Cast: Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Taylor Schilling, Judith Godrèche

MON 22 JUNE 18:15 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 18:35 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

SAT 20 JUNE 18:40 CInEWORLD MON 22 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Sometimes your greatest gift can be your greatest curse...

A smart and funny sex comedy.

Cast: Alex Holdridge, Linnea Saasen, Rupert Friend, Jennifer Ulrich FRI 26 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Love and longing in Berlin and Montenegro. Writer/director Alex holdridge’s indie film, the award-winning In Search of a Midnight Kiss, embraced a heady romance between two people on new Year’s Eve in Los Angeles. This time round, he and co-writer/director Linnea Saasen head over to Europe for the story of Anderson (Holdridge). On a trip to Berlin, he bumps into old flame Lina (Saasen), a norwegian dancer he met in Montenegro some years earlier. This brings back memories of their brief but intense romance.

On an isolated family farm, brother and sister Zak and Eva endure their father’s strict regime by exploring their mysterious abilities under the cover of night-time. When their mother falls gravely ill, it sets in motion a series of events that will reveal dark family secrets and stretch the pair’s bonds to the limit. This American indie combines fantasy with intimate drama to tantalising effect.

The Overnight is about what happens when an ordinary married couple are unsettled by the eccentric and sexually-orientated enthusiasms of another couple. Adam Scott and Taylor Schilling play a couple who have just moved to LA and are befriend by a sophisticated couple (played with real relish by Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godrèche). After a dinner party, they put their respective kids to bed… but then things take a change of direction and a debate about sex becomes part of the agenda.

The Road Within Gren Wells/USA/2014/101 min Cast: Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel, Zoë Kravitz, Robert Patrick, Kyra Sedgwick SAT 20 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 13:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Two guys, one girl and a whole lot of issues. When Tourette’s sufferer vincent (Robert Sheehan) meets anorexic Marie (Zoë Kravitz) and OCD sufferer Alex (Dev Patel) in a clinic for troubled young adults, instant friendship does not seem likely. However, before too long the three youngsters find themselves on a road trip with their unconventional doctor (Kyra Sedgwick) and vincent’s self-centred father (Robert Patrick) in hot pursuit. A clever mix of humour and poignancy is expertly handled by the three young leads as the journey unfolds to become one of unique self-discovery and enormous courage.

UK PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

don’t miss best of the fest on 28 june announced thursday 25 june! Sleeping with Other People Leslye Headland/USA/2015/95 min Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Adam Scott THU 18 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) When harry ****ed Sally. This engaging romantic comedy from the director of Bachelorette is a delightfully bold, funny and irreverent jaunt through the disastrous love lives of Lainey (Mad Men’s Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis), two flawed but very likeable new Yorkers. having met 12 years earlier when they spent a single night together on the roof of their college dorm, a chance meeting at a therapy clinic for sex and love addicts sees them embark on a platonic relationship that constantly threatens to bubble over into something far more serious.

STRAND PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Uncanny

Welcome to Me

Kyle Patrick Alvarez/USA/2014/124 min

Matthew Leutwyler/USA/2015/87 min

Shira Piven/USA/2014/87 min

Cast: Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Moises Arias, Nicholas Braun, Gaius Charles, Keir Gilchrist, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Mann

Cast: Mark Webber, Lucy Griffths, David Clayton Rogers, Rainn Wilson

Cast: Kristen Wiig, Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Thomas Mann, James Marsden, Tim Robbins, Alan Tudyk

THU 18 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 20:30 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Jailhouse mock. A psychology professor (Billy Crudup) conducts a social experiment in which student volunteers are split into two groups - prisoners and guards - and taken to occupy a simulated prison. As the participants settle into their roles, reality starts to warp, and the increasingly intense situation spirals dangerously out of control. EIFF is delighted to welcome back director Kyle Patrick Alvarez (Easier With Practice) with his brilliantly executed dramatisation of this controversial true story, featuring superb performances from Crudup and the young, rising-star ensemble cast.

UK PREMIERE

THU 18 JUNE 20:35 ODEOn SUN 21 JUNE 13:40 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A twisted tale of artificial intelligence. Director Matthew Leutwyler eschews special effects in his astutely structured sci-fi drama. Robotics expert David Kressen (Mark Webber) has been working for years on artificial intelligence, hidden away in his high-tech lab. He invites science journalist Joy Andrews (Lucy Griffiths) to visit him and ‘Adam’, the humanoid robot he has created. Their relationship develops in nicely twisted directions, with the low-budget film familiar – yet also very different – to Alex Garland’s recent Ex Machina. Screening in association with Sci-fi-London Film Festival.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

SUN 21 JUNE 17:50 FILMhOUSE 1 TUE 23 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Daytime Tv was never this good. Kristen Wiig delivers a hilarious and outstanding central performance as Alice Klieg, a woman with borderline personality disorder who wins big on the lottery and decides to start her own daytime chat show. In Wiig’s hands, Alice is never the object of ridicule, the darkly comic material skilfully delivered with her trademark, deadpan humour. Joan Cusack, Jennifer Jason Leigh and James Marsden round out the impressive cast of this surprising, compelling and laugh-out-loud poke at daytime television and all its improprieties.

DIrECTOrS’ SHOWCASE INTRO A selection of new works from some of the film world’s greatest established and auteur directors. Featuring a broad range of styles and stories, all delivered with verve and panache, the films offer an enthralling insight into stories from around the world. An impressive, engaging and often provocative group of films, Directors’ Showcase is a striking insight into contemporary world cinema.

LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

100 Yen Love (Hyaku-en no koi)

13 Minutes (Elser)

Cut Snake

Masaharu Take/Japan/2014/113 min

Oliver Hirschbiegel/Germany/2015/110 min

Tony Ayres/Australia/2014/94 min

Cast: Sakura Ando, Hirofumi Arai

Cast: Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow

Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Alex Russell, Jessica De Gouw

THU 18 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 1 SAT 20 JUNE 13:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

TUE 23 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD THU 25 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

A tense World War II drama.

Hell hath no fury like an ex-cellmate scorned…

MON 22 JUNE 20:30 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 13:15 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A young Japanese woman morphs from slacker to boxer. A refreshing Japanese indie film driven by a mesmerising performance by Sakura Ando (who starred in Sion Sono’s Love Exposure) as Ichiko, a gloomy, unkempt slacker who takes a job in a discount store. A series of gritty experiences see her gradually change, take control of her life and start training in a nearby boxing gym. here she finds the determination and encouragement lacking in her life. An award-winning film that brims with passion and pathos, and with a lead performance to be reckoned with.

Oliver hirschbiegel returns to the Second World War (he made the acclaimed film Downfall) and German-language cinema for this tense and fascinating story about a determined German man who tried to assassinate Hitler in 1939. He brilliantly fleshes out the story of Georg Elser (an impressive Christian Friedel), who planted a bomb behind Hitler’s lectern in a Munich beer cellar. But the explosion missed by those 13 minutes. A gripping look at Germany in the early years of Hitler, and a tribute to a man of great courage and will.

1974. Ex-con ‘Sparra’ Farrell has left his criminal days behind him and settled down on the outskirts of Melbourne with his fiancée, Paula. Enter newly-released ex-cellmate Pommie, a man perhaps not impressed by his old mate’s new leaf or, indeed, by his domestic arrangements... A familiar-sounding scenario it may be, but one given an entirely original spin, aided immeasurably by Animal Kingdom’s Sullivan Stapleton delivering another memorable blithe Aussie psychopath.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

17 17

DIrECTOrS’ SHOWCASE STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Every Secret Thing

La La La at Rock Bottom Last Days in the (Misono Universe) Desert

Amy Berg/USA/2014/93 min

Nobuhiro Yamashita/Japan/2015/103 min

Rodrigo Garcia/USA/2014/100 min

Cast: Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning, Danielle Macdonald

Cast: Subaru Shibutani, Fumi Nikaido, Sarina Suzuki, Kawahara Katsumi

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan, Ciarán Hinds, Ayelet Zurer

FRI 19 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 16:00 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

FRI 26 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn SAT 27 JUNE 13:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

SUN 21 JUNE 20:30 FESTIvAL ThEATRE PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

A powerful and gritty crime story.

An offbeat romantic comedy about love, music and redemption.

Returning from his 40 days in the desert, Jesus (Ewan McGregor) encounters a father and son (Ciarán hinds and Tye Sheridan) in distress, and intervenes in their fate. Beautifully crafted by writer/ director Rodrigo Garcia, this meditative exploration of the Biblical standard is visually arresting, thought-provoking cinema, featuring exceptional performances from McGregor, Sheridan and hinds, and stunning cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki, the Oscar-winning DOP of Iñárritu’s Birdman and Cuarón’s Gravity.

Acclaimed documentary maker Amy Berg (who made West of Memphis and Prophet’s Prey - p.34) makes a fine fiction debut with this striking police procedural, based on the novel by Laura Lippman and a script by nicole holofcener. Elizabeth Banks stars as a detective investigating two missing children, who revisits a case she handled 10 years earlier when two 10 year-olds were jailed for abducting and killing an infant. The impressive cast also includes Diane Lane, Dakota Fanning and nate Parker.

The quirky talent of director nobuhiro Yamashita (who made cult films Linda Linda Linda and Tamako in Moratorium) shines through in this oddball romantic-comedy about Shiego (Subaru Shibutani, lead singer of Japanese band Kanjani8). newly released from prison, he loses his memory after being beaten up. Taken in by Kasumi (top actress Fumi nikaido), she discovers his talent for singing and gets him to front the band she represents. A tender, well-cast film with some great musical moments.

Ewan McGregor is Jesus.

Don’t miss the chance to meet Ewan McGregor in person! p.71.

Learning to Drive Isabel Coixet/USA/2014/90 min Cast: Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Grace Gummer, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury MON 22 JUNE 20:30 DOMInIOn TUE 23 JUNE 20:30 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Steering in the right direction can be harder than you think. Shocked to learn that her husband is leaving after 21 years of marriage, literary critic Wendy (Patricia Clarkson) decides she needs to learn to drive. Enter driving instructor Darwan (Ben Kingsley), and soon the two strike up a friendship that transcends cultural differences. Clarkson’s measured performance is a joy to behold, and touching scenes with Kingsley provide most of the humour. Director Isabel Coixet deftly by-passes obvious clichés to deliver a charming and genuinely funny study of middle-aged angst.

UK PREMIERE

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Are you an industry professional, filmmaker or film student? register for your Industry pass today: www.edfilmfest.org.uk Manglehorn David Gordon Green/USA/2014/97 min Cast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine TUE 23 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 18:25 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A quirky tale of loneliness and longing. In this delightfully unsentimental film from the always-impressive David Gordon Green (who made Joe and Prince Avalanche most recently), Al Pacino is at his very best, playing a lonely locksmith who leads a solitary life, tending to his much-loved cat and writing letters to Clara, the long-lost love of his life. He loves spending time with his granddaughter and the only other person he shows fondness for is bank teller Dawn (Holly Hunter), whom he chats to when he visits his local bank.

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Paradise in Service (Jun Zhong Le Yuan)

Rio, I Love You

She’s Funny That Way

Doze Niu Chen-Zer/Taiwan/2014/133 min

Vicente Amorim, Guillermo Arriaga, Stephen Elliott, Sang-soo Im, Nadine Labaki, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Carlos Saldanha, Paolo Sorrentino, César Charlone, John Turturro, Andrucha Waddington/Brazil, USA/2014/110 min

Peter Bogdanovich/USA/2014/94 min

Cast: Ethan Juan, Chen Jian Bin, Wan Qian, Chen Yi Han WED 24 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn FRI 26 JUNE 20:35 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A coming-of-age story in a military-run Taiwanese brothel. Set against the real-life backdrop of a militaryrun brothel in Kinman (a group of islands administered by Taiwan) in the late 1960s and ‘70s – the period when Taiwan remained in a stand-off with mainland China – 19-year-old conscript Pao (Ethan Juan) is sent to unit 831, or ‘Paradise in Service’. There he starts to develop adult relationships, not least with nini (Wan Qian), who turned to prostitution to have her sentence for killing her abusive husband reduced. A fascinating and non-judgemental portrait of a turbulent time.

Cast: Fernanda Montenegro, Eduardo Sterblitch, Emily Mortimer, Basil Hoffman, Vincent Cassel, Marcio Garcia, Ryan Kwanten SUN 21 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD MON 22 JUNE 20:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A cinematic love letter to Rio de Janeiro. A series of short films directed by and featuring a wide range of international talent, this is a multi-layered portrait of the vibrance and diversity of Rio de Janeiro. With wonderful performances and strong visual appeal, this is an engaging and satisfying film that considers the nature of love, desire, longevity and desperation, in an energetic and cinematic celebration of life, idiosyncrasy and Rio itself.

Cast: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Aniston, Will Forte FRI 19 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 1 SAT 20 JUNE 15:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A freewheeling, old-fashioned sex comedy. Director Peter Bogdanovich throws back the years and delivers a screwball romp that is reminiscent of his 1970s classic What’s Up, Doc? The strong cast – including Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Jennifer Aniston and Rhys Ifans, plus plenty of other cameos – shine in this story of privileged showbiz types: a hooker with a heart of gold, obsessed older men and an angry therapist. A mainstream, broad comedy tale of romantic misadventures, delivered with pace, style and a real sense of fun.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

COORS LIGHT, CAMERA, ACTIONâ&#x20AC;Ś Proudly refreshing festival audiences at EIFF 2015

coorslightuk

@coorslightuk

4553-1 CL Pint EIFF Ad 2015 200x260mm.indd 1

08/05/2015 11:00

15 11:00

NEW PErSPECTIVES INTRO A global array of exciting and challenging new works from talented and emerging filmmakers from around the world: all provocative and distinctive, providing a perfect platform for dipping into cinematic stories that will impress, beguile and challenge in equal measure. The section offers an intriguing snapshot of new film trends from around the world, as well as offering up some bold, vibrant and exciting films.

LEN AND COMPANY

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Breathe Umphefumlo Mark Dornford-May/South Africa, Germany, UK/2015/90 min Cast: Pauline Malefane, Mhlekazi (Wha Wha) Mosiea, Busisiwe Ngejane, Sifiso Lupuzi, Luvo Rasemeni

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

The Chambermaid Lynn The Circle (Das Zimmermädchen (Cirkeln) Lynn) Levan Akin/Sweden/2015/144 min Ingo Haeb/Germany/2014/90 min Cast: Vicky Krieps, Lena Lauzemis, Steffen Münster, Christian Aumer, Christine Schorn

THU 25 JUNE 20:20 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 15:35 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

FRI 19 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD FRI 26 JUNE 18:20 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

A South African township set version of Puccini’s La Bohème.

Obsessive chambermaid meets androgynous dominatrix.

Director Mark Dornford-May is reunited with singer Pauline Malefane and their Isango Ensemble for a Cape Town set reworking of Puccini’s La Bohème, sung in Xhosa (with some English dialogue) and retitled Breathe Umphefumlo. It is 10 years since they made the memorable U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, a version of Bizet’s Carmen, and while this new film is slightly more serious fare it is presented with charm and panache, with percussion replacing an orchestra and a jazz trio added in for good measure.

For mild-mannered and shy chambermaid Lynn (vicky Krieps), cleaning is less of a work chore than a real obsession. She not only makes sure everything is pristine, but also examines her clients’ lives in great depth, even hiding beneath their bed to watch them unseen. One day, she is intrigued by a dominatrix she watches, and hires her - with the pair engaging in an intimate, explicit and ultimately tender relationship.

Cast: Josefin Asplund, Helena Engström, Miranda Frydman, Irma von Platen, Leona Axelsen, Ruth Vega Fernandez SAT 20 JUNE 12:40 ODEOn TUE 23 JUNE 17:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Six “chosen ones” unite to face down impending darkness. Following the mysterious death of the school outsider, six teenage girls discover they have acquired supernatural powers as part of an ancient prophecy. Can these young witches come together to save the world from predatory demons? Adapted from the Swedish young adult series, the Engelsfors trilogy, this dark fantasy film is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Twilight.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

don’t miss best of the fest on 28 june announced thursday 25 june!

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Eadweard

The Farewell Party (Mita Tova)

Fidelio, Alice’s Odyssey (Fidelio, l’odysée d’Alice)

Kyle Rideout/Canada/2015/104 min

Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit/Israel, Germany/2014/93 min

Lucie Borleteau/France/2014/95 min

Cast: Ze’ev Revach, Levana Finkelstein, Aliza Rozen, Ilan Dar, Rafael Tabor

Cast: Ariane Labed, Melvil Poupaud, Anders Danielsen Lie, Pascal Tagnati, Corneliu Dragomirescu

SAT 27 JUNE 20:45 ODEOn SUN 28 JUNE 15:20 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

THU 18 JUNE 18:20 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 13:40 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

FRI 19 JUNE 20:30 ODEOn SAT 20 JUNE 13:00 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

visually creative biopic of the brilliant, troubled ‘godfather of cinema’, Eadweard Muybridge.

An emotional and darkly comic look at voluntary euthanasia.

The life-and-loves of a free spirit at sea.

Muybridge’s pioneering work in photography formed the foundation of cinema as we know it today, while explosive events in his personal life led to the last verdict of justifiable homicide recorded in America. Framed around his single-minded pursuit of creating motion with static imagery, driven by his explosive ego and the neglect of his young wife, this is an intriguing, stylised portrayal of a man whose brilliance and ambition were equalled only by the destructive power of his own self-interest.

After a group of friends in a Jerusalem retirement home find themselves pressured into assisting the suicide of a very ill companion, word quickly spreads about what they have done, and they are soon pestered by many people requesting the same service. While the morality of what they are asked to do is likely to be as divisive for the audience as the culprits, the warm heart to the proceedings is never in doubt.

Cast: Michael Eklund, Sara Canning, Christopher Heyerdahi, Jodi Balfour, Torrance Coombs

The ‘journeys’ that Alice (a wonderfully free-spirited Ariane Labed) sets off on are physical, sexual and emotional. She has become a sailor – working as a mechanic on freighters – not necessarily to see the world, but rather to find herself. When she boards the rickety Fidelio as a last-minute replacement for a crew member killed in an accident, she finds the captain is her former lover, Gael (Melvil Poupaud). Labed won the best actress award at the Locarno Film Festival for her performance.

The Gulls (Chaiki) Ella Manzheeva/Russia/2015/87 min Cast: Evgeniya Mandzhieva, Sergey Adianov, Evgeny Sangadzhiev, Lyubov Ubushieva THU 18 JUNE 20:40 FILMhOUSE 2 SAT 20 JUNE 15:45 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Love, or otherwise, in a cold climate… Stuck in a loveless marriage to a local fisherman, only fear of the unknown keeps Elza from walking away. Then fate takes a hand… A modern parable, exploring one woman’s inner struggle with duty, love, loneliness and tradition, set against the beautiful, desolate backdrop of Kalmykia, a remote south-westerly Russian republic. A very rare cinema outing from this part of the world, and a striking, atmospheric debut of considerable promise, imbued with a deep sense of foreboding.

UK PREMIERE

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

NEW PErSPECTIVES Index Zero Lorenzo Sportiello/Italy, UK/2014/84 min Cast: Simon Merrells, Ana Ularu, Antonia Liskova, Velislav Pavlov SAT 20 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 15:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A couple struggle to stay together in a brutal future Fortress Europe. The title refers to a complex number used by a future Euro government in 2035, designed to measure each human being’s worth… a number which haunts an immigrant couple – British actor Simon Merells and talented Romanian actress Ana Ularu (who made an impact in the recent Jennifer Lawrence/ Bradley Cooper film Serena) – desperate to find a new home. A striking Italian film – made in English – with director Lorenzo Sportiello also credited with screenplay, music and visual effects direction.

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Inferno

It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong

Kafka’s The Burrow (Kafka’s Der Bau)

Vinko Möderndorfer/Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia/2014/113 min

Emily Ting/Hong Kong, USA/2015/79 min

Jochen Alexander Freydank/ Germany/2014/110 min

Cast: Marko Mandić, Medea Novak, Marko Bukvič, Lara Volavšek, Renato Jenček, Jernej Šugman, Jana Zupančič

FRI 19 JUNE 20:20 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 15:55 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

MON 22 JUNE 20:40 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 28 JUNE 18:30 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A spiralling series of problems drag a family down. vinko Möderndorfer’s elegantly-made film dwells on the ‘inferno’ of the modern world for people unable to find a way out of their misery. This Slovenian film focuses on an ordinary family caught in a cycle of depression and unhappiness as they struggle to rise above sadness, misery and the harsh rule of the authorities. A Dickensian tale of how small debts set off a series of problems, this astutely anti-capitalist film is an effective, powerful and often moving drama.

Cast: Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg

Before Sunset-style romance on the streets of Hong Kong. Real-life couple Jamie Chung (last seen in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and Bryan Greenberg (from One Tree Hill) play a mismatched pair whose tentative relationship starts when they meet in Hong Kong, but the timing of their attraction may not be on their side. Emily Ting’s debut film makes the most of the striking Hong Kong locations as they walk and talk around the city. A tender and engaging romance.

Cast: Axel Prahl, Josef Hader, Kristina Klebe, Robert Stadlober, Roeland Wiesnekker, Devid Striesow, Fritz Roth, Erwin Leder FRI 19 JUNE 20:35 FILMhOUSE 3 TUE 23 JUNE 18:05 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A Kafka short story brought to life. Adapted from Kafka’s 1923 short story Der Bau, and using much of the author’s original language, this is a film about loneliness, paranoia and abject isolation. A seemingly successful businessman moves with his beautiful family into a shiny, new apartment block. But as the building starts to disintegrate around him and the terrifying dangers of the outside world threaten to encroach, it soon becomes clear that, with this family, all is not as it first appeared.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

NEW PErSPECTIVES STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

Koza

Kyoto Elegy (Manga niku to boku)

Len and Company

Ivan Ostrochovský/Slovakia, Czech Republic/2015/75 min

Kiki Sugino/Japan/2014/94 min

Tim Godsall/USA, Canada/2015/105 min

Cast: Takahiro Miura, Kiki Sugino, Eri Tokunaga, Chisun, Shima Ohnishi, Taiga, Yoshimi Tokui

Cast: Rhys Ifans, Juno Temple, Jack Kilmer, Keir Gilchrist, Kathryn Hahn

Cast: Peter Baláž, Zvonko Lakčević, Ján Franek, Stanislava Bongilajová, Nikola Bongilajová, Tatiana Piussi THU 18 JUNE 18:15 ODEOn SUN 21 JUNE 13:55 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) An Olympic boxing champion is forced to fight again. Former boxing champion Peter (Peter Baláž, who competed in the 1996 Atlanta Games) comes out of retirement to try and raise a few hundred euros to pay for his girlfriend, Misa (Stanislava Bongilajová) to get an abortion. But he is out of shape and has lost his passion for boxing, so he and his trainer/ driver Zvonko (Zvonko Lakčević) – who takes a generous 75% of all earnings - drive around Slovakia and then abroad, picking up fights while they can. A tragicomic and gently absurd tale, impressively made.

SAT 27 JUNE 20:30 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 16:05 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A playfully astute Japanese comedy-drama. Actress/producer Kiki Sugino makes her directorial debut (and also has a lot of fun in a fat suit for a key role) in this thoroughly enjoyable domestic comedy-drama. Taking its roots from classic Japanese cinema that tackled the suffering of women, it is here given a clever contemporary edge as three very different women have an impact on the life of selfish would-be lawyer Watabe (Takahiro Miura). An elegant and clever film debut for the talented Sugino.

SAT 20 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD MON 22 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A withdrawn music producer’s life is disrupted when his son and his protégé both visit unexpectedly. Gruff, antisocial Len’s peaceful, rural solitude is interrupted when his aspiring musician son, Max, pays him a visit, closely followed by troubled pop star Zoe. As Max, quietly desperate to connect, builds the courage to play his demo to his distant father, Zoe’s own troubles both eclipse and inflame the unspoken issues between them. This is an honest, human portrait of the redemptive power of compassion bolstered by heartfelt, nuanced performances, wellobserved humour and understated pathos.

The Lesson (Urok) Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov/Bulgaria, Greece/2014/105 min Cast: Margita Gosheva, Ivan Burnev, Ivanka Bratoeva, Ivan Savov, Deya Todorova, Stefan Denolyubov THU 18 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 15:20 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A Bulgarian teacher is driven to extremes. The pressures of monetary stress and mounting problems are universal, and used to great effect in Kristina Grozeva and Petar valchanov’s pared-down, compulsive drama, made all the more striking thanks to a powerful performance by Margita Gosheva as nadezhda, a provincial Bulgarian schoolteacher under pressure because of debt. With the bank due to auction her house, she must beg and borrow money at all costs, leading to moments of real suspense punctuated by an unexpected dash of dark humour.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

UK PREMIERE

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030 Love Film Festival Manuela Dias, Vinicius Coimbra, Bruno Safadi, Juancho Cardona/Brazil, Colombia/2014/96 min Cast: Manolo Cardona, Leandra Leal, Nanda Costa THU 18 JUNE 18:15 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 15:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Love and passion in the world of film festivals. The film festival circuit as a backdrop for a passionate and tortured love affair is the charming premise for this freewheeling love story, and is shot by three directors each handling one part of the story, which spans continents and years. Leandra Leal (so good in Wolf at the Door) and Manolo Cardona play the couple who meet at a short film festival and struggle to keep up their affair as films, festivals and other partners hamper their burgeoning romance.

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Love, Theft and Other Entanglements (Al-Hob wa Al-Sariqa wa Mashakel Ukhra) Muayad Alayan/Palestine/2015/93 min Cast: Sami Metwasi, Maya Abu Alhayyat, Ramzi Maqdisi, Riyad Sliman, Kamel Elbasha FRI 26 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 2 SAT 27 JUNE 13:25 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Striking Palestinian film veers between political thriller and dry comedy. Muayad Alayan’s ambitious black-and-white film shifts in tone as it tracks the misadventures of car thief Mousa (Sami Metwasi) as he is sought by Palestinian militants looking for a lost car. Things get dark and dangerous when it turns out the stolen car contains an Israeli solider (Riyad Sliman), who is bound and bagged and set to be used in exchange for political prisoners. Caught between Israeli intelligence and Palestinian militants, Mousa must chart a delicate path.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Makeup Room

Melbourne

Kei Morikawa/Japan/2014/86 min

Nima Javidi/Iran/2014/93 min

Cast: Aki Morita, Beni Ito, Riri Kuribayashi, Nanami Kawakami, Mariko Sumiyoshi, Kentaro Sakai, Akiyoshi Shibata, Jin Sato, Takashi Shigematsu, Takashi Naha, Kazuhiro Nakahara

Cast: Peyman Moaadi, Negar Javaherian, Mani Haghighi, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Elham Korda, Roshanak Gerami, Alireza Ostadi

SAT 20 JUNE 20:45 ODEOn MON 22 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Clever low-budget Japanese sex comedy. Director Kei Morikawa makes good use of his background as a former adult-video director for this astutely-structured comedy set against the backdrop of a makeup room for a porno film shoot. As actors, technicians and agents pass through the room, a hassled makeup artist (Aki Morita) does her best to keep things smooth and professional. The cast features an ensemble of real-life porn stars, including Beni Ito, nanami Kawakami and Riri Kuribayashi.

THU 25 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 20:40 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A gripping domestic drama all set within a Tehran apartment. The influence of Oscar-nominated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is clear to be seen in nima Javidi’s debut film, which stars Peyman Moaadi (who featured in Farhadi’s awardwinning A Separation) as a husband about to head to Australia – hence the film’s title – with his wife Sara (negar Javaherian), when unexpected drama strikes after she agrees to babysit a neighbour’s newborn child. The drama plays out entirely in the couple’s apartment on the day of their departure, with the tension gradually increasing as the time of their departure grows closer.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

Bulk buy tickets and save up to 35% visit edfilmfest.org.uk or see p3

STRAND PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Night Shift (Shift Shab)

Our Family (Bokutachi no Kazoku)

Out of Nature (Mot naturen)

Niki Karimi/Iran/2015/92 min

Yûya Ishii/Japan/2014/117 min

Ole Giæver, Marte Vold/Norway/2014/80 min

Cast: Leila Zare, Mohammadreza Foroutan, Amir Arman, Amir Aghaii

Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Mieko Harada, Sosuke Ikematsu, Kyozo Nagatsuka

THU 25 JUNE 18:20 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

SAT 20 JUNE 17:55 ODEOn SUN 21 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Cast: Ole Giæver, Marte Magnusdotter Solem, Trond Peter Stamsø Munch, Liv Bernhoft Osa

An enthralling drama from a true Iranian icon. Internationally-celebrated actor, writer, and director (and EIFF juror in 2014) niki Karimi returns to a subject close to her heart: the relationship between men and women in her native Iran. In this tense family drama, we see a young wife and mother start to unravel when she interprets her husband’s strange behaviour as proof that he might be plotting against her. Traditional protocols fuelled by growing anxiety prevent her from broaching the subject with him directly, resulting in a slow drift through growing unease into abject paranoia. The beautifully observed plot gently twists and turns, remaining utterly gripping right through to its final revelation.

An astute and compassionate family drama with an edge. Illness and the harsh strains of the crumbling Japanese economy combine to push an ordinary family to the very edge in Yûya Ishii’s absorbing drama. The director (who made The Great Passage and Sawako Decides) presents an ordinary suburban family dealing with the illness of matriarch Reiko (Mieko harada)… but her sudden illness is really a catalyst to other financial issues, family relationships and long-hidden secrets. An austere and provocative delve into modern Japan.

SUN 21 JUNE 20:45 ODEOn TUE 23 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A norwegian man goes back to nature in this Walter Mitty-esque drama. Frustrated with his mundane lot in life, mildmannered Martin (Ole Giæver, also the film’s co-director) heads off on a run in the great norwegian outdoors, where he mulls over his unhappiness at work and with his wife at home, and imagines sexual relationships with other women. Things don’t go well – he is almost caught masturbating behind a tree by another rambler and has to run bottomless after an ‘accident’ while sleeping rough – as he seeks enlightenment through his run.

Sand Dollars (Dólares de arena) Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas/ Dominican Republic, Mexico, Argentina/ 2014/85 min Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Yanet Mojica, Ricardo Toribio THU 18 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 16:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A delicate and powerful May-September single-sex romance. A beautifully nuanced and moving story of the relationship between Anne, a French grandmother (played with grace, passion and open honesty by an impressive Geraldine Chaplin) and a noeli (Yanet Mojica), a young Dominican girl who makes her living from ‘befriending’ foreigners on an elegant Dominican beach resort. Their relationship is met with bemusement by friends and family, but each benefits from the warm companionship. A beautiful and gently lyrical film.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

UK PREMIERE

NEW PErSPECTIVES The Summer of . Sangaile Alanté Kavaïté/Lithuania, France, Netherlands/2015/88 min Cast: Julija Steponaitytė, Aistė Diržiūtė, Jūratė Sodytė, Martynas Budraitis SAT 27 JUNE 20:25 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 13:00 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Love is in the air... This absorbing Lithuanian drama focuses on Sangaile, an awkward teenage girl who dreams of being a stunt pilot. When she meets freespirited young Auste, a waitress at the local power plant, she has finally found someone who understands her, and their passionate affair gives her the strength to reach for the skies. Shot to make the most of the stunning scenery, and with some truly dramatic aerial photography and two engaging central performances, the exhilarating atmosphere of long, lazy summers and first love is delicately, sensitively and beautifully unfolded.

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Therapy for a Vampire (Der Vampir auf der Couch) David Ruehm/Austria, Switzerland/2014/ 87 min Cast: Tobias Moretti, Jeanette Hain, Cornelia Ivancan, Dominic Oley, David Bennent, Lars Rudolph FRI 19 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 20:55 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A visually beautiful comedy where the laughs run as freely as the blood. Bored of spending eternity with his current wife, the vampire Count Geza von Közsnöm seeks assistance from Dr Sigmund Freud. Meanwhile, the Count’s wife is in despair because she can’t see her own beauty in the mirror. A young painter is seemingly part of the solution, but his girlfriend’s likeness to the Count’s long-lost love is a dangerous new problem. A genre piece executed with the look and charm of a Jean-Pierre Jeunet production.

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Through the Air (La résistance de l’air)

Tu Dors Nicole

Frédéric Grivois/France/2015/98 min

Stéphane Lafleur/Canada/2014/93 min

Cast: Reda Kateb, Ludivine Sagnier, Johan Heldenbergh, Tcheky Kario, Blanche Hemada-Costoso, Pascal Domolon, Sylvie Degrise, Lahcen Elmazouzi

Cast: Julianne Côté, Catherine St-Laurent, Marc-André Grondin, Francis La Haye, Simon Larouche

FRI 26 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 16:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A man must provide for his family… right? Rifle-shooting champion vincent lives a quiet life with his wife and young daughter. But just as his financial woes threaten to bring all his plans crashing down he meets Renaud, an enigmatic stranger who seems to be offering vincent a possible way out by using his skills on the range to more deadly effect. But such a life can change a man, and Renaud’s world proves harder to get out of than in to…

FRI 26 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 16:20 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A delightfully quirky Québécoise comedy. A wonderfully oddball Quebec comedy defined by its gentle slow-burn humour, elegant blackand-white cinematography and engagingly cranky central performances. Set against the backdrop of a sticky hot summer, 22-year-old nicole (Julianne Côté) is looking forward to having the house to herself while her parents are away, but then her brother decides to use it as a rehearsal space for his band. Look for her hilarious interactions with 10-year-old Martin whose voice ‘changed prematurely’, and who sets out to romance nicole.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

NEW PErSPECTIVES STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

We Are Young. We Are Strong. (Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.)

Who Am I - No System Is Safe (Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher)

You’re Ugly Too

Burhan Qurbani/Germany/2014/116 min

Baran bo Odar/Germany/2014/107 min

Cast: Devid Striesow, Jonas Nay, Trang Le Hong, Joel Basman, Saskia Rosendahl, Thorsten Merten

Cast: Tom Schilling, Elyas M’Barek, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Antoine Monot Jr, Hannah Herzsprung

SAT 27 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 13:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

SAT 20 JUNE 20:20 CInEWORLD THU 25 JUNE 18:05 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

THU 18 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 15:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

The two most terrifying words are ‘Us’ and ‘Them’.

A techno-laced caper in the world of cybercrime.

The gripping true story of one night in August 1992 in the East German town of Rostock, when a racist mob, watched by around 3000 onlookers, attacked an apartment building containing over 100 vietnamese men, women and children. This so-called ‘night of the Fire’ became synonymous with German xenophobia in the newly united country, and highlighted the inherent political failings of local government. Told from the point of view of three very different characters this is an utterly compelling and wonderfully astute study of disaffected youth and civic disgrace.

When computer whizz-kid Benjamin catches the eye of CLAY, a group of subversive computer hackers hell-bent on “hacking the world”, little does he know how precarious his situation will become. Enticed by CLAY’s love of drugs and partying, he dives headfirst into the dark, high-octane world of online espionage, incurring the ever-present risk of relentless pursuit by dangerous rival gangs and the European crime agency, Europol. This exhilarating, fast-paced trip is loaded with inventive twists and stylish flourishes, keeping it fun and surprising to the end.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Mark Noonan/Ireland/2015/81 min Cast: Aidan Gillen, Lauren Kinsella, George Pistereanu, Erika Sainte

A Paper Moon-esque tale set in the Irish countryside. A bittersweet and gently humorous drama, focusing on the relationship between newly orphaned, 11-year-old Stacey (Lauren Kinsella) and her recently-paroled uncle Will (Aidan Gillen). Thrown together by shared tragedy, they relocate to the scene of Will’s childhood family holidays, an old trailer in a rundown country caravan park. Here their attempt at domesticity is thwarted when the ominous truth about Will’s incarceration comes out. Two exceptionally engaging central performances breathe charm and laughs into the perfectly observed relationship at the heart of this moving and uplifting story.

PETER VARDY

PROUD TO BE THE OFFICIAL VEHICLE PARTNER OF THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Supplying Scotland with some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most exciting brands.

With 12 dealerships across Scotland you can call 0844 482 8999, click or come see us today for all the cars and all the offers.

OFFICIAL VEHICLE PARTNER /petervardyltd

@petervardy

PETERVARDY.COM YOUR CAR COMPANY

Aberdeen, Dalgety Bay, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, Motherwell & Perth

/petervardy

petervardyltd

DOCUMENTARIES INTRO The rise in popularity of documentary cinema has been a remarkable trend in recent years, with filmmakers stretching the boundaries of the format, tone and style of non-fiction films. This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival features an unusually strong selection of new films and, to help draw emphasis to the genre, the festival has introduced a ‘Doc of the Day’ strand, featuring a series of screenings that all have events linked to them. The documentary section is a formidable way to travel the world and delve into fascinating reallife stories. ‘Doc of the Day’ screenings are marked with a For more information on the events check edfilmfest.org.uk

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

Above and Below

Amy

Nicolas Steiner/Switzerland, Germany/2015/118 min

Asif Kapadia/UK/2015/123 min

With: Edward ‘Lalo the Godfather’ Cardenas, Cynthia ‘Cindy’ Goodwin, Richard ‘Rick’ Ethredge, April Davis, David ‘Dave’ B. Reesey, Joanne Johnson. WED 24 JUNE 20:30 CInEWORLD FRI 26 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A dazzling portrait of existence lived on the fringes of American society. Whatever they may be searching for – whether it’s solitude, liberty or a sense of belonging – the protagonists of Above and Below show us that home can be created in the most bizarre of places. A barren Californian desert, a simulation of Mars on earth, or the underground sewers of Sin City have become homes for a collection of disparate people finding peace with their choices.

AMY

UK PREMIERE

THU 18 JUNE 20:35 FILMhOUSE 1 SAT 20 JUNE 14:30 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace Vicky Matthews/UK/2015/59 min With: Brian Cox, Corey Johnson

With: Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Tony Bennett, Salaam Remi

MON 22 JUNE 18:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Enthralling documentary about Amy Winehouse.

The multi-millionaire Scot who gave away his fortune... eventually.

An absorbing, moving, insightful and powerful documentary from Asif Kapadia (who directed the Oscar-winning documentary Senna) that charts the amazing highs and terrible lows in the life of the wonderfully talented but terribly troubled Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011. Great use of home video, camera phones, archive footage and interviews combine to craft a mesmerising – and often very sad - film brimming with magical musical moments, offering a remarkable portrait of a wonderful talent.

From humble beginnings in his hometown of Dunfermline, becoming one of the wealthiest men in the world, Andrew Carnegie made his name as a leading figure within the expansion of the American steel industry. When, on retirement, he sold his multimillion dollar company, Carnegie donated the majority of his vast fortune to philanthropic ventures. Learn the fascinating story of this great Scot whose mark is still felt around the globe today.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

get connected with EIFF

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

BATTLE MOUNTAIN : Graeme Obree’s Story David Street/UK/2015/99 min With: Graeme Obree, Jamie Obree, Sir Chris Hoy, Charlie “Chick” Milarvie, Euan Obree WED 24 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD THU 25 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Cow’rin? Tim’rous? not this Beastie. Cycling legend Graeme Obree is a truly inspirational character. His determination to succeed against all odds has twice seen him hold the one-hour speed cycling record (in 1993 and 1994), as well as being named the World 4000m Pursuit Champion (in 1993 and 1995). David Street’s charming documentary follows “The Flying Scotsman” as he prepares for the human-powered vehicle land speed record attempt in nevada, using a very unusual bike designed by himself and christened “The Beastie” by his friend Sir Chris hoy.

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Chuck Norris vs Communism Ilinca Calugareanu/UK, Germany, Romania/2015/82 min

Grant McPhee/UK/2015/94 min

With: Irina Margareta Nistor, Ana Maria Moldovan, Dan Chlorean, Valentin Oncu

FRI 19 JUNE 20:00 FILMhOUSE 1 £13 (£9 COnC) TUE 23 JUNE 20:25 BELMOnT £10 (£8 COnCS) SAT 27 JUNE 18:10 ODEOn £10 (£8 COnCS)

WED 24 JUNE 21:00 ODEOn THU 25 JUNE 18:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Scottish post-punk/indie music legends talk about their work.

Cinema can change our lives.

In the late 1970s, from a tenement flat in Edinburgh, Bob Last and Hilary Morrison operated their record label Fast Product. A predecessor to Rough Trade and Factory Records, it became the hub for a group of ground-breakingly talented musicians. This documentary is the previously untold story of a music scene that reverberated from Edinburgh, throughout the UK and beyond. A limited number of tickets are available for an exclusive gig (over-18s only) featuring some of the key talent, which will take place after the first screening on Friday 19 June.

In 1980s Communist Romania, subversion of the government’s ideological censorship was quietly underway via the black-market import of thousands of hollywood films. An underground vhS smuggling operation was secretly giving ordinary people a glimpse into life beyond the Iron Curtain: a world of fearless action stars like Chuck norris and Jean-Claude van Damme. Responsible for this videotheque resistance was a wealthy opportunistic hustler and an intrepid female translator determined to bring the power of cinema to the people.

The Closer We Get Karen Guthrie/UK/2015/88 min THU 18 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 13:30 FILMhOUSE PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) An enthralling documentary about family secrets. Karen Guthrie’s tender yet bittersweet Scottish documentary is the story of an apparently ordinary family having to stoically deal with broken dreams and hidden secrets. With her mother disabled after a stroke – but still a witty and forthright personality Karen continues to film her family, revealing the truth about her taciturn father (an engaging yet unforthcoming figure) and the other life he had while working in Africa.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

visit edfilmfest.org.uk for the latest news, updates and blogs Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Douglas Tirola/USA/2015/95 min With: Chevy Chase, John Landis, Henry Beard SAT 20 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 13:15 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) If you don’t watch this film, we’ll kill the dog... From its beginnings as a humble university publication through to becoming the brand adorning films such as Animal house and the vacation series, this compelling documentary charts the evolution of influential satirical magazine and American comedy institution, national Lampoon. Featuring archive appearances and contributions from such luminaries as John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Judd Apatow, Kevin Bacon (see also Cop Car, page 12), John Landis, Chevy Chase, Billy Bob Thornton and John Goodman.

STRAND PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

The First Film

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

David Nicholas Wilkinson/UK/2015/106 min

Paul Goodwin/UK/2014/105 min

With: David Nicholas Wilkinson, Michael Harvey, Mark Rance, Stephen Herbert, Ronald Harwood, Tom Courtenay, Joe Eszterhas

With: Pat Mills, Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman, Kevin O’Neill, John Wagner, Alan Grant

TUE 23 JUNE 20:40 ODEOn THU 25 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) An enthralling journey into the origins of cinema. Film-maker David nicholas Wilkinson heads off on a mission to reveal the story of Louis Aimé Augustine Le Prince’s pioneering work. In October 1888, Le Prince produced the world’s first films in Leeds, England, shot on equipment patented in both America and the UK. Once he perfected his projection machine, he arranged to demonstrate his discovery in America. But on 16 September 1890, just weeks before he was due to sail to new York, he stepped onto the Dijon-Paris train and was never seen again. no body was ever found, so legally no one could fight the Le Prince claim to his invention.

UK PREMIERE

MON 22 JUNE 20:30 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) The entertaining and comprehensive story of British sci-fi comic institution, 2000 AD. Future Shock! is a long overdue document of the magazine that kick-started the careers of Alan Moore (Watchmen) and Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman), created Judge Dredd and inspired Hollywood (RoboCop, Alien). Featuring interviews with 2000 AD creator Pat Mills, writers neil Gaiman and Dave Gibbons and Dredd screenwriter Alex Garland, this fascinating documentary can only be described as: Zarjaz! See the film as a double bill with Dredd in awesome 3D (p.68).

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared Stefan Schwietert/Switzerland, Germany/ 2015/86 min WED 24 JUNE 18:15 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 15:45 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A fascinating glimpse into the mind of a musical maverick. Bill Drummond’s idiosyncratic approach to the music industry has been well documented. Along with long-term collaborator Jimmy Cauty, his aversion to recordings of his work in any form, and his will to destroy them - including the deletion of the lucrative KLF back catalogue, their infamous appearance at the Brit Awards, and a certain bonfire involving a million quid - are the stuff of rock music legend. In this documentary, Drummond provides some exclusive commentary on his work, past and present, whilst working on one of his current passions, his choral project The17.

DOCUMENTARIES UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

The Iron Ministry

Misery Loves Comedy

Nearby Sky (Samma Qarribah)

JP Sniadecki/USA, China/2014/83 min

Kevin Pollak/USA/2015/94 min

Nujoom Alghanem/UAE/2014/85 min

SAT 20 JUNE 13:30 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 18:30 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

With: Tom Hanks, Matthew Perry, Rob Brydon, Stephen Merchant, Steve Coogan, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Favreau, Lisa Kudrow

With: Fatima Ali Al Hameli, Mohammed Nekhair Dlemich Al Hameli, Mohammed Hamed Hussain Fadelallah

An engrossing portrait of China, experienced through its vast and expanding railway.

THU 25 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 15:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

WED 24 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 28 JUNE 16:15 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

A smart and insightful delve into comedy.

A strong-minded Bedouin woman fights against tradition.

See all of life on this thundering train ride through modern-day China. Eavesdrop on conversations about class, the environment, race and more whilst witnessing insightful moments between both the passengers and the staff, that are often humorous and always surprising. The Iron Ministry is a fullblown sensory experience that refuses to be ignored. Raw, stunning, impressionistic, chaotic and unforgettable.

Actor Kevin Pollak steps behind the camera to ask a few simple questions of folks he knows in the comedy game. Why do they do it, and do you need to be miserable to be funny? It makes for entertaining stuff as more than 60 top talents reveal some home truths about the dark and the funny side of the business of comedy. The roster includes the likes of Tom Hanks, Penn Jillette, Jimmy Fallon, Judd Apatow, Steve Coogan and Larry David. Though, as William H Macy astutely says: “I wouldn’t do stand-up with a gun to my head”.

An enjoyable insight into the life of Fatima Ali Al hameli, the first Emirati woman to enter her camels into the UAE’s prestigious camel beauty pageant and to battle to take part in the Abu Dhabi camel auctions. She is a wonderfully determined soul, driven by fierce determination and a gritty charm. The film flits between auctions and pageants, her amusing visits to a beauty salon (she is on the phone most of the time) and her delightful relationship with her loyal – and often bemused – Sudanese camel-wrangler Mohammed.

The Newsroom - Off the Record (Ekstra Bladet uden for citat) Mikala Krogh/Denmark/2014/97 min FRI 19 JUNE 18:20 CInEWORLD SUN 21 JUNE 13:05 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A Danish tabloid newspaper aims to reinvent itself. A fascinating insight into the realities of modern-day tabloid journalism. The paper could be any from around the world, but in this case is Denmark’s Ekstra Bladet, which battles against declining sales and advertising, and criticism of its editorial style. Editor-in-chief Poul Madsen allows full access as the paper goes through redundancies, the launch of its online edition and criticism of its coverage of the Danish hostage crisis in Somalia that ended in 2013. An enthralling and entertaining documentary.

UK PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

DOCUMENTARIES Polska Artur Guza/UK, Poland/2015/79 min With: Fish, Foss Paterson, Frank Usher, Kelvin Boys-Yates, Shaun Rogers, and the voice of Piotr Kaczkowski SAT 20 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD THU 25 JUNE 20:40 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) On the road with Fish. Singer, songwriter and actor Derek Dick, better known as Fish, was the lead singer of Marillion from 1981 until he left the band in 1988. This recently completed documentary is an access-all-areas pass, following Fish on his solo Fishheads Club Tour of Poland in 2011. Part fly-on-the-wall, with plenty of live footage to keep the fans happy, the film’s most endearing moments are those of Fish quietly reflecting, in his own disarmingly honest style, on life, love and his musical inspirations.

WORLD PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Prophet’s Prey

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off

The Seven Five

Amy Berg/USA/2015/90 min

Cem Kaya/Germany, Turkey/2014/96 min

Tiller Russell/USA/2014/102 min

With: Jon Krakauer, Sam Brower, Thomas Jeffs, Ron Rohbock

With: Memduh Ün, Kunt Tulgar, Giovanni Scognamillo, Murat Özcan, Yılmaz Atadeniz, Birsen Kaya

With: Michael Dowd, Kenny Eurell

SAT 20 JUNE 18:30 ODEOn SUN 21 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A look at the megalomaniacal leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A chilling and absorbing examination into Warren Jeffs, head of the FLDS, offering proof of his sexual abuse of adolescent girls. A fringe offshoot of the Mormons, the religious group separated to preserve the practice of polygamy, settling in a remote area of Utah where Jeffs rose to power and took upwards of 90 wives. There is a haunting power to his droning voice on audio recordings, with his ability to maintain his mystique despite an FBI investigation. Amy Berg’s fiction film Every Secret Thing is also screening as part of the Festival (p.18).

UK PREMIERE

SUN 21 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD SUN 28 JUNE 13:40 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) About copy culture and Turkish pop cinema. Imagine an evil Spider-Man wearing The Phantom’s mask and Superman’s cape, or Star Wars accompanied by the Indiana Jones score. In an age of intellectual property rights and billion-dollar studio properties, only somewhere copyright couldn’t reach could create such a boundless mash-up of cinematic ideas. Turkey in the 1960s and ‘70s was such a place, where filmmakers operating under tight budgets to even tighter deadlines were finding creative ways to maintain one of the biggest film industries in the world.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

SUN 21 JUNE 20:15 FILMhOUSE 1 MON 22 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) The gripping story of police corruption gone out of control. This real-life story of dirty cops who worked alongside brutal drugs gangs in new York in the 1980s makes for gripping viewing, with the true stories more amazing than any fictional version. The title refers to Brooklyn’s 75th precinct, where young patrolman Michael Dowd morphed from smart young recruit to a hardened criminal who stole money and drugs and later worked alongside a Dominican drug baron. The interviews are gripping and the documentary a fascinating delve into a world of gleeful corruption.

visit edfilmfest.org.uk for the latest news, updates and blogs

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Sherry & The Mystery of Palo Cortado (Jerez & El Misterio Del Palo Cortado) José Luis López-Linares/Spain/2015/90 min TUE 23 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn WED 24 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A delve into the tasty delights of sherry. Sherry was once Spain’s most important export, but its perception has changed over the years and it is not seen as the versatile wine it actually is. The film leaves you keen to taste as you learn the difference between oloroso, fino and amontillado; and draws you into the rare and subtle taste of a Palo Cortado (a type of sherry whose spontaneous oxidation creates a rare taste), defined by its deeper colouring and balance of sweet and dry. History, taste and culture all provide the backdrop to this intriguing documentary.

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Stand by for Tape Back-up

Sunshine Superman

Ross Sutherland/UK/2015/65 min

Marah Strauch/Norway, USA, UK/2014/ 100 min

THU 25 JUNE 20:50 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 28 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Is the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air an afterlife analogy? How can Ghostbusters connect us to the people we’ve lost? For writer/performer Ross Sutherland, such questions are enmeshed in his experience of watching and re-watching an old vhS tape that once belonged to his late granddad. Originating as a live show performed first at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014, Sutherland combines spoken-word and poetry to sync, repeat, rewind and fastforward through the films and Tv shows that make up the stories of his life. Screening with: Copycat/Charlie Lyne/ UK/2015/9 min

With: John B Macaulay, Cecilie Bull, Marah Strauch FRI 19 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn SUN 21 JUNE 15:20 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) An exhilarating portrait of one of the founders of BASE jumping. A visually-stunning look at the life and antics of Carl Boenish, a Californian who helped popularize skydiving in the 1970s and ‘80s. he founded the BASE jumping movement; its acronym derived from four categories of fixed objects one can jump from: building, antenna, span and Earth (ie a cliff). Like Man on Wire, it will challenge those viewers with a fear of heights, but it is a fascinating and ultimately moving story featuring some quite amazing footage.

That Sugar Film Damon Gameau/Australia/2014/94 min With: Damon Gameau, Stephen Fry, Brenton Thwaites SUN 21 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD TUE 23 JUNE 20:30 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A documentary that hits the sweet spot. A devastating health documentary that will have you seriously looking at your food choices and worrying about sugar intake. The debut film from Australian actor Damon Gameau, who sets out to expose (in true Morgan Spurlock style) how much sugar we consume without even realising it. The science is presented in fun ways – plus he has cameos from hugh Jackman and Stephen Fry to help things along – but at heart this is a serious film with a tough message. And not one to sugar-coat.

UK PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

DOCUMENTARIES When Elephants Fight Michael Ramsdell/Congo, USA, UK/2015/83 min With: Robin Wright THU 18 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Eye-opening doc which spotlights Britain’s ties to the illicit trade in Congolese conflict minerals. The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to one of the world’s richest seams of copper, coltan and other minerals increasingly sought after by Western electronics consumers. Rather than improving life for the world’s poorest people, however, billions of dollars have been redirected to British companies’ tax havens and to local militia. Fuelling a war that has cost 5 million lives and counting since 1996, it may one day come to be known as the worst human atrocity in modern history. Can we stop it? Co-presented by Take One Action, Scotland’s country-wide film festival of social change. www.takeoneaction.org.uk

WORLD PREMIERE

The Wolfpack Crystal Moselle/USA/2015/90 min FRI 26 JUNE 20:30 FILMhOUSE 1 SAT 27 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Don’t try this at home – unless you’re wellstocked. In this astonishing documentary, the filmmakers are granted access to the Angulo family, a reclusive clan of six brothers living with their parents and sister in a new York apartment. Rarely leaving the house (in one year none of them crossed the threshold), the home-schooled brothers pass the time re-enacting Hollywood movies from their extensive DvD collection. Deeply unsettling yet utterly compelling, this amazing study of a very unusual family asks as many questions as it manages to answer. We hope the family will join us for a post-screening Skype interview.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

NIGHT MOVES INTRO A journey into the dark, thrilling, chilling and dangerous side of cinema, with a selection of genre-busting edge-ofyour-seat cinematic gems. Ranging from bloodthirsty horror through to spiralling stylish martial arts, this selection of late-night features offers up horror and humour in equal measure as well as delivering some serious pulse-pounding entertainment.

NARCOPOLIS

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Brotherhood of Blades (Xiu Chun Dao)

Dead Rising: Watchtower

The Hallow

Lu Yang/China/2014/111 min

Zach Lipovsky/USA/2015/113 min

Corin Hardy/Ireland/2014/97 min

Cast: Chang Chen, Liu Shishi, Wang Qianyuan, Li Dongxue, Nie Yuan, Chin Shihchieh, Ye Qing

Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Meghan Ory, Virginia Madsen, Keegan Connor Tracy, Dennis Haysbert, Rob Riggle

Cast: Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton, Michael Smiley

WED 24 JUNE 20:35 CInEWORLD FRI 26 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

FRI 26 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 SAT 27 JUNE 20:30 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Brilliant Chinese action-adventure.

Zombies, zombies and some more zombies.

A superbly stylish period action wuxia romp that favours thrilling up-close fight scenes over overused wire work, Lu Yang’s astute, complex and colourful period film sees a trio of sword-wielding imperial assassins take on the Ming dynasty’s evil secret police. These mismatched heroes are driven (unusually) by personal greed rather than honour, but it sets the scene for a film rich in beautifully choreographed fight sequences and brutal action as their ‘brotherhood’ pits them against killers and assassins.

A slick and bloodily amusing film spin-off from the Dead Rising video game, set in the fictional city of East Mission, Oregon, where the authorities have created Zombrex, a vaccine that delays the effects of the infection. In the middle of the zombie mayhem is reporter Chase Carter (Jesse Metcalfe, Desperate Housewives), who teams with kick-ass Crystal O’Rourke (an impressive Meghan Ory) to fend off the walking dead and also try and escape the closed-down city. A strong cast also includes virginia Madsen and Dennis Haysbert.

SAT 20 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 SUN 21 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) If you go down to the woods today… When a family moves into a remote millhouse in an ominous forest, strange things start to happen. Renowned music video director Corin Hardy’s fantastic debut feature is a terrifying excursion into a dark world of unforgettably imaginative, brilliantly realised horrors. We are delighted to partner on this screening with our friends at Scotland’s award-winning Horror festival, Dead By Dawn. Screening at Filmhouse since 1993, Dead By Dawn is the UK’s longest running horror film festival, and was the recipient of this year’s Event of the Year Award at the This Is Horror Awards.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

get connected with EIFF

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Hellions

The Houses October Built

Infini

Bruce McDonald/Canada/2014/82 min

Bobby Roe/USA/2014/91 min

Shane Abbess/Australia/2015/110 min

Cast: Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter DaCunha, Luke Bilyk, Robert Patrick

Cast: Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Bobby Roe, Mikey Roe, Jeff Larson

Cast: Daniel MacPherson, Grace Huang, Luke Hemsworth,Luke Ford, Bren Foster, Dwaine Stevenson

FRI 19 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 SUN 28 JUNE 20:30 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Knock knock, who’s there? Multi-award winning director Bruce McDonald returns to EIFF with this horrifying tale of mayhem, madness, murderous evil munchkins and a young girl home alone at night. Unaware that her pregnant condition has piqued the interest of the evil pumpkin field spirits, teenager Dora needs some time alone to think. very soon the evil trick-ortreaters arrive to claim their prize, and Dora finds herself fighting for her life. Beautifully shot in an unearthly magenta glow, and set against a creepy, atmospheric score, this is Halloween horror at its best.

SAT 27 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 SUN 28 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Unbridled anarchy is the order of the day. Five adventure-seeking Texan friends drive across country on a quest to find the ultimate Halloween scare. Their focus is on a series of terrifying, real-life haunted houses that have recently sprung up throughout the Southern states. Underground, and unregulated, anything can happen in these “Halloween Houses”. Part mockumentary, and part horror fiction this clever mix of found footage and old fashioned scare tactics is a truly terrifying thrill for lovers of late night horror.

SUN 21 JUNE 18:00 CInEWORLD THU 25 JUNE 20:30 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Thrilling and stylish futuristic actionadventure. Deep in the future, an elite ‘search and rescue’ team are transported to an offworld mining facility to try and prevent a global threat and also rescue soldier Whit Carmichael (Daniel MacPherson), the only survivor of a biological outbreak. But the team – which includes Luke hemsworth, Luke Ford and Grace huang – discover nothing is quite as it seems. Superb special effects and a grim sense of tension drive this classy Australian sci-fi film.

Liza, the Fox-Fairy (Liza, a rókatündér) Károly Ujj Mészáros/Hungary/2015/98 min Cast: Mónika Balsai, Szabolcs Bede Fazekas, David Sakurai THU 25 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn FRI 26 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A sumptuous and special fantasy film. In his feature debut, Hungarian director Károly Ujj Mészáros delivers a wonderfully colourful and surreal film about Liza, a livein nurse in a fictionalised 1970s Budapest, who cares for the widow of the Japanese ambassador. The oddball plot sees her befriending the ghost of a famous Japanese singer, and growing convinced that she must be a fox-fairy, a creature that spells death to men who fall for her. Bloody, sexy, strange and oddly remarkable. Screening in association with Sci-fi-London Film Festival.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

UK PREMIERE

FESTIVAL CALENDAr Thursday 18

Friday 19 10:00-14:00

Wednesday 17

15:15 FH 1 p70

Shorts: Bridging the Gap Introduction to Film Studies 1

16:00 FH 2 p52 16:15 FH 3 p69

Introduction to Film Studies 2

16:00 FH 3 p69

13 Minutes The Marriage of Reason & Squalor The Stanford Prison Experiment The Pyramid Texts The Closer We Get When Elephants Fight Koza Love Film Festival All of Me The Farewell Party

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:05 18:10 18:10 18:15 18:15 18:20 18:20

FH 1 OD CW CW CW FH 2 OD CW FH 3 CW

p17 p59 p16 p11 p31 p36 p24 p25 p46 p22

Every Secret Thing She’s Funny That Way Sunshine Superman Shorts: Shadowed Landscapes The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 45 Years 600 Miles Pirates of Salé Manson Family Vacation The Newsroom - Off the Record

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:05

CW FH 1 OD CW

p18 p19 p35 p53

18:05 18:10 18:10 18:10 18:15 18:20

FH 2 CW OD FH 3 CW CW

p66 p08 p46 p55 p14 p33

600 Miles Amy Hector Uncanny The Gulls The Lesson Hard Times Who Am I - No System Is Safe Sleeping with Other People Sand Dollars

20:20 20:35 20:35 20:35 20:40 20:40 20:45 20:45 20:50 20:55

OD FH 1 CW OD FH 2 CW FH 3 CW CW CW

p46 p30 p09 p16 p22 p24 p63 p28 p16 p26

Big Gold Dream It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Fidelio, Alice’s Odyssey Cop Car Kafka’s The Burrow The Chambermaid Lynn Narcopolis Poison for the Fairies Swung Therapy for a Vampire

20:00 20:20 20:30 20:35 20:35 20:40 20:40 20:45 20:45 20:50

FH 1 CW OD CW FH 3 CW OD FH 2 CW CW

p31 p23 p22 p12 p23 p21 p43 p48 p11 p27

Roar

23:30 FH 1 p65

Hellions

23:00 FH 1 p38

18:00-20:00 20:00-22:00 22:00-00:00

The Legend of Barney Thomson 21:00 FTE p04

16:00-18:00

14:00-16:00

Waterloo

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

FESTIVAL CALENDAr

22:00-00:00

20:00-22:00

18:00-20:00

16:00-18:00

14:00-16:00

10:00-14:00

Saturday 20

Sunday 21

Monday 22

The Driver The Circle Fidelio, Alice’s Odyssey Paper Planes 13 Minutes The Closer We Get The Iron Ministry The Farewell Party Hector

12:20 12:40 13:00 13:00 13:10 13:30 13:30 13:40 13:45

FH 1 OD OD CW CW FH 3 CW CW CW

p63 p21 p22 p58 p17 p31 p33 p22 p09

The Beginning of Time Swung The Newsroom - Off the Record The Road Within Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Uncanny Koza

12:00 13:00 13:05 13:10 13:15 13:40 13:55

FH 2 CW CW CW CW CW FH 3

p47 p11 p33 p15 p32 p16 p24

María Candelaria Amy The Lesson The Pyramid Texts The Gulls Who Am I - No System Is Safe She’s Funny That Way

14:05 14:30 15:20 15:35 15:45 15:45 15:50

FH 2 FH 1 OD CW FH 3 CW CW

p48 p30 p24 p11 p22 p28 p19

Inside Out The Third Man Macario In Person: Ewan McGregor Franny Sunshine Superman Shorts: Secret Corners Love Film Festival Index Zero It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong

14:00 14:10 14:30 15:00 15:20 15:20 15:40 15:45 15:50 15:55

FTE FH 1 FH 2 LYC CW OD CW CW CW FH 3

p44 p66 p48 p71 p13 p35 p53 p25 p23 p23

Every Secret Thing Shorts: Edgelands Eldest Brother Sand Dollars Love & Mercy Our Family

16:00 16:00 16:10 16:10 17:30 17:55

OD CW FH 2 CW FH 1 OD

p18 p53 p47 p26 p14 p26

Under Milk Wood La Tirisia Noon Wine Doll & Em Welcome to Me

16:00 16:25 16:30 17:50 17:50

CW FH 2 FH 1 CW FH 1

p11 Shorts: The Anatomy of Memory p49 p62 p59 p16

Rough Road Ahead The Road Within The Beginning of Time Index Zero Under Milk Wood Prophet’s Prey Redeemer The Overnight

18:00 18:05 18:10 18:10 18:20 18:30 18:30 18:40

FH 3 CW FH 2 CW CW OD CW CW

p55 p15 p47 p23 p11 p34 p93 p15

Infini Our Family Prophet’s Prey That Sugar Film 45 Years Desert Dancer Manson Family Vacation A Separate Wind

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:05 18:10 18:10 18:20 18:50

CW FH 3 OD CW OD CW CW FH 2

p38 p26 p34 p35 p08 p09 p14 p46

The Seven Five Last Days in the Desert The Stanford Prison Experiment Remake, Remix, Rip-Off Narcopolis North v South The Hallow The Night Stalker Out of Nature Rio, I Love You I Stay with You

We Are Young. We Are Strong. Maggie Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Len and Company Makeup Room The Obscure Spring Polska Brand New-U The Messenger Therapy for a Vampire

20:20 20:35 20:40 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:50 20:55 20:55 20:55

The Hallow

23:00 FH 1 p37 Turbo Kid

CW FH 1 CW CW OD FH 2 CW OD CW FH 3

p28 p14 p32 p24 p25 p48 p34 p09 p10 p27

20:15 20:30 20:30 20:35 20:40 20:40 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:55 21:10

FH 1 FTE CW CW OD CW CW FH 3 OD CW FH 2

p34 p18 p16 p34 p43 p10 p37 p62 p26 p19 p47

16:00 CW

p52

Len and Company Makeup Room North v South The Diary of a Teenage Girl I Stay with You 6 Desires: DH Lawrence and Sardinia Beyond the Lights Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace One & Two Franny

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:05 18:05

p24 p25 p10 p13 p47

The Dance of the Memory Rio, I Love You 100 Yen Love Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD Learning to Drive The Seven Five Inferno Black Mountain Poets The Overnight Redeemer

20:05 FH 3 p47 20:15 OD p19 20:30 CW p17

23:00 FH 1 p03 Black Box Shorts 1 Dredd (3D)

18:10 FH 2 p67 18:10 CW p12 18:15 OD 18:15 CW 18:25 CW

20:30 20:30 20:35 20:40 20:45 20:45 20:55

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

FH 1 DOM CW FH 2 OD CW CW

p30 p15 p13

p32 p18 p34 p23 p08 p15 p43

22:15 FH 3 p50 23:00 FH 1 p68

OD FH 3 CW FH 1 CW

FESTIVAL CALENDAr Wednesday 24

Thursday 25

Out of Nature Sherry & The Mystery of Palo Cortado The Violators Cut Snake Kafka’s The Burrow The Pyramid Texts Desert Dancer The Diary of a Teenage Girl The Jericho Mile Shorts: Borders and Margins

18:00 FH 3 p26 The Dance of the Memory The Incident 18:00 OD p35 Paradise in Service 18:00 CW p11 Exiled 18:05 CW p17 The Sisterhood of Night 18:05 FH 2 p23 Nearby Sky 18:05 BEL p11 Blood Cells 18:10 OD p09 Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow 18:10 CW p13 and All Music Has Disappeared 18:10 FH 1 p61 Cop Car 18:30 CW p52 Shorts: Ritual and Transfiguration Live Live Cinema: The Little Shop of Horrors

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:05 18:05 18:10 18:15

Talbot Rice Gallery presents: Stephen Sutcliffe Big Gold Dream Learning to Drive Maggie That Sugar Film Blood Cells The First Film Turbo Kid All of Me Welcome to Me Manglehorn

20:15 20:25 20:30 20:30 20:30 20:35 20:40 20:40 20:45 20:45 20:55

Black Box Shorts 2 Salem’s Lot

22:15 FH 3 23:00 FH 1

FH 3 BEL OD FH 1 CW CW OD CW FH 2 CW CW

p69 p31 p18 p14 p35 p08 p32 p43 p46 p16 p19

KALEIDOSCOPE Above and Below Wizards Brotherhood of Blades Beyond the Lights Black Mountain Poets BATTLE MOUNTAIN : Graeme Obree’s Story In Person: Johnnie To Sherry & The Mystery of Palo Cortado Chuck Norris vs Communism

p50 Black Box Shorts 3 p62 The Warriors

18:15 CW 18:20 CW 18:30 CW

Bereave The First Film Liza, the Fox-Fairy Love & Mercy We Are Young. We Are Strong. Barry Purves – The Naked Animator Cut Snake p32 Chuck Norris vs Communism p12 Night Shift p53 Norfolk

19:30 FTE

p69

20:10 20:30 20:30 20:35 20:40 20:40

p51 p30 p45 p37 p12 p08

FH 3 CW OD FH 1 CW FH 2 OD

FH 3 CW FH 2 CW CW OD

p47 p10 p19 p68 p56 p33 p08

20:45 CW p31 20:45 FH 1 p71 20:50 CW 21:00 OD

p35 p31

Breathe Umphefumlo Collective and LUX Scotland present: Rhyme or Reason Infini Misery Loves Comedy Polska The Long Riders Melbourne BATTLE MOUNTAIN : Graeme Obree’s Story Stand by for Tape Back-up Dope

22:15 FH 3 p51 Black Box Shorts 4 23:00 FH 1 p64 Parasyte: Part 1

16:00 FH 1 p45

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 18:05

DOM FH 3 OD CW FH 2

p12 p32 p38 p14 p28

18:10 18:10 18:15 18:20 18:30

FH 1 CW OD CW CW

p44 p17 p31 p26 p10

20:20 CW

p21

20:20 20:30 20:40 20:40 20:45 20:45

p68 p38 p33 p34 p64 p25

FH 3 OD CW OD FH 1 CW

20:50 CW p31 20:50 FH 2 p35 20:55 CW p13

22:15 FH 3 p51 23:00 FH 1 p43

18:00-20:00

International Animation: 16:00 FH 1 p45 Panorama

20:00-22:00

The McLaren Award: 16:00 FH 1 p45 New British Animation 2 17:45 CW p21

22:00-00:00

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1 The Circle

16:00-18:00

14:00-16:00

10:00-14:00

Tuesday 23

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

FESTIVAL CALENDAr Friday 26

12:05 FH 3 p62

13:25 FH 2 13:30 TR 13:40 FH 1 14:00 14:50 15:35 15:40

CW FH 3 CW CW

p10 Shorts: Bridging the Gap p51 The D Train p21 Eadweard p11

14:15 FH 2 p52 14:30 FH 1 p13 15:20 OD p22

15:45 15:45 15:50 15:50

OD FH 2 OD CW

p32 p45 p09 p33

Shorts: Growing Up, Getting By 16:00 FH 2 p53 Bereave Black Box Shorts 2 17:00 FH 3 p50 Through the Air In Person: Seamus McGarvey in Tu Dors Nicole conversation with Haskell Wexler 17:30 FH 1 p72 Transatlantic

16:00 16:00 16:20 16:40

FH 1 CW CW FH 3

p12 p27 p27 p51

Above and Below La La La at Rock Bottom Dope Brotherhood of Blades Love, Theft and Other Entanglements Duel The Incident The Chambermaid Lynn KALEIDOSCOPE

Meet Me in Montenegro Big Gold Dream Sleeping with Other People How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) The Brave Don’t Cry The Violators The D Train Fresno One & Two Eldest Brother Back to the Future presented by EIFF and The RSNO

18:00 CW 18:10 OD 18:10 CW

19:30 FTE

p67

The Summer of Sangaile Dead Rising: Watchtower Kyoto Elegy The Sisterhood of Night You’re Ugly Too Melbourne Eadweard 54: The Director’s Cut The Wolfpack Chicken Black Box Live: ‘Tyburnia’ with Dead Rat Orchestra

20:25 20:30 20:30 20:35 20:35 20:40 20:45 20:50 20:50 20:55

p27 p37 p24 p56 p28 p25 p22 p65 p36 p09

10:00-14:00 14:00-16:00 16:00-18:00 18:00-20:00 20:00-22:00

Sunday 28 p58 The Point Edinburgh Schools Film p68 Competition: Secondary p51 The Summer of Sangaile p18 100 Yen Love p56 You’re Ugly Too Remake, Remix, Rip-Off p25 La Tirisia p71 p64

Awards Ceremony

22:00-00:00

Saturday 27

A Half of Innes: Neil Innes in Conversation Black Box Shorts 1

13:00 FH 1 p67 Labyrinthus Edinburgh Schools Film Competition: Primary Black Box Shorts 3 La La La at Rock Bottom Shorts: The Young and the Wild Love, Theft and Other Entanglements In Person: Jane Seymour Southern Comfort

11:00 OD

Norfolk 15:10 FH 1 p61 Black Box Shorts 4 15:15 FH 3 p50 Breathe Umphefumlo Scottish Mussel Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared The Lord of the Rings Brand New-U Misery Loves Comedy

18:00 18:00 18:05 18:10

CW OD CW CW

p30 p18 p13 p37

18:10 18:15 18:15 18:20 18:45

FH 2 OD CW CW FH 3

p25 p61 p10 p21 p51

In Person: Malcolm McDowell The Wolfpack Paradise in Service Tu Dors Nicole Fritz the Cat Through the Air Liza, the Fox-Fairy Parasyte: Part 1 Scottish Mussel Transatlantic Meet Me in Montenegro

20:30 20:30 20:35 20:35 20:40 20:40 20:45 20:45 20:50 20:50 20:55

Dead Rising: Watchtower

23:00 FH 1

TR FH 1 OD CW FH 2 CW CW OD CW FH 3 CW

p72 p36 p19 p27 p44 p27 p38 p43 p11 p51 p15

p37 The Houses October Built Santa Sangre

12:00 13:00 13:15 13:20

FH 2 FH 3 OD CW

12:45 13:00 13:15 13:15 13:40 13:40

p68 p27 p17 p28 p34 p49

Shorts: Mirroring Mexico Stand by for Tape Back-up Kyoto Elegy Fresno Nearby Sky 48 Hrs. Iona

16:00 16:00 16:05 16:10 16:15 17:00 17:00

CW FH 2 CW CW FH 3 FH 1 FTE

p49 p35 p24 p14 p33 p63 p05

p15 The Houses October Built p31 A Separate Wind p16 Manglehorn Inferno 18:15 CW p55 The Iron Ministry 18:20 FH 2 p65 Streets of Fire 18:20 OD p11 18:25 FH 1 p13 18:30 CW p14 18:35 CW p15 18:45 FH 3 p47

18:10 18:15 18:25 18:30 18:30 19:00

FH 2 OD CW FH 3 CW FH 1

p38 p46 p19 p23 p33 p64

20:30 20:40 20:50 21:00

FH 2 OD CW FH 1

p38 p48 p10 p62

CW FH 2 CW OD CW FH 3 OD FH 1 CW CW

21:00 TR

Hellions The Obscure Spring The Messenger Salem’s Lot

p50

23:00 FH 1 p38 23:10 FH 2 p49

FH 2 OD CW OD CW FH 3

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

NIGHT MOVES Narcopolis Justin Trefgarne/UK/2015/96 min Cast: Elliot Cowan, Jonathan Pryce, Elodie Yung, Robert Bathurst, Molly Gaisford, James Callis, Cosima Shaw, Harry Lloyd FRI 19 JUNE 20:40 ODEOn SUN 21 JUNE 20:40 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A troubled cop tackles a strange case in a future world where drugs are legal. An ambitious debut sci-fi film for British director Justin Trefgarne, Narcopolis stars Elliot Cowan as grizzled cop Frank Grieves, who struggles to keep his family together against a futuristic backdrop where recreational drugs are legal. When he delves too deeply into a case involving an unidentified corpse, he finds himself caught in a dangerous conspiracy and finds that drug legalisation comes at a deadly price. Great effects and a thoughtful script are accompanied by strong support from Jonathan Pryce and Robert Bathurst.

STRAND PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

Parasyte: Part 1 (Kiseijû: Part 1)

Redeemer (Redentor)

Turbo Kid

Takashi Yamazaki/Japan/2014/109 min

Ernesto Díaz Espinoza/Chile/2014/88 min

Cast: Shota Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Sadao Abe, Ai Hashimoto, Masahiro Higashide, Nao Omori, Kazuki Kitamura, Tadanobu Asano

Cast: Marko Zaror, Noah Segan, Loreto Aravena, José Luís Mósca

Anouk Whissell, François Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell/Canada, New Zealand/2015/89 min

THU 25 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 FRI 26 JUNE 20:45 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Spectacular adaptation of Japanese bodysnatcher manga. A slick and stylish, special-effects driven version of the popular manga, Takashi Yamazaki’s wonderfully crazy film follows the misadventures of Tokyo teenager Shinichi Izumi (Shota Sometani), who has to try and co-exist with a mutant parasite that takes control of his right arm. Meanwhile, more evil-minded parasites start causing havoc, and this bumbling teen (and the parasite that he names ‘Righty’) must try and stop the alien invasion. Part horror and part superhero buddy story, it is a wild movie ride.

SAT 20 JUNE 18:30 CInEWORLD MON 22 JUNE 20:55 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) You’ll believe a fist can fly. Enter Chilean martial arts expert Marko Zaror as “Pardo”, an ex-hitman turned vigilante seeking redemption for his sins by taking on a vicious drug cartel and facing deadly assassin “The Scorpion”. Co-ordinating the unbelievably fast, brutal fight sequences, as well as partaking in them, Zaror works without the aid of wires or CGI, and the results are breathtaking. This explosive action is harnessed in style by director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, and confirms Zaror’s place as one of the most exciting exponents of the martial arts in international cinema today.

Cast: Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside SUN 21 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 TUE 23 JUNE 20:40 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A brilliant retro homage to sci-fi/horror films. A post-apocalypse action-horror romp viewed as if made in the 1980s, Turbo Kid is a gleefully bloody fantasy film. It is 1997 after the apocalypse, and self-styled Turbo Kid (Munro Chambers) rides a BMX bike through slagheaps and dresses himself in a hero costume. When he meets and helps imperiled platinum blonde Apple (Laurence Leboeuf), they find themselves up against a vicious bike-riding gang. Imagine Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone meets BMX Bandits, but with more gore.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

ANIMATION INTRO Our Animation strand continues to champion the risk takers and technical masters of the art form and features exciting new work and rarely-seen retrospective gems from across the world. As well as our usual focus on shorts, both British and International, this year’s programme features not one, but two Masters of Animation: Ralph Bakshi and Barry Purves. The McLaren Award for Best new British Animation continues into its 26th year, and is once again generously supported by the British Council; meanwhile we are also honoured to welcome our old friends Disney Pixar back to Edinburgh with their wonderful new feature Inside Out.

INSIDE OUT

STRAND PREMIERE

STRAND CLASSIC PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

Barry Purves – The Naked Animator

Fritz the Cat

Inside Out

120 min

Ralph Bakshi/USA/1972/78 min

Pete Docter/USA/2015/102 min

THU 25 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Cast: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire

Cast: Diane Lane, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Kyle MacLachlan, Bill Hader, Richard Kind, Phyllis Smith

A special in-person event celebrating the 60th birthday of one of Britain’s eminent animators. Barry Purves is one of the UK’s outstanding animation directors, with a career spanning 25 years, an awards cabinet bursting with over 60 international awards (including Bafta and Oscar nominations) and as many lifetime achievement awards as a cat has lives. Equally passionate about his theatre work, Barry’s films embrace the language of stage and his world-wide teaching on animation enhances his reputation as a raconteur. This event promises to be a revealing insight into the creative process of an artist.

FRI 26 JUNE 20:40 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) A trippy, anti-establishment animation which still shocks forty years after its making. This subversive counter-culture feature marks Ralph Bakshi’s directing debut. Based on Robert Crumb’s underground comics from the 60s this film remains the most commercially successful independent animated feature ever made. It famously has the distinction of being the first animated film to be given an X-rating, due to its political content, sexual imagery and depiction of drug use. We are delighted to announce that director Ralph Bakshi will join us on Skype after the screening! (Definitely not suitable for children)

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

UK PREMIERE

SUN 21 JUNE 14:00 FESTIvAL ThEATRE PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) Meet the little voices inside your head… Go inside teenager Riley’s head and meet her emotions: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust. Riley is struggling to adjust after being uprooted to a new life in San Francisco. When Sadness accidentally gets herself and Joy lost inside the depths of Riley’s mind, an emotional rollercoaster ensues. Can Joy and Sadness find their way back and restore order to Riley’s emotional state? This latest film from the animation genius of Pixar will charm and delight audiences of all ages.

don’t miss best of the fest on 28 june announced thursday 25 june!

STRAND PREMIERE

STRAND CLASSIC PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

International Animation: Panorama

The Lord of the Rings

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

70 min

Ralph Bakshi/USA/1978/132 min

91 min

THU 25 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Cast: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt

TUE 23 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Tour with us around the world to see some exceptional animation!

SAT 27 JUNE 15:45 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Our first round-up of the best contemporary British animation.

This year’s selection of international animation features some of the best auteur films released over this past year, taking in shorts from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Estonia, Germany and Ireland. A startling variety of drawn, stop-motion and CGI techniques are represented. The line-up features the UK premiere of Ernie Biscuit by Oscar-winner Adam Elliot, whose feature Mary and Max was a highlight of our 63rd edition.

Before Peter Jackson, there was Ralph Bakshi’s ambitious translation of Tolkien.

Animation continues to startle and innovate, as this first collection of exemplary UK animation demonstrates. Our first installation is loosely themed around ‘life cycles’, with many shorts exploring animation’s unique ability to interpret and bend time to examine key moments of life experience. Amongst the premieres presented are a eulogy to puppets by BAFTAwinner Ainslie henderson, and a bizarre invasion of Edinburgh in Owen Rixon’s highly anticipated Toonocalypse.

FRESH CUT GRASS

Ralph Bakshi undertook the enormous challenge of bringing JRR Tolkien’s book to the screen as faithfully as he could, with hand-drawn animation and extensive use of rotoscoping (the translation of live-action footage into illustrative form). Folklore maintains that this is an unfinished film, but the confusion has arisen due to its depicting Tolkien’s first book, and the distributer’s reluctance to title it ‘Part 1’, with the perception that audiences would not pay to see half a film.

TOONOCALYPSE

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Wizards

93 min

Ralph Bakshi/USA/1977/80 min

WED 24 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Cast: Bob Holt, Jesse Welles, Richard Romanus, David Proval, Mark Hamill

The second of two screenings showcasing the most exciting and fresh British animation.

WED 24 JUNE 20:30 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

From the sublime to the silly, this collection of outstanding UK-produced animation is a tour-de-force of talent. It is tempting to describe the selection as introspective, as many directors look inwards examining the culture and consumption of animation. But for every post-modern conundrum, there are joyous extrapolations of other ideas. All films in McLaren Award programmes are eligible for this year’s prize, voted on by you: the audience!

LOST SANDS

Ralph Bakshi defies Fritz the Cat established expectations with his first family film. In a post-apocalyptic world, following a terrorist attack, technology has been lost and abandoned, allowing magical forces to resurface on earth. But the evil wizard Blackwolf uncovers machines invented by the nazis in WWII, and turns them on his enemies. The film was disadvantaged during its cinema release in 1977, due to Star Wars being released two weeks after; both films feature a then-unknown Mark Hamill.

CLASSIC

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

FOCuS ON MExICO INTRO Mexico has a long tradition as one of the most prolific film production countries in Latin America. In partnership with, and as part of, the Year of Mexico in the UK, EIFF is bringing the very best of Mexican cinema to Edinburgh and the UK. Paying particular attention to some of the most discussed films on the international film festival circuit, this Focus on Mexico presents a unique selection of new feature films, classics and a short film programme, altogether featuring 20 films from a wide range of genres, that we hope will nurture the current debate on Mexican cinema.

LA TIRISIA

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

600 Miles (600 Millas)

A Separate Wind (Viento aparte)

All of Me (Llévate mis amores)

Gabriel Ripstein/Mexico, USA/2015/85 min

Alejandro Gerber Bicecci/Mexico/2014/ 100 min

Arturo González Villaseñor/Mexico/2014/ 87 min

Cast: Mario Balandra, Valentina Buzzurro, Margarita Chavarría, Sebastián Cobos, Desiderio Däxuni

THU 18 JUNE 18:20 FILMhOUSE 3 TUE 23 JUNE 20:45 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

SUN 21 JUNE 18:50 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 28 JUNE 18:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Every day since 1995, a determined group of women have been using all their resources to feed hundreds of migrants passing through La Patrona, a small village in Central Mexico, onboard ‘The Beast’ - a seemingly neverending train carrying people’s hopes for a better life. The women’s personal reflections on life lend emotional support to a story filled with passion and generosity.

Cast: Tim Roth, Kristyan Ferrer, Aurora Herrington-Auerbach THU 18 JUNE 20:20 ODEOn FRI 19 JUNE 18:10 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A clever crime film which makes the most of its road movie structure, 600 Miles marks the assured directorial debut of Gabriel Ripstein, son of acclaimed Mexican director Arturo Ripstein. Tim Roth (also one of the film’s executive producers) provides a good deal of edge and personality as Hank Harris, an American federal agent who, whilst tracking arms traffickers, finds himself taken prisoner by a young wannabe criminal (talented newcomer Kristyan Ferrer).

STRAND PREMIERE

A brother and sister’s rite-of-passage road trip across the parched Mexican landscape. When teenagers Omar and Karina’s mother suffers a stroke, they set off across Mexico to visit their grandmother. Their journey exposes them to people and situations they are ill-equipped to deal with, and tensions run high as they contend with a complex, unforgiving adult world. Social divisions, unrest and violence are evidenced in the world around them in a multi-layered, naturalistic tale of the bonds of family and the intricacies of Mexican society.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Are you an industry professional, filmmaker or film student? register for your Industry pass today: www.edfilmfest.org.uk

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

STRAND DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

The Beginning of Time The Dance of the (El comienzo del tiempo) Memory (La danza del Bernardo Arellano/Mexico/2014/110 min hipocampo) Cast: Antonio Perez Carbajal, Bertha Olivia Ramirez, Francisco Barreiro, Jose Sefami SAT 20 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 21 JUNE 12:00 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A portrait of ageing and survival during economic and social unrest in Mexico. Antonio and Bertha are in their 90s and struggling to survive after government state pensions are suspended. The return of their son (and unknown grandson Paco) brings some hope to their lives, but can they rely on family and friends to keep on going? A dark, tender tale of life and its cycles in times of financial crisis that is now more universal than ever.

Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba/Mexico/ 2014/86 min MON 22 JUNE 20:05 FILMhOUSE 3 WED 24 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) If you could choose seven moments to narrate your life, what would they be? In her debut feature, director Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba delves into her family archive to find the memories that best describe her life. She invites us to question the concept of memory as she considers whether her memories are her own, or rather the recollections of others that she has claimed over the years.

DOCUMENTARY

UK PREMIERE

Eldest Brother (Bankilal) María Dolores Arias Martínez/Mexico/ 2014/53 min SAT 20 JUNE 16:10 FILMhOUSE 2 SAT 27 JUNE 18:45 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) An observational insight into a world of nearextinction. Manuel Jiménez is Bankilal (eldest brother), one of the most respected members of the Tzotsil community in Chiapas. Serving as the link between his compatriots and the spirits and forces that protect the universe, he provides advice and ensures the traditions of their ancestors are passed on to new generations. A colourful glimpse of a hidden reality where millenary Mayan practices mix with Catholic rituals and beliefs. Screening with: The Wear of Agony (El sudor de la agonía)/Mariano Rentería Garnica/ Mexico/2014/12 min.

I Stay with You (Me quedo contigo) Artemio Narro/Mexico/2014/99 min Cast: Beatriz Arjona, Ximena GonzalezRubio, Anajose Aldrete, Edwarda Gurrola, Ivan Arana, Jose Maria de Tavira SUN 21 JUNE 21:10 FILMhOUSE 2 MON 22 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD 5 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A good time takes a dark turn… Invited by her boyfriend Esteban (Diego Luna) to live with him in Mexico City, natalia (Beatriz Arjona) is disappointed when he remains away for work upon her arrival. Persuaded by her friends Ana and Sofia to join free-spirited valeria (Ximena GonzalezRubio) for the weekend, natalia, at first reticent, is eventually surprised at how far she will go to have a ‘good time’. Cleverly reversing gender roles, this brilliantly wicked and violent tale also provocatively addresses notions of power and control.

UK PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

Bulk buy tickets and save up to 35% visit edfilmfest.org.uk or see p3 Macario Roberto Gavaldón/Mexico/1960/91 min Cast: Ignacio López Tarso, Pina Pellicer, Enrique Lucero, Mario Alberto Rodríguez, José Gálvez, José Luis Jiménez SUN 21 JUNE 14:30 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) An acclaimed supernatural drama. The first Mexican film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Roberto Gavaldón’s enthralling film is based on B Traven’s novel, The Third Guest (itself based on the Brothers Grimm story Godfather Death). A poor indigenous woodcutter named Macario (Ignacio López Tarso) is befriended by ‘Death’, and given miraculous water that will heal any disease. But his newfound powers attract the attention of the Inquisition... Print courtesy of Filmoteca de la UNAM, México

STRAND CLASSIC PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

María Candelaria (Xochimilco)

The Obscure Spring Poison for the Fairies (Las oscuras primaveras) (Veneno para las hadas)

Emilio Fernández/Mexico/1944/102 min

Ernesto Contreras/Mexico/2014/100 min

Carlos Enrique Taboada/Mexico/1984/90 min

Cast: Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán, Margarita Cortés, Miguel Inclán

Cast: José María Yazpik, Cecilia Suárez, Irene Azuela y Hayden Meyenberg, with the special participation of Margarita Sanz

Cast: Ana Patricia Rojo, Elsa María Gutiérrez, Leonor Llausás, Carmen Stein, Anna Silvetti

SAT 20 JUNE 14:05 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

SAT 20 JUNE 20:45 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 28 JUNE 20:40 ODEOn PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

FRI 19 JUNE 20:45 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

A magnificent and enthralling melodrama. One of the first Mexican films to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival (where it won a Grand Prix), this is one of the best films from legendary director (and actor) Emilio Fernández, starring Dolores del Rio as a young indigenous woman who faces intolerance from her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. A magnificent melodrama set against the backdrop of prerevolution Mexico, it is one of the country’s most beloved films. Print courtesy of Cineteca Nacional de México

CLASSIC

UK PREMIERE

A sexually-charged, grown-up study of infidelity, discontent and regeneration. Unhappily married Igor and struggling single mother Pina work together at a photocopier factory in Mexico. Their sudden, raw lust for one another serves as a catalyst for upheaval in their relatively mundane, unfulfilled lives, leading to a shocking dénouement. This is elegant, powerful cinema, offering a bleak and brutally honest portrayal of the complexities of human relationships, and the often destructive power of sexual attraction. (Contains explicit content.)

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

STRAND CLASSIC PREMIERE

When Flavia and her wealthy family move to a new city, she meets odd schoolgirl, verónica - who confesses to Flavia that she is a witch. The two girls become friends, but verónica’s negative influence on Flavia soon manifests itself when they go on a family trip together. This final feature film from award-winning Mexican horror master Carlos Enrique Taboada (Blacker Than the Night, 1975) is an unusual gothic tale of witchcraft, told from a child’s point of view. Print courtesy of Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE)

FOCuS ON MExICO Santa Sangre Alejandro Jodorowsky/Mexico, Italy/1989/123 min Cast: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Adan Jodorowsky, Guy Stockwell SAT 27 JUNE 23:10 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) Sixteen years after scaling the psychedelic heights of cult classic The Holy Mountain, “El Topo” himself, maverick, and visionary Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky, returned to the ring with this spectacular and surreal Mexican fantasy about a family of travelling circus performers. Rife with symbolism, and starring his son Axel as Fenix, a young boy traumatised after witnessing a deadly exchange between his mother and father, this remains one of the most hallucinogenic and exciting cinematic trips you will ever take.

CLASSIC

STRAND PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

CIPRIANA

Shorts: Mirroring Mexico

La Tirisia

98 min

Jorge Pérez Solano/Mexico/2014/111 min

SUN 28 JUNE 16:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

Cast: Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Adriana Paz, Noé Hernández, Alfredo Herrera, Gabriela Cartol, Mercedes Hernández

An electrifying collection of shorts that represent the exciting thematic range and ambition inherent in contemporary Mexican filmmaking. Fearlessly fixing the camera upon themes and issues central to the experience of what it means to be a participant in Mexican society today, Mirroring Mexico juxtaposes satirical and factual responses to the global financial crisis, approaches questions of cultural acceptance of queer identity, vividly evokes the trials of teenage years and humorously interrogates the cultural preoccupation with the rituals surrounding death.

SUN 21 JUNE 16:25 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 28 JUNE 13:40 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) “The ‘Tirisia’ is the death of spirit, it is life detained, it is one step from dying...” In an isolated village in Oaxaca, two women pregnant by the same man (Gustavo Sánchez Parra - Amores Perros) now face incomprehension and rejection by their families and neighbours. In a surreal place dominated by a deserted landscape of poetic giant cacti, the ‘Tirisia’ (‘perpetual sadness’) takes control of people’s souls, leading to complex consequences. Striking cinematography imbues this well-acted and atmospheric drama with a strong and memorable aesthetic.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

BLACk BOx INTRO Black Box plunges into the innovative and thought-provoking world of experimental and artists’ film – from abstract to documentary, from celluloid to digital, and from the quietly contemplative to the perceptually immersive. This year the four shorts programmes converge around the interconnecting themes of environmental crisis, performance, dream states and experiential awakenings, whilst the two features focus on expedition and exploration. Telemach Wiesinger’s kaleidoscopic travelogue complements Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s breathtaking transatlantic journey aboard a cargo ship. To round this all up, Black Box Live returns for a third year of audiovisual performance at the Traverse Theatre – a cine-concert with the Dead Rat Orchestra.

STRAND PREMIERE

Black Box Live: ‘Tyburnia’ with Dead Rat Orchestra

Black Box Shorts 1: Placing Performance, Staging the Self

Black Box Shorts 2: Landscapes and Dream States

James Holcombe/UK/2015/70 min

72 min

71 min

SAT 27 JUNE 21:00 TRAvERSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

MON 22 JUNE 22:15 FILMhOUSE 3 FRI 26 JUNE 15:15 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

TUE 23 JUNE 22:15 FILMhOUSE 3 FRI 26 JUNE 17:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Expanding notions of performance through the material, the spatial, the personal and the relational.

On the edge of narrative, at the limits of consciousness.

An immersive cine-concert that combines the artistry of film with the craft of music. The third instalment of Black Box Live expands into a special combination of the analogue film images of James holcombe and the unique folk sounds of the Dead Rat Orchestra, who will perform a live accompaniment. The film tells the story of the Tyburn gallows, where, for over 700 years, those who fell foul of the state were executed for public entertainment and instruction. Archival material, rendered though artisanal film techniques, meets moving ballads and musical laments.

KALEIDOSCOPE

CRITICAL SPACE NEEDS AFFECTION

Displaying a wide range of technical and conceptual approaches, the films in this programme question the role and nature of performance beyond the strictly theatrical. not acting but acting out in ways that force us to see, experience and understand things differently. Here, performance sets up critical relations between people and places, and weaves a complex fabric of fluid and interchanging selves. What is performance and, most importantly, what isn’t?

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

STRAND PREMIERE

DREAM ENCLOSURE

Evocative landscapes and disjointed action come together in this programme of looselywoven narratives at the crossroads between reality and dream. From the specific sites of nASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Everglades to anonymous dystopian non-spaces, the five films showcased here uncover the strange in the familiar and create unsettling moods through formal innovation and freedom of imagination. Everyday spaces may never feel the same again.

get connected with EIFF

STRAND PREMIERE

INTO THE GREAT WHITE OPEN

STRAND PREMIERE

PEACOCK

WORLD PREMIERE

Black Box Shorts 3: The Price of Progress

Black Box Shorts 4: Forms of Experience

KALEIDOSCOPE

78 min

75 min

Telemach Wiesinger/Germany/2015/82 min

WED 24 JUNE 22:15 FILMhOUSE 3 SAT 27 JUNE 13:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

THU 25 JUNE 22:15 FILMhOUSE 3 SAT 27 JUNE 14:50 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

WED 24 JUNE 20:10 FILMhOUSE 3 FRI 26 JUNE 18:45 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Environmental issues give rise to formal investigations – what’s the matter?

Patterns, repetitions, distortions and reflections: a kaleidoscope of perceptual stimulation.

By land, air and sea: an audio-visual travelogue in twenty-one chapters.

This thought-provoking programme of films deals with issues of environmental decline and the relationship between nature and industry. Taking up a range of political and aesthetic positions, each of these works deals with the impact of scientific development on bodies and landscapes. Gasometers, geothermal and nuclear power stations, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, Arctic glaciers in free fall, and the delicate choreography of wind farms provide rich material for these formal investigations. What price progress?

how does form inflect experience and how can experience be translated through form? The eight films featured here revolve around questions of perception and the capacity of film to capture and elicit elusive states beyond or between the lines of linguistic description. Oscillating between the contemplative and the overwhelming, between forms of seeing and forms of feeling, these films transport us from escalator rides to mountain trips, and from radio prayer requests to near-death experience.

Black Box regular Telemach Wiesinger returns to Edinburgh to premiere another idiosyncratic, feature-length film poem. Weaving together numerous journeys across Europe and north America, and shot in his signature deadpan style, Wiesinger opens up a wondrous world of movements and structures. This heady adventure of discovery is brought together by an innovative soundtrack that envelopes the black-andwhite 16mm images in a kaleidoscope of contemporary musical compositions and abstract sounds.

Transatlantic (Transatlantique) Félix Dufour-Laperrière/Canada/2014/ 72 min FRI 26 JUNE 20:50 FILMhOUSE 3 SAT 27 JUNE 16:40 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) Observational documentary essay about life on a cargo ship. A confident feature debut that traces a thirtyday journey across the Atlantic Ocean in the company of the ship’s crew. Progressing through a series of tableaux that perfectly capture the essence of displacement and inbetween-ness, the film allows the spectator to experience alternating moments of stillness and calm, disturbance and eruption. The power and immensity of the sea function as a metaphor for human existence, adding weight and significance to the sailors’ daily rituals. Screening with: Locks/Robert Todd/USA/ 2014/ 6 min

UK PREMIERE

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

SHORTS INTRO A thrilling showcase of the finest brandnew short films from across the globe, these specially-curated selections invite audiences to traverse fascinating thematic pathways, and explore the work of some of most promising of the UK’s emerging filmmakers. Alongside hypnotic journeys through world-spanning folklore (Ritual and Transfiguration), investigations of the ways that memory can be refracted through the filmmaking process (The Anatomy of Memory), and explorations of both cerebral and visceral ways of portraying individual experience (Secret Corners), there are also special programmes of the newest works from the film academies (Growing Up, Getting By) and our annual presentation of the Scottish Documentary Institute’s newest Bridging the Gap collection.

STRAND PREMIERE

THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

BOrDErS AND MArGINS: ECCE HOMO

STRAND PREMIERE

SHADOWBOxEr

STRAND PREMIERE

BuBO’S LIMBO

The Anatomy of Memory

Borders and Margins

Bridging the Gap

89 min

83 min

90 min

MON 22 JUNE 16:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

TUE 23 JUNE 18:30 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

A mesmerising collection exploring the engagement of the camera as a reflexive mirror for memory.

A selection that ushers from the shadows an array of individuals and experiences that tear at the edges and margins of society.

THU 18 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 2 SUN 28 JUNE 14:15 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Five hypnotic works that partake in a collaborative dialogue drawn across time, memory and space. Collectively, veritable dreamscape of images that variously draw parallels between discarded and degraded celluloid film, and recollections that gently slip away or distort with time; investigate the secret language of found artifacts and ask how we can begin to untangle the concept of physical space as a repository for memories.

Four distinct and powerful works that mix and question identity and physicality and the interplay of connection, control and social pressures upon our mental landscapes. The pivotal concern spiralling through these films is the unearthing of the means to operate as an autonomous individual within a society in which protagonists are internal exiles, whether by dint of institutional, legal, social or political status.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Four inspiring new short films from the Scottish Documentary Institute’s unique talent programme. From the ‘Banana Flats’ in Leith to contemporary Bulgaria, via poetry in the shipyards of Govan, this year’s Bridging the Gap films explore issues of changes in society, changes of self, and making peace with the past. A thought-provoking collection of intimate studies, both of character and place, from emerging filmmakers in the field of documentary.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

STRAND PREMIERE

MIRACLE MAKER

STRAND PREMIERE

OVEr THE NEVA

STRAND PREMIERE

FIELD NOTES

Edgelands

Growing Up, Getting By Ritual and Transfiguration

88 min

74 min

83 min

SAT 20 JUNE 16:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

FRI 26 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

WED 24 JUNE 18:30 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

A visual rollercoaster through the narratives of a cast of characters whose experiences are anything but humdrum!

Shorts from the film academies.

The intoxicating combination of the visceral and the intangible, the spiritual and the earthly.

A spiritual missionary engaged in the bizarre practice of human ‘particle realignment’, and the surreal road-trip encounters of a peripatetic, thirteen-year-old vacuum cleaner salesman, jostle alongside wild and thrilling tales of precociously talented and headstrong youth. Plus a stirring documentary charting the victorious achievements brought about by community guerrilla activism in Glasgow.

Students from the University of Edinburgh’s MSc Film, Exhibition and Curation course present a programme of short films showcasing the best emerging work from the UK film academies: Screen Academy Scotland, national Film & Television School and the London Film School. The productions range from observational documentary to delightfully dark animation, exploring comical, painful and poignant reflections on getting older and staying young at heart.

Weaving through terrains that fuse the cerebral, physical and transcendent, illuminated here are manifestations of film as a means for charting and communicating, visually and sensorially-expressions of ritual, folklore and transformation. This enchanting spell drifts through a mosaic layering of Trinidadian superstition and spirit beliefs, pursues the restless motion of a Haitian carnival, documents an esoteric English fire ritual, and witnesses an astonishing spiritual transition in which nourishment is drawn solely from the environment.

Secret Corners

Shadowed Landscapes

93 min

96 min

SUN 21 JUNE 15:40 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

FRI 19 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

A tantalising examination of the spider-web of interpersonal connections, networks and intimate exchanges that characterise individual experience.

An explosive investigation of the insidious influence of technology, commodity and celebrity culture within society, and upon individual identity.

MAMIHLAPINATAPAI

The works inhabiting this programme map the complex interlacing of elements that formulate our individual orbits: the personal invention and performance of ‘self’, interpersonal exchanges, and spontaneous explorations within the sphere of identity. Investigations of the tension between sexuality and the post-modern landscape are juxtaposed with alternative models of thinking and being, and we are immersed in the anarchic activities of a trio of teenage tearaways.

Interrogating the electric tensions existing between the emotiona, and rational, ethical and political within a post-modern societal landscape in constant agitation, these engaging shorts pulsate with ruminative questions. how does surveillance relate to personal autonomy? What impact has popular culture upon one’s self- image? And just how ethically sound is scientific advancement?

GASPING

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

So similar so different

Did you know that as a result of successive enlargements the EU is the largest economy in the world, with more than 500 million citizens?

so European The EUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enlargement policy aims at preparing for membership those European countries that aspire to join the EU. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland (negotiations with Iceland have been put on hold following the decision of the Icelandic government), Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are candidates or potential candidates. * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

GROWING TOGETHER

150408_DG_NEAR_-022_Anzeige_Edinburg-Film-Festival_200x260b3_hw.indd 1

Enlargement negotiations

Want to know more? ec.europa.eu/enlargement 08.05.15 10:49

15 10:49

THE YOUNG AND THE WILD INTRO A selection of the freshest new films picked by EIFF’s Young Programmers. This intrepid group of film fanatics, aged 15-19, spend three months working with EIFF to discover some of the finest international shorts and features exploring the lives and the issues pertinent to young people around the world. These are bold, exciting and often very surprising films that will be of interest to all ages. As well as these titles, look out for other films with youth themes that they have highlighted throughout the Festival - branded Y&W. EIFF Young Programmers will also be hosting Q&As and events at Youth Hub (p.57).

THE SISTERHOOD OF NIGHT

UK PREMIERE

How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)

Pirates of Salé

Josh Kim/Thailand, Hong Kong, USA, Indonesia/2015/80 min

Rosa Rogers, Merieme Addou/UK, Morocco/2014/78 min

Cast: Toni Rakkaen, Ingkarat Damrongsakkul, Thira Chutikul

FRI 19 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

SAT 27 JUNE 18:15 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Can a life with the circus lead to a better future?

To win in life, you must first learn to win at checkers.

Follow four young performers as they join Morocco’s first professional circus for its largest and most spectacular annual event: ‘Pirates’. Their journey is anything but easy, and the film realistically showcases these teenagers chasing their dreams in the face of great challenges. With stunning cinematography and remarkable on-screen circus performances, Pirates of Salé is a documentary that will inspire you long after you have left the cinema.

Told through the reminiscences of 21-yearold Oat as he faces the same lottery for national Service that his elder brother faced ten years previously, this coming of age film explores issues of class, love and loss in Thailand. A young, downtrodden boy must learn the art of survival through the skills it takes to win at checkers. however, his prize in beating his idolised elder brother is a bittersweet end to innocence.

Screening with: Giovanni and the Water Ballet/ Astrid Bussiak/netherlands/2014/17 min

UK PREMIERE

Rough Road Ahead (Von Jetzt An Kein Zurück) Christian Frosch/Germany, Austria/2014/ 108 min Cast: Victoria Schulz, Anton Spieker, Ben Becker, Erni Mangold, Walfriede Schmitt SAT 20 JUNE 18:00 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) How far would you be willing to go for love? It’s 1967 and Germany is still in black-andwhite. Rebellious teenagers Martin and Ruby must survive abusive parents, sadistic nuns and gruelling institutions in this stunning new film from director Christian Frosch. You won’t be able to resist Ruby’s achingly beautiful voice, or Martin’s magnetising chivalry - but is their love enough to keep this couple together? Rough Road Ahead is sure to leave you with plenty to contemplate.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

THE YOUNG AND THE WILD Shorts: The Young and the Wild 105 min SAT 27 JUNE 13:20 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) The journey from childhood to adulthood is full of chance, trials and transformation. This international collection curated by EIFF’s Young Programmers showcases the best of the best in contemporary short films for young adults. This inspiring selection explores the end of innocence, depicts contemporary gender discrimination in a powerful new light, and questions whether childhood really ever leaves us when we grow up...

CROOKED CANDY

Don’t miss these other films approved by our young programmers The Circle Desert Dancer The Diary of a Teenage Girl Dope Inside Out Iona Labyrinthus Maggie The Messenger One & Two The Road Within A Separate Wind The Summer of Sangaile Tu Dors Nicole Who Am I – No System Is Safe The Wolfpack You’re Ugly Too

21 09 13 13 44 05 58 14 10 15 15 46 27 27 28 36 28

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

The Sisterhood of Night Caryn Waechter/USA/2014/104 min Cast: Georgie Henley, Kara Hayward, Willa Cuthrell, Olivia DeJonge WED 24 JUNE 18:05 CInEWORLD SAT 27 JUNE 20:35 ODEOn PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) A rumour can start in the strangest of ways… When one girl’s lie leads to a small American town becoming the scene of a modernday Salem Witch Trial, the founders of the mysterious Sisterhood are under pressure to keep their vow and protect their group. But what is the Sisterhood? And why are they venturing into the woods at night? Featuring great performances from Georgie Henley, Kara Hayward and Kal Penn, The Sisterhood of Night is a compelling twist on the teen fantasy that will keep you guessing until the very end.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

EDUCATION AND LEARNING The Edinburgh International Film Festival offers children and young people many opportunities to enjoy and learn more about film. What you may not know is that, year-round, the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), EIFF’s parent company and a registered charity, provides the same opportunities at Filmhouse and Belmont Filmhouse Aberdeen through screenings, workshops and in-depth learning programmes. Like the weekly Filmhouse Junior programme for families, FilmFest Junior offers family audiences some of the best new international films for children. Some of these titles, and others from the EIFF programme, will be available for local schools to attend. Younger audiences are often the most enthusiastic, so whenever possible we invite filmmakers to come and discuss their films – which often provokes hundreds of questions from the young people! Our long-running Media Days delve a little deeper, offering those studying Media the chance to speak to a range of filmmakers and other creative industry practitioners. Moving image education is increasingly important in the digital age, and the screenings, courses and youth programmes provided by CMI develop understanding and appreciation of film. By offering insight into the film industry, particularly during EIFF, young people develop knowledge of routes into film careers. A young person may attend a schools screening or workshop, or indeed have their own film screened at EIFF as part of the Edinburgh Schools Film Competition; film screenings support curriculum learning, particularly for modern languages; and the EIFF Youth Hub offers inspiration in the form of filmmakers and careers advice. CMI also run the Young Programmers and Student Critics Jury (supported by James and Morag Anderson) programmes, where young people are entrusted to work closely with the Festival and develop skills in curation, film criticism, writing and presentation, as well as building confidence and personal connections. Film has the power to inspire, inform and entertain, and CMI works to identify films which will engage younger people, encouraging a life-long interest in film. For further information, please contact CMI Education & Learning on education@cmi-scotland.co.uk

EIFF Youth Hub 18-27 JUNE ARGYLE hOUSE: 3 LADY LAWSOn STREET, EDInBURGh, Eh3 9DR 21 JUNE GRASSMARKET COMMUnITY CEnTRE: 86 CAnDLEMAKER ROW, EDInBURGh Eh1 2QA PRICE: YOUTH HUB £5 PASSES VIA EVENTBRITE Are you between 16 and 26 years old? Passionate about cinema and all things moving image? Thinking about working towards a career in film, television or gaming? Join us at EIFF’s Youth Hub for exciting events, workshops and masterclasses with professional filmmakers. We are delighted to be working in partnership with Space Club and somewhereto_ at Argyle House again, and with Grassmarket Community Centre, to deliver this strand of the festival. The whole programme of events will be announced on 8 June, but you can book your pass now at www.edfilmfest.org. uk/learning/youth-hub to ensure you don’t miss out on great events and discounted tickets for Festival screenings. £5 Youth Hub Passes provide access to the Youth Hub events, plus 10% off EIFF screenings on top of your normal concession, ie, Students. This excludes Opening and Closing night Galas and special events. Discount to be claimed on tickets purchased after 15 June. nB EIFF Industry delegate pass holders under 26 can also access Youth Hub events, and will not need a separate Youth Hub pass.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

FILMFEST JUNIOR INTRO There are films for everyone at EIFF, and our Junior titles are chosen for our young audiences and the young at heart. Cinema is a magical place where, for a couple of hours, we can travel anywhere and experience other worlds and different lives; it’s exciting, emotional, informative and hugely entertaining. From competitive paper plane making in the Australian outback to saving your best friend who is trapped in a computer game, the adventure starts here...

LABYRINTHUS Don’t miss these other family-friendly films! Edinburgh Schools Film Competition – Primary and Secondary Inside Out The Lord of the Rings The Point

68 44 45 62

UK PREMIERE

Labyrinthus

Paper Planes

Douglas Boswell/Belgium, Netherlands/ 2014/96 min

Robert Connolly/Australia/2014/96 min

Cast: Spencer Bogaert, Emma Verlinden, Felix Maesschalck, Pepijn Caudron, Herwig Ilegems SAT 27 JUNE 11:00 ODEOn PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) It’s a race against time for Frikke when his friends are trapped inside a computer game. But will he make matters worse by playing? When 14-year-old Frikke finds a memory stick and a camera-type machine, his natural curiosity leads him to upload a game which ‘captures’ people, animals and objects from the real world. he soon meets nola, who is trapped in the Labyrinth of the game, and together they must work out how she can escape before it’s too late. This smart, visually inventive adventure is a must for games fans and anyone who loves a good story. Dutch dialogue with English subtitles. Suitable for 8+

UK PREMIERE

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Cast: Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman, Nicholas BakopoulosCooke SAT 20 JUNE 13:00 CInEWORLD PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) 12-year-old Dylan is aiming for a place in the world junior paper planes championship. He might not have the latest phone, and he may have some problems at home, but when a supply teacher shows him how to make the perfect paper plane, his imagination and enthusiasm know no limits. On his journey from his home in rural Australia to the bright lights of Tokyo, he makes new friends and learns how he can help his family heal. An exciting family film which will have you folding and flying your own paper planes. Suitable for 6+

CINEMATIC TV INTRO The boundaries between cinema and television continue to blur, with up-andcoming filmmaking talent now rubbing shoulders with veteran directors when it comes to exciting new television. We are delighted to present two exciting new productions, featuring some great actors, offering great entertainment and inventive television at its very best.

THE MArrIAGE OF rEASON & SQuALOr

THEATRICAL WORLD PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

Doll & Em

The Marriage of Reason & Squalor

Azazel Jacobs/USA, UK/2015/138 min

Jake Chapman/UK/2015/88 min

Cast: Emily Mortimer, Dolly Wells, Olivia Wilde, Evan Rachel Wood, Ewan McGregor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alessandro Nivola, Jonathan Cake, Harvey Weinstein, Mischa Richter

Cast: Rhys Ifans, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Michael Fitzgerald, Noma Dumezweni

SUN 21 JUNE 17:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) The girls are back, and this time they’re taking on Broadway. A very special look at the second season of Doll & Em, the hilarious female-buddy comedy series following real-life friends Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells. Following on from their antics in LA in season one, this time the pair attempt to write and produce an off-Broadway play. With an abundance of Hollywood cameos throughout (many playing themselves) this is one sneak-peak not to be missed.

THU 18 JUNE 18:00 ODEOn 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) A stylish and surreal satire of the paperback romance. Acclaimed artist Jake Chapman’s Tv series adaptation of his 2008 debut novel – commissioned by Sky Arts, but screening here in its international feature-length version crafts a deliciously strange and surreal drama that is rich with expected artistic guile and style. Lydia (up-and-coming Scottish talent Sophie Kennedy Clark) is given a trip to a desert island as a wedding gift by her wealthy surgeon fiancé. But while waiting for him she meets reclusive and misshapen author, helmut (a brilliant Rhys Ifans), who starts to exert a strange control over her.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

Rave reviews. FOR NORTH AMERICA’S BEST AIRLINE. We’re proud to be the oﬃcial airline of Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Business Traveller Awards 2014 American Airlines, the Flight Symbol logo and Tail Symbol are all marks of American Airlines, Inc. oneworld is a mark of oneworld Alliance LLC. © American Airlines, 2015.

LITTLE BIG SCREEN INTRO As we enjoy the new cinematic style of the best American television, the dividing lines between the big screen and the small screen continue to blur. With massive franchises growing to span both mediums, and pay-perview “box sets” offering narrative scope far beyond the confines of feature film duration, it’s no wonder that acclaimed and experienced film directors now move happily between the two. Slowly but surely, American television has increased its currency, and is now capable of staging an “event” that rivals the excitement and publicity of a major cinema release This has happened before. In the late ‘60s and ‘70s, films made for television in the U.S. were similarly regarded as important “events”, some even gaining theatrical release. This strand takes an affectionate look back at a selection of the most significant titles from that era, celebrating the cream of the first golden age of American Tv movies.

DUEL

STRAND PREMIERE

Duel

A Half of Innes – Neil Innes in Conversation

The Jericho Mile

Steven Spielberg/USA/1971/90 min

80 min

Michael Mann/USA/1979/97 min

Cast: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone

FRI 26 JUNE 15:10 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Cast: Peter Strauss, Richard Lawson, Roger E Mosley

FRI 26 JUNE 18:15 ODEOn PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Following the last-minute cancellation of The Rutles: All You Need is Cash, due to complicated and unusual rights issues, EIFF is proud to offer you A Half of Innes. Join us for this in-person discussion about the making of the fantastic film you won’t see, featuring the man who fronted the legendary band you won’t hear, and who wrote and recorded the vital, timeless soundtrack you won’t experience in any other sensory shape or form: the multi-talented musician and performer, Mr neil Innes.

TUE 23 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Probably the most famous title in this strand, Steven Spielberg’s directorial feature debut is outstanding. Featuring a captivating central performance from Dennis Weaver, this boldly executed, deeply unsettling thriller follows a lone motorist caught in a nightmarish game of cat and mouse with a monstrous lorry and its unseen driver. Employing a visual style more commonly associated with the big screen, Spielberg broke the Tv movie mould as he shot Duel, establishing himself as a talent to watch and securing the film a richly deserved theatrical release.

Director Michael Mann’s Emmy-winning feature debut tells the story of a long term convict (Peter Strauss) whose exceptional prowess as a runner takes him, against all odds, to the edge of Olympic selection. Focusing on an incredible physical performance from Strauss, Mann daringly ensured the surrounding air of authenticity by shooting the film on location in Folsom Prison, integrating real inmates into the action. The result is one of the finest American prison movies of the era. Print courtesy of BFI National Archive

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

LITTLE BIG SCREEN STRAND PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

The Night Stalker

Noon Wine

The Point

John Llewellyn Moxey/USA/1972/74 min

Sam Peckinpah/USA/1966/48 min

Fred Wolf/USA/1971/78 min

Cast: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland

Cast: Jason Robards, Olivia de Havilland, Theodore Bikel

With the voice of Dustin Hoffman

SUN 21 JUNE 20:45 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

SUN 21 JUNE 16:30 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

The highest-rated American Tv movie of its time and now rightfully regarded as a cult classic, John Llewellyn Moxey’s stylish, atmospheric horror revolves around an iconic lead performance from the brilliant Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak, a down-atheel journalist doggedly tracking a vampire through the neon-lit streets of late-night Las vegas. The character proved so popular that he subsequently returned in another Tv movie and a weekly Tv show, but neither could equal the cool tension of Moxey’s influential original.

Following the problematic Major Dundee and his departure from The Cincinnati Kid, director Sam Peckinpah found himself out of favour in hollywood. Accepting an offer to direct for ABC television, he reversed his fortune by delivering this long-lost masterpiece starring Jason Robards and Olivia de Havilland. Adapted by Peckinpah from a short story by Katherine Anne Porter, it’s a wonderful, moving drama which reveals a side of the legendary director that is all too rarely seen. Applying his movie-making techniques to the production, it revitalised his career at a crucial juncture, winning the critical acclaim that would facilitate his return to the big screen with his iconic western, The Wild Bunch. Preservation video presentation courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive

Salem’s Lot Tobe Hooper/USA/1979/112 min Cast: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin TUE 23 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 SUN 28 JUNE 21:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) With ‘70s icon David Soul in the central role and James Mason providing gleefully villainous support, director Tobe Hooper (who had already unleashed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) delivers some absolutely unforgettable scares as his atmospheric adaptation of Stephen King’s chilling vampire novel unfolds in terrifying fashion. With its ghastly vampires scratching at the windows to get in, hooper’s Tv movie would scare a whole generation, earn a theatrical release in several territories, and subsequently gain rightful recognition as an influential genre classic.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

SUN 28 JUNE 12:05 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) From the psychedelic imagination of the great harry nilsson, this charmingly surrealistic, animated children’s fable tells the epic tale of Oblio, a young boy with a difference. Forced to embark on a voyage of self-discovery, he sets out to prove to the local townsfolk that we don’t all have to be the same. First aired in February 1971 on the ABC network in their prestigious Movie of the Week slot, The Point was directed by Oscarwinner Fred Wolf, with songs by nilsson, and featuring the voice of Dustin Hoffman as the narrator. Print courtesy of Kier-La Janisse www.spectacularoptical.ca

WALTEr HILL: THE EArLY YEArS INTRO With this year’s other retrospective strand highlighting significant American television movies of the late ‘60s and ‘70s, it’s time to renew EIFF’s fond acquaintance with a director whose early career unfolded, in extraordinary fashion, during exactly the same era. With credits on such classics as The Thomas Crown Affair, The Getaway, Alien and Aliens; and writer/director of such highly influential films as The Driver, The Warriors and 48 Hrs; the multi-talented Walter Hill is truly one of the greats. In 1984, EIFF screened Hill’s Streets of Fire, and he was here in person. Therefore, with history in mind, this strand takes us chronologically through the complete catalogue of Hill’s directorial work up to that point. The resulting unbroken run of astonishing, essential American cinema revisits films that graced EIFF and celebrates a remarkable filmmaker once again.

STREETS OF FIRE

STRAND PREMIERE

48 Hrs.

The Driver

Hard Times

Walter Hill/USA/1982/96 min

Walter Hill/USA, UK/1978/91 min

Walter Hill/USA/1975/93 min

Cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O’Toole

Cast: Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani

Cast: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland

SUN 28 JUNE 17:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

SAT 20 JUNE 12:20 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

THU 18 JUNE 20:45 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

A cocky convict (Eddie Murphy) and a cantankerous cop (nick nolte) are forced into partnership, working against the clock to catch an escaped killer (James Remar) and recover a stolen fortune. Pairing Murphy with the gruff nolte proved to be a masterstroke, and Hill capitalised fully on this casting coup, skilfully revolving his exceptional thriller around their memorable chemistry and making Murphy a star in the process.

An expert getaway driver (Ryan O’neal) plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an arrogant detective (Bruce Dern) who will go to any lengths to catch him. Enhanced by Philip H Lathrop’s stunning cinematography and an unforgettable performance from Dern, hill’s most obviously influential film is a neo-noir tour-de-force featuring some of the most stylish, thrilling car chase sequences ever shot.

During the depression, a bare-knuckle boxer (Charles Bronson) drifts into town and enters into an increasingly dangerous partnership with a self-destructive fight promoter (James Coburn). With Bronson rising to the rigorous physical challenges of hill’s explosive fight sequences, and Coburn skilfully deploying his trademark sparkle, Hill’s directorial debut is a classic that clearly signalled his arrival as a major new talent, and gave Bronson one of the finest roles of his career.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

WALTEr HILL: THE EArLY YEArS STRAND PREMIERE

STRAND PREMIERE

The Long Riders

Southern Comfort

Streets of Fire

Walter Hill/USA/1980/100 min

Walter Hill/USA, Switzerland, UK/1981/ 106 min

Walter Hill/USA/1984/93 min

Cast: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid

Cast: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward

THU 25 JUNE 20:45 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

SAT 27 JUNE 13:40 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

The story of legendary outlaws The James Gang.

On a training exercise in the Louisiana bayou, a group of national Guards find themselves fighting for survival after crossing swords with a gang of local hunters. Assisted by another atmospheric Ry Cooder score, Hill brings the bayou to life with terrific performances from the likes of Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote and Brion James, hill delivers a violent, deeply unsettling master class in cinematic tension.

Featuring outstanding work from his unique ensemble cast (four sets of actual brothers: James and Stacy Keach; David, Keith and Robert Carradine; Randy and Dennis Quaid; and Christopher and nicholas Guest), an exceptional score from Ry Cooder, and some absolutely breathtaking action sequences (his expert use of slow motion is memorably displayed here); hill’s first true western is a brutal, haunting masterpiece.

The Warriors Walter Hill/USA/1979/92 min Cast: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright WED 24 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) Blamed for a crime they didn’t commit, a Coney Island gang have to fight their way home through the treacherous streets of new York. All that stands in their way is the law, and every other gang in the city. With memorable performances from his young ensemble cast, striking cinematography from Andrew Laszlo, and a brilliant electronic score from Barry De vorzon, hill’s stylish comicbook adventure is a five-star cult classic.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Cast: Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe SUN 28 JUNE 19:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) When a singer (Diane Lane) is taken hostage by the leader of a vicious motorcycle gang (Willem Dafoe), her streetwise ex-lover (Michael Paré) rides to the rescue. In this energetic comic-strip adventure, generously peppered with stylish musical and action set-pieces, hill finally discards reality completely to create his dynamic “rock and roll fable”. A film ahead of its time, the cult status of which continues to grow bigger with each passing year.

CLASSICS INTRO A chance to revisit and enjoy all over again a selection of films that offer their own distinctive cinematic stamp. From the disco high camp of the director’s cut of 54 to the sheer cult bizarreness of Roar, this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival presents a selection of films getting a rare chance to be seen on the big screen.

ROAR

STRAND PREMIERE

54: The Director’s Cut

The Brave Don’t Cry

Roar

Mark Christopher/USA/1998/2015/106 min

Philip Leacock/UK/1952/89 min

Noel Marshall/USA/1981/102 min

Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers

Cast: John Gregson, Meg Buchanan, John Rae, Fulton Mackay

Cast: Tippi Hedren, Noel Marshall, Melanie Griffith

SAT 27 JUNE 20:50 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

SAT 27 JUNE 18:20 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

THU 18 JUNE 23:30 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Lose yourself under the lustre of the glitterball…

Trapped below, trapped above.

A rare screening of the cult 1981 big cat movie.

Crafted closely from then-recent events, The Brave Don’t Cry was undoubtedly John Grierson’s greatest post-war production. Its finely-honed documentary realism builds with almost explosive tension as a group of entombed Scottish miners hold out for the teams who fight to rescue them, as their wives (including the enthralling Meg Buchanan) stand watch at the pithead. Drawing dramatic power from the honest, harsh realities of 1950s working-class life, the film screens here in commemoration of the end, 30 years ago, of the 1984-85 miners’ strike.

A bizarre and completely off-kilter actionadventure, Roar is the sole film made by noel Marshall, and stars him and his wife Tippi Hedren (star of Hitchcock’s The Birds) along with Hedren’s real-life daughter Melanie Griffith and his two real-life sons, as a family under attack by lions, jaguars and tigers. Recently re-released in the US, Drafthouse Films founder Tim League hails it as “the most epic and amazing animal thriller ever made”, with the cast and crew in constant danger and more than 70 of them injured during its lengthy production.

In 1998, Mark Christopher’s 54 was released to a lukewarm response. However, this was not the film the director wanted you to see... This version now re-cut to his original vision, explores the seedy world of nYC’s infamous Studio 54 as seen through the eyes of young buck Shane O’Shea. Backed by a sublime soundtrack and with standout early performances from Ryan Phillippe and Salma hayek, this decadent flick brings the hedonistic 1970s back to life.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

CLASSICS The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Joseph Sargent/USA/1974/104 min Cast: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo FRI 19 JUNE 18:05 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) Having directed several notable American Tv movies during the period in focus, including The Marcus-Nelson Murders and the much loved The Night That Panicked America, the late Joseph Sargent (1925-2014) should have featured in this year’s Little Big Screen strand, but the availability and rights issues surrounding these titles proved insurmountable. As it would be unthinkable not to acknowledge the acclaimed Sargent in that context, we are presenting instead this special retrospective screening of his most popular big screen outing. Famously referenced by Tarantino in Reservoir Dogs, Sargent’s cult classic sees an armed gang hijack a new York subway train full of commuters, forcing a downbeat transit cop (Walter Matthau) into a battle of wits with their wily leader (Robert Shaw). Briefly turning his expert attention from television to cinema, Sargent delivered one of the definitive thrillers of the era, boasting powerhouse performances from Matthau and Shaw, and an unforgettably cool score by David Shire.

The Third Man Carol Reed/UK/1949/104 min Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard SUN 21 JUNE 14:10 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) Restored version of Carol Reed’s classic film. Beautifully remastered and looking as glorious as when it was first released, this 1949 classic stars Joseph Cotten as pulp novelist holly Martins, who travels to post-war vienna and starts to investigate the mysterious death of his old friend, black-marketeer Harry Lime. Memorable thanks to the famous first glimpse of Lime (Orson Welles), Robert Krasker’s black-and-white cinematography, the chase through the sewers, the cuckoo clock speech, and Anton Karas’ zither music.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

SPECIAL EVENTS INTRO Once again, EIFF is delighted to present a series of special events that have been designed to complement our programme of films, immersing you in the cinematic experience in a variety of different ways. Whether it’s by getting up close and personal with your favourite actor or having the chance to hear a Hollywood blockbuster score performed by Scotland’s national symphony orchestra, these exciting, surprising and always insightful events will let you take your festival experience to a whole new level.

BACK TO THE FUTURE PRESENTED BY EIFF AND RSNO

6 Desires: DH Awards Ceremony Lawrence and Sardinia Mark Cousins/UK, Italy/2014/85 min

60 min

MON 22 JUNE 18:10 FILMhOUSE 2 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

FRI 26 JUNE 13:00 FILMhOUSE 1 FREE

“Desire. Maybe that’s what the D stands for in DH Lawrence”

And the winner is...

Mark Cousins’ documentary takes us on a journey through Sardinia, where Dh Lawrence and his wife took a trip in 1921. The film is an open letter to Lawrence, presented as Cousins visits the same places the English novelist discovered over 90 years before. Paintings, films and artists, relating to the island and the time at which Lawrence visited it, all take a starring role in the film. We are delighted to welcome Mark Cousins for a Q&A session after the screening. This film screens as part of a new multi-platform distribution initiative in partnership with the Tide Experiment 3, supported by Creative Europe.

Be part of the excitement as the prizewinners of EIFF 2015 are announced live. Join Festival staff and guests in celebrating this year’s diverse and compelling programme. Who will take home this year’s Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature? Or the Award for Best Documentary Feature Film? Be the first to find out about the winners of these and all our others awards by joining us at this year’s Awards Ceremony.

Back to the Future presented by EIFF and RSNO Robert Zemeckis/USA/1985/116 min Cast: Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover SAT 27 JUNE 19:30 FESTIvAL ThEATRE PRICE: £35.00-£15.00 In 1985, EIFF premiered Back to the Future, the story of 17-year-old Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955 and must restore harmony to history in order to save the future. The most successful film of the year, Back to the Future has been entertaining audiences for 30 years since. In order to celebrate this exciting anniversary, EIFF presents a very special screening with live accompaniment from the Royal Scottish national Orchestra. Come and experience this classic film as you have never heard it before. This event is sold out! Supported by Sir Ewan and Lady Brown.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

SPECIAL EVENTS

Collective and LUX Scotland present: Rhyme or Reason

Dredd (3D)

Edinburgh Schools Film Competition

Pete Travis/UK, USA, India, South Africa/ 2012/95 min

60 min

Cast: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, Lena Headey

SAT 27 JUNE 12:00 FILMhOUSE 2 - PRIMARY SUN 28 JUNE 12:45 FILMhOUSE 2 - SECOnDARY FREE TICKETED EVENTS

Curated by Beatrice Gibson.

MON 22 JUNE 23:00 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Edinburgh’s got filmmaking talent and it’s right here.

Beatrice’s own films Agatha and The Tigers Mind (2012) will be shown alongside Maya Deren’s enigmatic short At Land (1944), Mary helena Clark’s experimental detective film The Dragon is the Frame (2014), and Laida Lertxundi’s, Footnotes to a House of Love (2007) a sonically-seductive film set in Los Angeles. The screening will be accompanied by a conversation between the artist and Isla Leaver-Yap, Director of LUX Scotland.

Mega-City One’s finest law enforcer, Judge Dredd (Karl Urban), goes head to head with evil drug baron Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) in writer Alex Garland’s stylish suburban sci-fi, which stays satisfyingly true to its 2000 AD comic book roots. Trapped in a lawless, overcrowded 200-storey tower block, with no outgoing communications and a bloodthirsty crook in every corner, Dredd and rookie judge Anderson must fight to stay alive when, all around them, Ma-Ma’s henchmen are baying for their blood.

Image Credit: Beatrice Gibson, The Tigers Mind (2012). Courtesy of the artist and Laura Bartlett Gallery.

Dredd screens as a complement to Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (p.32) which plays as our Doc of the Day.

now in its seventh year, Edinburgh Schools Film Competition invites young people from Edinburgh nursery, primary, secondary and special schools to submit their short films to EIFF. Our Youth Jury views all entries and selects the most accomplished, interesting and amusing to be screened during the Festival. Earlier in the week, the Jury will present awards to the young filmmakers, celebrating the achievements of all who have been selected to screen. These public screenings are open to all friends, family and fans of great short films.

100 min THU 25 JUNE 20:20 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Exiled (Fong juk) Johnnie To/Hong Kong/2006/110 min WED 24 JUNE 18:05 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Portuguese colony of Macau, just before it is set to begin a new era under Chinese rule, a team of jaded hitmen from Hong Kong are sent to kill one of their former colleagues who is trying to start a life away from crime. They are torn between their duty and their affection for their old friend, but when a rival hit team turn up they must decide whether to fight to save him or to kill him. A spectacular hong Kong crime film packed with stylised action, all beautifully orchestrated by director Johnnie To. Buy tickets to both this and In Person: Johnnie To (p.71) for £10 (£8 conc) by using the discount code JOhnnIETO when you purchase.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

visit edfilmfest.org.uk for the latest news, updates and blogs Introduction to Film Studies 1: Cinema and the Senses 90 min THU 18 JUNE 16:15 FILMhOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED EVENT ‘In haptic visuality, the eyes themselves function like organs of touch’ (L. Marks) This lecture introduces the concept of haptic visuality as developed by critic Laura Marks and others. With film excerpts from directors such as Claire Denis, Lynne Ramsay, Gus van Sant and Carlos Reygadas, Martine Pierquin (Open Studies, University of Edinburgh) will discuss how cinema can evoke the senses it cannot technically represent and how haptic imagery can enrich and challenge the viewer’s experience.

INTrODuCTION TO FILM STuDIES 1 - VIVE L’AMOur (1994)

Introduction to Film Studies 2: Music Films

Live Live Cinema: The Little Shop of Horrors

90 min

Roger Corman/USA/1960/90 min

FRI 19 JUNE 16:00 FILMhOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED EVENT

Cast: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller

Whether it’s charting the composition of a new masterpiece, observing sparks flying in the recording studio, or capturing the magic of live performance, cinema has always been fascinated by the lives of musicians. In this fully illustrated lecture, Dr Pasquale Iannone (Open Studies, University of Edinburgh) will explore some of the defining films about music – from revelatory documentaries such as Buena Vista Social Club (1999) and Searching for Sugar Man (2012) to innovative fiction films such as Last Days (2005) and I’m Not There (2007).

WED 24 JUNE 19:30 FESTIvAL ThEATRE PRICE: £17.50 (£14.50 COnCS) Suitable for ages 8+. Roger Corman’s 1960 The Little Shop of Horrors screens whilst four talented performers create an entire live soundtrack. Forced to work at breakneck pace to re-voice multiple characters in perfect lip-sync whilst playing a new, original musical score and creative live sound effects, this is Live Live Cinema’s most dangerous 4D movie yet. It’s a wild ride! Tickets are only available from the Festival Theatre on 0131 529 6000 or edtheatres.com/littleshop * A booking fee of 75p is charged per ticket for online, phone and postal bookings. Maximum charge of £3 for phone and postal bookings. For bookings of 8 or more, call 0131 529 6005 where no booking fees apply. Ticket prices include a contribution to the Theatres Development Fund. An 80p handling charge will be added if you ask us to post your tickets.

Talbot Rice Gallery presents: Stephen Sutcliffe 90 min TUE 23 JUNE 20:15 FILMhOUSE 3 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) The University of Edinburgh’s Talbot Rice Gallery is delighted to present an evening of works by artist Stephen Sutcliffe. Mining his own extensive sound and visual archive, Sutcliffe creates moving image collages through a careful and intuitive editing process. He combines images with soundtracks that question and challenge rather than complement one another, resulting in complex, multilayered and beguiling videos. The screening of 13 videos from Sutcliffe’s back catalogue and new videos will be accompanied by the artist in conversation. In association with LUX.

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

don’t miss best of the fest on 28 june announced thursday 25 june!

Waterloo Sergei Bondarchuk/Italy, Soviet Union/ 1970/123 min Cast: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKenna THU 18 JUNE 15:15 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS) EIFF, in partnership with The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, present a special screening of Sergei Bondarchuk’s 1970 film Waterloo, comemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Come and mark this historic anniversary with special guests from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the regiment that fought at the Battle and is now based in Edinburgh Castle. For more Waterloo celebrations, Waterloo: After the Battle, at the national Museum of Scotland from 15 May to 27 September, explores the impact and aftermath of the Battle in Scotland.

Filmhouse is Scotland’s foremost independent cinema. Our programme features new releases, classic re-releases, seasons and festivals including the Edinburgh International Film Festival. JOIN OUR LOYALTY OR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMMES FOR UNIQUE BENEFITS AND DISCOUNTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ Box Office: 0131 228 2688

Filmhouse (also known as Centre for the Moving Image) is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland no. SC067087. Scottish Charity no. SC006793.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

IN PErSON: SPECIAL EVENTS In Person: Ewan McGregor 90 min SUN 21 JUNE 15:00 LYCEUM PRICE: £15.00 (£10.00 COnCS) An exclusive chance to be part of the audience when global superstar (and Crieff boy at heart) Ewan McGregor gives a rare on-stage interview, discussing his prolific career- including one of his most recent films, Rodrigo Garcia’s Last Days in the Desert (p.18). This is your chance to hear Ewan discuss a career spanning more than twenty years, during which he’s grown from a 16-year-old boy at Perth Repertory Theatre to become one of the world’s biggest screen stars.

杜琪峯 In Person: Jane Seymour

In Person: Johnnie To

90 min

SAT 27 JUNE 13:30 TRAvERSE PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)

WED 24 JUNE 20:45 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £7.00 (£5.00 COnCS)

Jane Seymour was catapulted to international fame playing beautiful psychic Solitaire, opposite Roger Moore, in the James Bond film Live and Let Die. Since then she has worked solidly, picking up a swathe of awards, including two Golden Globes, along the way. As well as continuing a prolific acting career, Jane is a producer, writer, philanthropist and artist.

Hong Kong director Johnnie To has found great international acclaim thanks to his action and crime films (Quentin Tarantino is a self-professed fan) with worldwide successes including films such as Exiled, Election and Mad Detective. He directs with a rich visual style, often collaborating with the same group of actors, cinematographers and screenwriters and is known for a sense of realism mixed with a cinematic flourish that marks him out as a distinctive talent.

We are honoured to welcome Jane to EIFF to discuss some of her work, including one of her latest films, Bereave (p.12).

IN PERSON: JOHNNIE TO At Edinburgh International Film Festival 24 June, 2015 (Wednesday) Venue: Filmhouse 1

Financially Supported by

Supported by Create hong Kong and hong Kong Film Development Fund; supported by Brand Hong Kong and hong Kong Economic Trade Office, London.

Buy tickets to both this and Exiled (p.68) for £10 (£8 conc) by using the discount code JOhnnIETO when you purchase.

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

IN PErSON: SPECIAL EVENTS In Person: Malcolm McDowell 90 min FRI 26 JUNE 20:30 TRAvERSE PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Fresh from appearances on television shows such as Dixon of Dock Green and Z Cars, Malcolm McDowell went on to become a household name in the UK when he starred in Lindsay Anderson’s If.... in 1968, followed three years later with his seminal turn as Alex in Stanley Kubrick’s cult classic A Clockwork Orange. Join EIFF in welcoming Mr Malcolm McDowell to Edinburgh to present some highlights of his impressive career - including one of his most recent films, Bereave (p.12).

In Person: Seamus McGarvey in conversation with Haskell Wexler 140 min FRI 26 JUNE 17:30 FILMhOUSE 1 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) EIFF patron and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Seamus McGarvey has brought some of the world’s leading cinematographers to EIFF: Jack Cardiff, Darius Khondji, Anthony Dod Mantle, Chris Menges and Roger Deakins. Adding yet another legend to that illustrious list, the great haskell Wexler will join Seamus on stage to talk about his stellar career. They will also discuss a subject close to their hearts: the abuse of safe working hours in the film industry, preceded by a rare screening of Haskell’s thought-provoking documentary Who Needs Sleep. Supported by Cinelease

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

INTRO June is the month of film in Edinburgh! EIFF has once again teamed up with This is Edinburgh for Film in the City, a cinematic celebration throughout the capital. Film in the City kicks off with our dancealong extravaganza in partnership with Dance Base, in the glorious surroundings of the Grassmarket on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June. Then join us in St Andrew Square for our annual outdoor screenings, Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June. Get lost in movies with your favourite heroes and heroines as we celebrate some of the greatest big screen classics.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

edfilmfest.org.uk/filminthecity thisisedinburgh.com/filminthecity

MARY POPPINS

Let’s Face the Music and Dance

Outdoor Screenings

SAT 6 - SUN 7 JUNE Grassmarket, Edinburgh FREE EVENT

FRI 12 – SUN 14 JUNE St. Andrew Square Garden, Edinburgh City Centre FREE EVENT

Tap your toes or get dancing in the aisles in the wonderful setting of Edinburgh’s Grassmarket for a dance-along film experience. There will be plenty of chances to join in with interactive events and workshops for all the family, alongside very special dance demos. SAT 6 JUNE 11.30 Happy Feet (U) 13.50 West Side Story (PG) 16.50 Grease 2 (PG) 19.15 Dirty Dancing (12)

STEP UP

Come and celebrate cinema in the beautiful surroundings of Scotland’s capital! FRI 12 JUNE 17.00 Flash Gordon (PG) 19.00 Guardians of the Galaxy (12) 21.15 Raiders of the Lost Ark (12) SAT 13 JUNE 10.00 Lilo & Stitch (U) 11.45 Brave (PG) 13.40 The Sound of Music (U) 16.45 Restless Natives (PG) 18.30 Life of Pi (PG) 21.00 Ghost (12A)

SUN 7 JUNE 12.00 Mary Poppins (U) 14.50 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (U) 17.00 Step Up (PG) 19.15 Mamma Mia (PG) Full details of all workshops, interactive events and dance demos can be found at www.edfilmfest.org.uk/filminthecity

SUN 24 JUNE 11.00 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (U) 12.50 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) 14.50 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (PG) 16.50 The Princess Bride (PG) 18.50 Mean Girls (12A) 20.50 Batman (15)

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

GuArDIANS OF THE GALAxY

#EdinFilm | #MyFilmMoments

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

CINEWORLD CINEMAS, PROUD VENUE PARTNER OF THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Franny 21st June – 15:20 22nd June – 18:25

Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree’s Story 24th June – 20:45 25th June – 20:50

Meet Me in Montenegro 26th June – 20:55 27th June – 18:00

See these great films and more at the Edinburgh International Film Festival Cineworld Unlimited cardholders receive 20% discount on all tickets at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. For full terms and conditions visit cineworld.com

349822 Edinburgh Film Festival Advert 260x200mm.indd 1

06/05/2015 12:18

15 12:18

HOW TO DO EIFF BOOKING YOUR TICKETS Or BOOk IN PErSON AT VArIOuS EIFF VENuES: Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ 10:00 - 21:00 27 May - 16 June 10:00 - late 17 June - 28 June Cineworld, Fountain Park, 130/3 Dundee St, EH11 1AF EIFF Box Office at Cineworld opens from 18 June - 28 June 16:00 - late Monday - Friday 12:00 - late Saturday - Sunday

BOOk ONLINE: www.edfilmfest.org.uk BOOk BY PHONE: 0131 623 8030 Festival Theatre Edinburgh, 13/29 Nicolson Street, EH8 9FT Tickets are available for all EIFF screenings at the FTE Box Office during the venue’s opening hours 10:00 - 18:00 15 June - 28 June (Monday to Saturday) Odeon 118 Lothian Road, EH3 8BG Tickets are available for all EIFF screenings at the dedicated EIFF box office on the lower level. 16:00-late Monday -Friday 12:00-late Saturday –Sunday

At other venues, pre-booked tickets may be collected from 30 minutes before the screening/event and last minute tickets may be available to buy (cash only).

COLLECTING YOUR TICKETS

Tickets can be collected from the EIFF Box Office at Filmhouse until one hour before the screening/event begins. After this, they will be held for collection at the screening/event venue from half an hour before the scheduled start time. Tickets purchased online before Sunday 14 June can also be posted to UK addresses for an extra 50p postage fee.

SCREENING SOLD OUT?

If a screening has sold out additional tickets may be released in the lead up to the screening/event, so it’s worth checking with the Box Office at the relevant venue on the day.

TICKET REFUNDS We do not refund tickets except in the event of cancellation.

CONCESSIONS

Concessions are available to senior citizens, students, the unemployed, people who are registered disabled, Equity Members, and under 18 year olds in full time education.

TAKE YOUR SEAT

There are no adverts or trailers with EIFF screenings, so the stated start time is when the film, event or introduction will begin. Latecomers may not be admitted.

CERTIFICATION

As many of the films featured at EIFF are international or UK premieres they have not yet been granted a certificate from the BBFC. We have removed the option to purchase a child or young person’s tickets from those films which we feel might have inappropriate content. Please speak to a member of our box office staff for further information on any of our films.

GETTING YOUR TICKETS TICkETS ArE AVAILABLE TO FILMHOuSE AND BELMONT FILMHOuSE MEMBErS ONLY FrOM 12PM ON WEDNESDAY 27 MAY. TICkETS WILL BE ON GENErAL rELEASE TO THE PuBLIC FrOM 12PM ON FrIDAY 29 MAY. You can become a Filmhouse or Belmont Filmhouse Member online at www.filmhousecinema.com/suppport/membership, by visiting the Filmhouse Box Office in person, or contacting 0131 228 2688. Filmhouse Members and Loyalty Card holders will be able to collect Loyalty Points on all EIFF ticket purchases made online, by phone or in person at Filmhouse, Cineworld, Festival Theatre or Odeon - which you can use to save money on future ticket purchases!

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

VENuE INFOrMATION AND ACCESS TO BOOk A WHEELCHAIr SPACE Or rEQuEST ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL 0131 623 8030, EMAIL ADMIN@ FILMHOuSECINEMA.COM Or GO TO THE MAIN INFOrMATION POINT, FILMHOuSE ON LOTHIAN rOAD. Our STAFF WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOu. FOr BOx OFFICE INFO AND HOW TO BOOk, SEE PAGE 76 Or GO TO EDFILMFEST.OrG.uk FILMHOUSE

Central Box Office and Information Point 88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ Festival HQ throughout EIFF featuring special events, and fully licensed Café Bar. Wide range of hot and cold food served until late, including a selection of vegetarian/vegan options. Free Wi-Fi. Open: Festival HQ open 08:00 until 03.00 from 18 to 27 June & 09:00 until 01.00 on 28 June. EIFF Box Office Open: 10.00 to 21.00 daily (10:00 to 23.00 daily from 18 to 28 June) Access: Ramped access to main entrance. Lift access to all screens, and Café Bar by ramp. Spaces for patrons using a wheelchair available via Filmhouse box office. Adapted toilets off foyer and beside Cinema 2 and 3. Infrared and induction loop hearing facilities available, please ask at Box Office for details. www.filmhousecinema.com

TrAVErSE THEATrE - DELEGATE CENTRE 10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED

Fully licensed downstairs bar with hot and cold food and drinks. Upstairs coffee shop with hot drinks, food and a variety of home-baked snacks. Free Wi-Fi available. Open: Open for EIFF public events. EIFF Box Office Open: 30 minutes prior to event start times.

Starbucks. Spaces for patrons using a wheelchair available via Filmhouse box office. Adapted toilets in main corridor and Starbucks. Infrared hearing facilities available, please ask at Cineworld staff for full details.

ODEON

EIFF Box Office Open: 10.00-18.00 daily and 30 minutes prior to event start times, 15 to 28 June

Croma Pizzeria serving food and drinks alongside Odeon’s own concession stand.

Access: Ramped access to main entrance. Lift access to the theatre. Spaces for patrons using a wheelchair available via Filmhouse box office. Adapted toilets on levels one and two and step-free access to other toilets.

118 Lothian Road, EH3 8BG

Open: 11:30-23:00 (or until end of last screening), Croma Pizzeria open from 11:30-23:00 EIFF Box Office Open: 16.00 to late Mon to Fri, 12.00 to late Sat to Sun, 18 to 28 June

edtheatres.com

Access: Level access to both Odeon and Croma Pizzeria, and lift access to all floors. Spaces for patrons using a wheelchair available via Filmhouse box office.

ARGYLE HOUSE

www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/edinburgh_ lothian_road/108

THE LYCEUM

30 Grindlay St, Edinburgh EH3 9AX Fully licensed downstairs bar. Open: Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00 and for EIFF public events (30 minutes prior to event start times).

www.traverse.co.uk

www.lyceum.org.uk

Fully licensed bar on ground floor. Starbucks on first floor, open from 8am daily. Free Wi-Fi available. Open: 10:00-21:00 (or until last screening) during the Festival. EIFF Box Office Open: 16.00 to late Mon to Fri, 12.00 to late Sat to Sun, from 18 to 28 June Access: Level access to main entrance and all screens, with lift access to

Fully licensed bar and café serving seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. Free Wi-Fi available. Open: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, and before EIFF screenings

Access: Level access to main entrance and lift access to all floors. Adapted toilets on ground and lower ground floors.

Fountain Park, 130/3 Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1AF

13/29 Nicolson Street, EH8 9FT

www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/21

Access: Fully accessible by wheelchair, lift access to all levels. Spaces for patrons using a wheelchair available via Filmhouse box office. Blue badge parking directly opposite entrance.

CINEWORLD

FESTIVAL THEATrE EDINBurGH

DOMINION

18 Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 4RT Fully licensed bar and concession stand. Open: Mon & Tues: 15:00 – 21:00; Wed – Fri: 12:30 – 21:00; Sat & Sun: 11:30 – 21:00

37 Castle Terrace Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH1 2EL Open: for EIFF public events Access: Main entrance at street level. Ground floor disabled access (including toilets). spaceclub.org.uk

GRASSMARKET COMMUNITY PROJECT 86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, EH1 2QA Café with baby-changing facilities and highchairs. Free WiFi. Open: Grassmarket Café open Mon-Sat 08:00-16:00 Youth Hub at Grassmarket: Open Sun 21 June only, times tbc Access: Fully Accessible main entrance and ground floor. Lift access to all other floors and spaces. Spaces for patrons using a wheelchair fully available. Adapted toilets off Café, ground floor level and on first floor and induction loop hearing facilities available. grassmarket.org

EIFF Box Office Open: 30 minutes prior to event start times. Access: No wheelchair access due to steps at main entrance, foyer and screens. www.dominioncinemas.net

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

VENuE MAP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

FILMHOUSE TrAVErSE THEATrE CINEWORLD ODEON THE LYCEUM

6. 7. 8. 9.

DOMINION FESTIVAL THEATrE EDINBurGH ARGYLE HOUSE GRASSMARKET COMMUNITY PROJECT

HOW E ST REE T

EE T ITH

TREE

CALTON HILL

STR

Bus Station

STRE

EN S

FRED

QUE

DA S

O IOT R

D UN

HER

ERIC

N OR E

STRE

RIDG

KE T

Edinburgh Castle

L M IL

IV B

GE ID

CHA

TRE

H LO T

CA M

STR

R ID

M FIR

E. F

B AIN NT

BREAD STREET

R R I S ON STR EE T 4

PLACE

TRE

REE

OLS N IC

ST ERS

A RS

2 DLA YS

FRI RE Y E G

GR IN

T KE

LAURISTON PLACE K STR CL E R

BRI

ORE

P L AC

LE V

EN S

GILM

TREE T

FOU

IN NTA

EE T

THE MEADOWS

MELV

ILLE D

RIVE

Edinburgh is the world’s leading Festival City with events happening all year round. visit www.edinburghfestivalcity.com for information and news about Edinburgh’s 12 major festivals. The Edinburgh International Film Festival Limited is a company registered in Scotland no: SC132453. It is a subsidiary of the Centre for the Moving Image which is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status with Scottish Charity no. SC006793.

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

PL E A S A N

RIDG

ROAD

Festival Square

MA R

RGE

PRINCES STREET GARDENS

GEO

RLEY WAVE GE BRID

TREE

ROYA

N LOTHIA

ES S

MOU

C PRIN

THE

TE SQUARE

Tourist Information Centre Waverley Rail Station

TH B

STRE

REE T

RLOT

RGE

K ST

CHA

GEO

INDEx 100 Yen Love

The D Train

Index Zero

13 Minutes

The Dance of the Memory

Inferno

45 Years

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Infini

48 Hrs.

Desert Dancer

Inside Out

54: The Director’s Cut

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

International Animation: Panorama

6 Desires: Dh Lawrence and Sardinia

Doll & Em

600 Miles

Dope

Introduction to Film Studies 1: Cinema and the Senses

69 69

Above and Below

Dredd (3D)

Introduction to Film Studies 2: Music Films

All of Me

The Driver

Iona

Amy

The Iron Ministry

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the national Lampoon

Duel

Awards Ceremony

It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong

The Jericho Mile

Eadweard

Back to the Future presented by EIFF and RSnO

Kafka’s The Burrow

Edinburgh Schools Film Competition: Primary & Secondary

KALEIDOSCOPE

Barry Purves – The naked Animator

Eldest Brother

Koza

BATTLE MOUnTAIn : Graeme Obree’s Story 31

Every Secret Thing

Kyoto Elegy

The Beginning of Time

Exiled

La La La at Rock Bottom

Bereave

The Farewell Party

Labyrinthus

Beyond the Lights

Fidelio, Alice’s Odyssey

Last Days in the Desert

Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream

The First Film

Learning to Drive

Black Box Live: ‘Tyburnia’ with Dead Rat Orchestra

Franny

The Legend of Barney Thomson

Fresno

Len and Company

Black Box Shorts 1: Placing Performance, Staging the Self 50

Fritz the Cat

The Lesson

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

Black Box Shorts 2: Landscapes and Dream States

The Gulls

Live Live Cinema: The Little Shop of horrors

Black Box Shorts 3: The Price of Progress 51

A half of Innes – neil Innes in Conversation

Liza, The Fox-Fairy The Long Riders

Black Box Shorts 4: Forms of Experience

The Hallow

The Lord of the Rings

Black Mountain Poets

Hard Times

Love & Mercy

Blood Cells

Hector

Love Film Festival

Brand new-U

Hellions

Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

The Brave Don’t Cry

The Houses October Built

Macario

Breathe Umphefumlo

how To Win At Checkers (Every Time)

Maggie

Brotherhood of Blades

I Stay With You

Makeup Room

The Chambermaid Lynn

Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared

Manglehorn

Chicken

Chuck norris vs Communism

In Person: Ewan McGregor

Manson Family vacation

In Person: Jane Seymour

María Candelaria

The Circle

The Closer We Get

In Person: Johnnie To

The Marriage of Reason & Squalor

In Person: Malcolm McDowell

The McLaren Award: new British Animation 1

Collective and LUX Scotland present: Rhyme or Reason

Cop Car

In Person: Seamus McGarvey in conversation with Haskell Wexler

The McLaren Award: new British Animation 2

The Incident

Meet Me in Montenegro

Melbourne

Cut Snake

edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015

Bulk buy tickets and save up to 35% visit edfilmfest.org.uk or see p3

The Messenger

Shorts: Mirroring Mexico

Misery Loves Comedy

Shorts: Ritual and Transfiguration

narcopolis

Shorts: Secret Corners

nearby Sky

Shorts: Shadowed Landscapes

The newsroom - Off the Record

Shorts: The Anatomy of Memory

night Shift

Shorts: The Young and the Wild

The night Stalker

The Sisterhood of night

noon Wine

Sleeping with Other People

norfolk

Southern Comfort

north v South

Stand by for Tape Back-up

The Obscure Spring

The Stanford Prison Experiment

One & Two

Streets of Fire

Our Family

The Summer of Sangaile

Out of nature

Sunshine Superman

The Overnight

Swung

Paper Planes

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Paradise in Service

Parasyte: Part 1

Talbot Rice Gallery presents: Stephen Sutcliffe

Pirates of Salé

That Sugar Film

The Point

Therapy for a vampire

Poison for the Fairies

The Third Man

Polska

Through the Air

Prophet’s Prey

La Tirisia

The Pyramid Texts

Transatlantic

Redeemer

Tu Dors nicole

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off

Turbo Kid

Rio, I Love You

Uncanny

The Road Within

Under Milk Wood

Roar

The violators

Rough Road Ahead

Salem’s Lot

Sand Dollars

Santa Sangre

Scottish Mussel

A Separate Wind

The Seven Five

She’s Funny That Way

Sherry & The Mystery of Palo Cortado

Shorts: Borders and Margins

Shorts: Bridging the Gap

Shorts: Edgelands

Shorts: Growing Up, Getting By

The Warriors

Waterloo

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Welcome to Me

When Elephants Fight

Who Am I - no System Is Safe

Wizards

The Wolfpack

You’re Ugly Too

Youth Hub

get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Simon Helberg co-director of last year’s Closing Gala film We’ll Never Have Paris

EventScotland is proud to support the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Scotland is the perfect stage for sporting and cultural events alike and to find out more of what’s on this year visit: visitscotland.com/events

Best of the fest DON’T MISS A FINAL CHANCE TO SEE SOME OF THE BEST FILMS OF EIFF 2015 ON SUNDAY 28 JUNE

SCREENINGS £5 THE FINAL LINE UP OF FILMS IS ANNOUNCED ON

edfilmfest.org.uk AT NOON ON THURSDAY 25 JUNE

Best of the Fest brochure ad.indd 1

04/05/2015 13:36