A comic thriller with dark undertones and a big heart, set on the island of Ibiza.
When Connor's best friend becomes innocently embroiled in the plans of a gang in Ibiza, Connor is the only one who can help him, but it means returning to the island where he worked a few years earlier, and has avoided since the tragic death of another friend.
Once back, Connor is reunited with Leo, his former boss and mentor. A 60 year old American draft dodger turned hippy. Only thing is, Leo is trying to kill himself. Amongst the mayhem of exploding villas, underwater drops and the attractions of a gorgeous diving instructor, Connor and Leo's journeys teach them some valuable life lessons. For Leo it is that every day is precious. For Connor, that his life in London is not as perfect as it seems, and that if he deals with his past, there is only one place he'll ever be truly happy...Ibiza. All he has to do is stay alive long enough to enjoy it.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
A random act of theft that has put Tom Hammond's life in a tailspin. His most treasured possession, a photograph of him with his son Luke... their last moment of shared happiness, has been stolen from his bookshop.
“The story is a simple one, made up of fragmented memories, the present and the past, told out of chronology. Love, loss, terror… and the hopeful promise of change.” (Danny Huston)
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere
Malcolm Fetcher is a neurotic, middle-aged teacher lost in a dull marriage with his wife of twenty years, Beverly. As he faces an all-consuming identity crisis, their marriage disintegrates and he is forced to express a deep, hidden desire.
Three Men, Thirty Days and one Ten Dollar Bill.
A documentary about three British filmmakers who follow a ten dollar bill for one month as it criss-crosses the United States. The bill travels 6000 miles and passes through the hands of countless wonderful characters. By journey's end, the film builds a unique and surprising portrait of the American people.
Tasha, 16, is a strong-willed young girl who learns that her mother’s partner, Charlie, is not her real father. When her older sister, Jenny, tells Tasha of a man only referred to as ‘The Viking’ who appeared when Tasha was a baby, she becomes convinced this mysterious ‘Viking’ is her long-lost father and resolves to track him down.
As Tasha begins her quest to find her father on the ferry to Norway, life takes unexpected turns back home. Jenny has moved into her own flat, and the only son in the family, Danny, struggles with the prospect of becoming a father. Landing in Norway Tasha befriends Marta, a local girl who agrees to help her find her father. But will she find him and what will happen to her family while she is away?
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
This is the story of Joseph and Ria, two kindred spirits who forge an unlikely friendship. Both are looking for a way out until they find each other and their friendship gives them both a glimpse of something more. But it is destined to end in the most extreme of circumstances if either is to escape the confines of their lives and get away for good.
A story of love, of loss and of hope played out against the magical backdrop of the northern English seaside town of Blackpool.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
"If you knew where it would end, would you ever begin?"
A raw, dark comedy about endings and beginnings. A failed relationship is rarely predicted but always reviewed, and the film adopts this reverse narrative.
Split into two halves, the film follows the tumultuous stories of nine couples. It plunges straight into the brutal and absurd endings of their relationships, and travels back in time to the moment when the spark of love between them first emerged. Using London as their match maker, each of their stories is unique, yet familiar to us all.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
When two young parents discover their daughter is a magnet for the supernatural, their lives are turned upside down in their bid to protect her.
Little Thea's arrival brings with it terrifying entities that threaten her parents Charlie and James' newly formed family. Panic-stricken they turn to Elizabeth, an occult practitioner of great power, who teaches Thea to control rather than be afraid of the dark forces around her. But Charlie sees her daughter is changing; Thea's newfound confidence unleashes something far more malevolent and terrifying than they have ever encountered.
An evocative horror story that takes as its inspiration from the seminal horror films of the 1970s. A chilling insight into the sacrifices we make when we bring a new life into this world.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
Lee and Sol are hiding out on a beach in Southern India living a slacker life of sex, drugs and parties. Trouble comes to paradise when Vix, a beautiful girl from Lee's past, turns up. Things get worse when Lee accidentally kills a holy cow and the gang find themselves up against crooked cops, local hoodlums, gangsters.... and mysticism. How far do you have to go to get away?
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
A new take on the coming-of-age story, set against the backdrop of bohemian London.
Drifting through his gap year with its internships and travel plans, Jack (Will Poulter) has always suspected there was more to life than this. A chance encounter with the beautiful and ethereal Evelyn (Alma Jodorowsky) swerves his life radically off course. She is like no one he's ever met before. He quickly becomes caught up in a whirlwind of all-day parties and wild nights in London's hidden dives with Evelyn and her charismatic friends.
Giving up everything to follow Evelyn and her hedonistic lifestyle, it takes Jack a while to realise what he's leaving behind, that love isn't a game you want to lose, and that his new 'friends' might not be the kindred spirits he first thought they were.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
Michael (19) lives with his step brother and music genius Thor (19) in Shetland, a small island far north of Scotland. Thrust together by their parents’ marriage they barely talk– but when Thor ruins Michael’s chances of going to university with his girlfriend Suzy they embark on a chaotic road trip that will push their tenuous relationship to the brink.
En route they encounter Caitlín (20) a wild, Irish free spirit who dreams of being a singer. The boys fall in love with her as they adventure towards Glasgow.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
Adapted from the acclaimed novel 'Neither Wolf Nor Dog' by Kent Nerburn, the story follows a white author who gets sucked into the heart of contemporary Native American life in the sparse lands of the Dakotas.
The cast includes 96-year-old Lakota elder, Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
