Documentary about the Leith-born 'Trainspotting' author Irvine Welsh. Welsh relays his own story and philosophy with characteristic wit, while a roll call admirers share their passion for the books.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
A film of love, loss and music set amongst the falling feathers of a chicken factory.
It’s present day in industrial North Wales. Helen, in her late 30s, spends her nights packing chickens and her days caring for a dying mother-figure Gwen. She lives in a small room in the house her clingy ex-husband shares with his dim-witted girlfriend and their new baby. Helen’s humdrum world takes an unexpected turn with the return of Joanne. They were the objects of the other’s unspoken teenage passions. Encouraged by Helen, Joanne starts a playful wooing game that re-awakens their youthful feelings. As they fall in love and lust, Helen’s zest for life returns but Joanne feels the walls closing in as she faces something much darker from her past. Helen’s world is shattered when Gwen dies and Joanne’s painful memories cause her to flee. Separated and alone, both women reflect on their unfulfilled chance. Eventually, they find the courage to let go of the past and allow their love to win.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2023
Three brothers return to the remote woodland where they killed their abusive father only to discover his shallow grave is now empty, forcing them to question one another's loyalty with devastating consequences, as fear and paranoia set in.
Official Selection Edinburgh International FilmFestival 2023 - World premiere
A young surfer grieves the loss of his father A contemporary adolescent tale of surfing, sex and hellfire set on an island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Adapted from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson the film has been developed as a film/theatre hybrid with certain elements filmed in front of a live audience. The film follows lawyer Utterson as he tries to find out who the illusive Mr Hyde is and what power he wields over his friend Dr Jekyll.
Official Selection Edinburgh International FilmFestival 2023 - World premiere
Beate is an ambitious executive working at EUROPA, a mysterious private security company, set on taking over lands and resources from locals in a remote valley in Southern Albania to implement its secret agenda.
Official Selection Sarajevo Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Official Competition
Frozen within the memory of a single violent moment, a woman describes the events, thoughts and feelings that led her to this place.
Official Selection PÖFF Shorts - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023
In the dimly lit ambiance of a late-night cafe, a belligerent young waiter encounters a woman seeking solace. In this quiet moment he is challenged to rise above the ordinary and embrace his role with empathy and compassion. With a simple act of kindness, he has the power to transform her night, leaving an indelible mark on both their lives.
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - European premiere
In a world where all all animal life has been wiped out, a scientist in full bio-hazard kit and with a life-support machine in tow, discovers a young girl, apparently fit and well. The girl offers hope to the world but inadvertently seals the fate of the scientist.
A poignant tale of one boy's attempt to cut off a part of himself in the wake of his baptism.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Short Film Competition
