Glasgow Film Festival 2014

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Danger Of Complete Extinction Danger Of Complete Extinction
Danger Of Complete Extinction and Riverbero
Afghan '72 (Country: France, US, Afghanistan, Iran; Year: 2013; Director: Pierre Forcioli-Conti; Writer: Pierre Forcioli-Conti; Stars: Pierre Forcioli-Conti), Official Site, Trailer
Man meets landscape, on horseback, as a son imagines his father.
Buffalo Death Mask (Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Mike Hoolboom; Writer: Mike Hoolboom; Stars: Stephen Andrews, Louise Bak, Mike Cartmell, Phil Hoffam, Mike Hoolboom, Taravat Khalili, Esma Mouhktar)
Abstracted images of a conversation with the artist Stephen Andrews.
The Case (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Cecilia Stenbom)
An exploration of imagery and ideas related to crime.
Colours (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Graham Fitzpatrick; Writer: Graham Fitzpatrick; Stars: John Ballantyne, Elek Kish, Ian Michie, Jamie Ross)
A gay teenager struggles to cope and find acceptance in prison.
Dad's Stick (Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: John Smith; Writer: John Smith)
An experimental biopic about a man who keeps things that might be useful.
The Misbehaviour Of Polly Paper Cut The Misbehaviour Of Polly Paper Cut
The Misbehaviour Of Polly Paper Cut and The Immaculates
Danger Of Complete Extinction (Opasnost Polnogo Istchjeznovjenija) (Country: Russia; Year: 2012; Director: Konstantin Kolesov; Writer: Konstantin Kolesov; Stars: Filipp Avdeyev, Gleb Golender, Valentina Kuvayeva)
A man who is worried about turning into hiis dad reacts against the world at large.
Ebb And Flow (Ebb & Flow, A Onda Traz, O Vento Leva ) (Country: Brazil; Year: 2012; Director: Gabriel Mascaro; Writer: Rachel Ellis, Gabriel Mascaro)
A documentary about a car dealer who is HIV positive and deaf.
Emergency Calls (Hätäkutsu) (Country: Finland; Year: 2013; Director: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen; Writer: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen; Stars: Juha Hippi, Lauri Hynninen, Eeva Putro, Jonna Uhrman)
An abstracted story based on real life calls to the emergency services.
Erotos (Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Gregory Montaldo; Writer: Gregory Montaldo; Stars: Aurélie Mele, Agnès Croutelle, Camille Damour, Julie Cardile)
A couple has a sexual encounter in a car.
Exchange And Mart (Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Martin Clark, Cara Connolly; Writer: Cara Connolly; Stars: Ewen Bremner, Grace Chilton, Emily-Jane McNeill, Lorne MacFadyen)
A girl boarding at a remote highland school undertakes a challenging self-defence test, but things don't go according to plan.
The Questioning The Questioning
The Questioning and Gutenberg
Getting On (Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Ewan Stewart; Writer: Ewan Stewart, Liam Stewart, Liam Stewart; Stars: Antoni Burns, Louise Goodall, Veila Hutton, Liam Lambie, James O'Hara, James Ramsay, Pamela Robertson, Isobel Thompson)
A woman labouring under the weight of housework with no reward, has an unusual visitor.
Gutenberg (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Amalie Vilmar; Writer: Amalie Vilmar)
A tribute to John Gutenberg, who introduced the printing press in Europe.
How To Abandon Ship (Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Robin McKay; Writer: Robin McKay; Stars: Nate Diekman, Brittany Hubbard, Michael Sanchez)
An anatomy of a failed relationship, with puppets.
The Immaculates (Gli Immacolati) (Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Ronny Trocker; Writer: Ronny Trocker; Stars: Adriana Tudor, Sarah Perahim, Seby Ciurcina)
Tensions rise after a teenage Italian girl is apparently attacked by Roma boys.
Karmok (Country: Faroe Islands; Year: 2012; Director: Rannvá Káradóttir, Marianna Mørkøre; Writer: Rannvá Káradóttir, Marianna Mørkøre; Stars: Kristina Sørensen Ougaard, Matilde Wendelboe Dresler)
A short film about movement.
Off-White Tulips Off-White Tulips
Off-White Tulips and Afghan '72
L'Assenza (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Jonathan Romney; Writer: Jonathan Romney; Stars: Lia Alu, Anna Y. Barbaran, Simon Blackhall, Jack Boswell)
A man becomes obsessed by the presence of his double in an old Italian film.
The Misbehaviour Of Polly Paper Cut (Country: UK, US; Year: 2013; Director: Bryan M. Ferguson; Writer: Bryan M Ferguson; Stars: Nat Di Resta)
A bored Spanish girl in Florida decides to become a supervillain.
No Hope For Men Below (Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Adam Stafford; Writer: Janet Paisley)
The story of the Redding Pit disaster and the experiences of the women waiting whilst their men were trapped below.
Off-White Tulips (Kirik Beyaz Laleler, Off White Tulips) (Country: Turkey, Germany; Year: 2013; Director: Aykan Safoglu)
Complex storytelling inspired by James Baldwin's adventures in Istanbul.
On The Threshold (Sto Katofli) (Country: Greece; Year: 2013; Director: Anastasia Kratidi; Stars: Myrto Papoulia)
A devoted young woman does everything for her family.
Trusts And Estates Trusts And Estates
Trusts And Estates and Colours
Pandas (Pandy) (Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia; Year: 2012; Director: Matus Vizar; Writer: Matus Vizar)
Animated tale about the clash for space between pandas and humans.
The Questioning (Cha Fang) (Country: China; Year: 2013; Director: Rikun Zhu)
A supporter of human rights activists documents a police search of his home.
Riverbero (Country: Italy; Year: 2013; Director: Federico Biasin, Giorgio Ferrero; Writer: Tommaso Bertani, Federico Biasin; Stars: Davide Corbo, Roberta Cortese, Adele di Pasquale, Marta Enrico, Aurora Hysenji), Official Site
An introduction to the dynamics of sound in the reverberation chamber.
Six Day Run (Kuuden Päivän Juoksu) (Country: Finland, US; Year: 2013; Director: Mika Taanila; Writer: Mika Taanila)
A documentary about one of the world's most gruelling sporting challenges.
That Music (Esa Musica) (Country: Colombia; Year: 2013; Director: Dario Vejarano; Stars: Julio Pachón, Miguel Ariel Sierra), Official Site
A construction worker seeks out a song that reminds him of his family.
Karmok Karmok
Karmok and A Third Version Of The Imaginary
A Third Version Of The Imaginary (Country: Kenya, US; Year: 2012; Director: Benjamin Tiven; Writer: Benjamin Tiven)
A visit to the image library of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in Nairobi.
Trusts And Estates (Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Jeanette Bonds; Writer: Jeanette Bonds; Stars: Juan Riedinger, Benjamin Ochieng, Jess Iglehart, Dan Russo, Sean Buckelew)
Four lawyers partake in an increasingly unpleasant conversation over dinner.
(Yak) Butter Lamp (Butter Lamp, La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak) (Country: France, China; Year: 2013; Director: Hu Wei; Writer: Hu Wei, Genden Punstock; Stars: Genden Punstock)
A young photographer takes pictures of Tibetan nomads.
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