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In an attempt to impress his wife and boss, a nerdy man is lured by a 1-900 TV ad to party with a strange little creature called Frankie Freako. All hell breaks loose when Frankie and his two friends wreak interdimensional havoc in his life.
Battling against the legacy of childhood trauma, internalised misogyny, and the image-obsessed fat shaming of the LA music business, aspiring singer-songwriter Frankie Ramirez finally snaps, with bloody results
Profile of the It’s A Wonderful Life director using previously unseen archive material to explore his rise from childhood poverty in Sicily to become one of the world’s most celebrated filmmakers.
Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an ancient prophecy: The Orgy of Blood.
Seven-year-old Chloe's father tells her to adopt an assumed identity if she’s ever separated from him, or to hide in a well-provisioned panic room if he should not return from one of his forays outside. But Chloe is determined to find out what exactly lies outside the door he's frightened of.
A teenager who moves to a small town decides to tackle bullying attitudes by running for homecoming queen.
Documentary spanning six years in the life of Libya’s nascent women’s football scene.
A documentary about the Kinetic-Optic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez and his mission to free colour from shape.
Two detectives investigate the disappearance of two teenage sisters in a remote town, where it seems like everyone has something to hide - including the bodies.
When universal basic income (UBI) comes to the Kenyan village of Kogutu, lives are forever changed.
Millions of rescue dogs from the rural US South have been transported to new homes thanks to the tireless efforts of a grassroots network of dog rescuers. This documentary looks at how it works.
Following rock climber Alex Honnold as he seeks to be the first climber to ascend free solo – without safety ropes – the 3,000-foot cliff of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite Park.
A feature length documentary film following one man's search for random Americans concerned about an Islamic threat who are prepared to travel and meet Egyptians face to face.
A geeky underachiever finds his life turning around when the prettiest girl in his class declares an interest in him - but both are nervous, and they soon discover that relationships are fragile things.
A variety of unlikely objects are used to make fresh guacamole.
During the dog days of the pandemic, a group of old friends encounter a psychotic troll.
An imagined meeting between Sigmund Freud and CS Lewis, to discuss the existence or non-existence of God.
A woman attempts to regain control of her body in a future where social media and the State operate as one.
The Exhibition on Screen series explores the life and work of the celebrated Mexican artist.
Barry is a drug-addled, abusive bastard who - after yet another bender - is abducted by aliens. Barry takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town.
A lonely widow's quiet life is upended when a teenage boy accidentally kicks his football into her garden.
1937: young Emily is trapped in a nightmare. Chronic agoraphobia and a strange, domineering mother have turned their sprawling gothic mansion into a prison. On the brink of madness, she's haunted by lurking malevolent forces, her only hope that her missing father might save her. But as she longs for his return, she's tormented by visions of a sinister, gnarled black hand—a spectre haunting her earliest memories.
A documentary about the FrightFest festival and its contribution to supporting horror, science fiction and fantasy cinema.
A woman goes to desperate lengths to get an illegal abortion.
A recovering drug addict, desperate for closure and saddled by crushing guilt after the disappearance of her young son, is presented with a bizarre offer to learn the truth about what happened and set things right - if she is willing to pay a terrifying price.
A collection of 22 short films made in Gaza, giving Gazan filmmakers the chance to tell the untold stories about the current war.
In Berlin 1942, Hilde finds her place within an anti-Nazi resistance group as gradually as she falls in love with one of its members. The two spend an unforgettable summer until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
Guns, explosions, musical numbers, zombies, tanks and Youtube. Thousands of hours of YouTube videos turned into a bizarre cocktail to show us the most extreme, wild and crazy gun-loving Americans. But what if they are just ordinary Americans?
When Peter bumps into handsome businessman Jack in a gay bar, they begin a passionate relationship, in spite of Jack being married. Peter keeps ending up with married men and realises that if his life is ever going to get better, something needs to change.
A young woman and her estranged father fight to survive after being stranded on a remote mountainside during a winter storm.
A bubblegum grindhouse adventure through sunny and romantic Trashtown, USA.
Three thieves escape from a heist, two of them dying as they make their way across a turbulent strait. The survivor is sheltered by a sex worker and sought after by the police, but ten years go by before his true motivation becomes apparent.
Animation about a young mother sent to a Khmer Rouge forced labour camp, who is separated from her son and has to fight to survive and not lose hope.
An undertaker's dysfunctional family lives amongst coffins, wreaths and mischievous but nonviolent ghosts - but then a malevolent entity arrives.
Two women and one wakes to find herself playing a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Nurit, a criminal profiler, is recruited by Israel’s secret service to interrogate a young Palestinian woman who assassinated a government minister. Over the course of their meetings, Nurit realises some uncomfortable truths.
A documentary following a group of adolescents who discover that they were conceived from the same sperm donor.
A behind the scenes look at the infamous unravelling of the Fyre music festival.
A group of outcast high school kids, sick of being bullied, kidnap their tormentors and prepare to torture them.
A highly trained assassin arranges to become the prey of a murderous gang on what will be its very last hunt.
The owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, the world's foremost penis collection, considers which of two volunteers should provide him with a human specimen.
The final year of President Obama's foreign policy administration.
A documentary about the conflict that ensued after one man unwittingly purchased another man's amputated leg in an auction.
A documentary following a Seattle trans man as he goes through transition at the age of 50.
The search for justice after the state-sponsored Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala.
A tongue-in-cheek surrealist parable in which two ghosts go looking for the end of the world.
A young cleaner gets caught up in the web of suspicion and intrigue between a troubled couple and their neighbours.
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
A wealthy industrialist gathers his friends on a remote island for a party, but they soon realise that there's a killer on the lose.
America, struggling to finance its war against Japan, needs heroes so badly that it is willing to sacrifice the truth.
Putting a festival in the frame Georgis Grigorakis on shooting a hybrid documentary about Thessaloniki Film Festival
Encouraging reel growth How Spanish/Greek co-production Yerma took root at the Evia Project
Age and urgency Daniel Talbott and Andrew Klaus-Vineyard on Welcome To Tool Shed
Little games Alicia Scherson on adapting Bolaño and making The Summer War
Without context Matt Eames on declining political discourse, life without social media, and Deepfake
Such a suff'ring Joe Fria on exploring his personal fears in Shadows Of Willow Cabin
McGregor, Branagh and Vachon bound for Edinburgh Film festival launches 79th programme of premieres and encounters
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