Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009

The programmers say: "Daring experiments in film form, from teh innovators of the visual art world."



View other Edinburgh International Film Festival Films by strand: British Gala, Director's Showcase, Document, Film Festival Under The Stars, Gala, Night Moves, Retrospective: Roger Corman, Rosebud, Shorts, Special Screenings, Under The Radar

West Point West Point
West Point and Black Box Shorts 3: Phenomena In Flux
Black Box Shorts 3: Phenomena In Flux (Year: 2009; Director: Various; Writer: Various)
Showcase of abstract shorts which aim to break new ground in cinematic representation.
Black Box Shorts 1: Space And Place (Director: Various; Writer: Various)
Selection of experimental short film demonstrating "innovative approaches to interior and exterior space".
Black Box Shorts 2: Materials And Materiality (Year: 2009; Director: Various; Writer: Various)
Experimental films which all respond to the digital revolution.
Nakba (Country: Belgium; Year: 2009; Director: Max Francos)
Documentary charting the story of the Palestinian exodus and 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Screening with: All The House (Haditha Massacre), Infamy, In Transit, Sunroof (Benazir Bhutto Assassination) and Vita.
West Point (Country: France; Year: 2008; Director: Laurence Rebouillon; Stars: Ronayette Isabelle, Cerf Bernard, Pontier Agnès, Leysen Johan)
A brother and sister attempt to repair their relationship and reconcile themselves with the truth about their mother's murder.
News

59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground

More news and features

Playing Now

Eye For Film continues to support festivals both locally and across the world. At the moment, we're covering:

Scottish Queer International Film Festival

Grimmfest

New York Film Festival
62nd edition of the festival

Beyond Fest

San Sebastian Film Festival
Spain's largest film festival and market

In the Archive


Archive of festival coverage.

Daily diary and reviews from 2005-2018.

Coverage of the lynchpin German festival.