Scots debut documentary heads for Holland

Filmmaker has 40-minute film accepted for Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival

by Amber Wilkinson

Astrid Bussink's The Angelmakers has been selected to premiere at the International Documentary Film Fest in Amsterdam - considered one of the toughest festivals to be selected for.

The 30-year-old's 35-minute film is being shown in the 'First Appearance' competition at the festival which kicks of on November 24.

Astrid is a post-graduate student at Edinburgh College of Art and her film, which was shot in a Hungarian village over a period of three months, explores the infamous 'arsenic' murders of 1929, when a group of local women killed their lazy and abusive husbands.

Astrid said: "It's great to have my first documentary shown at the IDFA, especially for all the people who worked so hard on this film.

"The film has been made with hardly any budget and it feels like a great reward to have it shown at a big festival.

"My new project Flying High has been shortlisted for Bridging The Gap, a Scottish film scheme, and will hopefully be shot soon. I will be finishing my postgraduate studies at ECA in December and will then continue to make films in Holland or Scotland or both..."

Other films on show at the festival include:

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Biographical documentary about an underground singer/songwriter extraordinaire.

Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog examines the psyche of Timothy Treadwell, a man who lived and died with bears.

Lost In La Mancha
A documentary record of Terry Gilliam's attempt to film Don Quixote.

Murderball
The passionate, violent, disabled world of quad rugby.

Screaming Masterpiece
A look at the Icelandic music industry, its roots and stars.

For further details about the festival visit the official site

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