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  • As He Lay Falling (2014)
    Review preview for As He Lay Falling

    This short film's theme - of the errant quest for dignity and labour - represents a timeless European tale.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Tensions simmer after a Greek emigre takes work at a Highland croft.
  • As One (2009)
    Review preview for As One

    There are too many points when misjudged perspective snaps the viewer out of it.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Crystalline and needle-like shapes evolve in a series of mysterious rooms.
  • Attack (2006)
    Things are never black and white.
  • The Autograph Hunters (2005)
    Two eccentric autograph hunters from Dunfermline go to the Edinburgh Festival.
  • Avant Pétalos Grillados (2007)
    Review preview for Avant Pétalos Grillados

    Although less than 11 minutes long, the film packs in a host of strange and eerie imagery that lingers long in the mind.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4 out of 5
    An institution for the disabled, frequented by bodybuilders, is invaded by alien creatures.
  • Avatar (2006)
    Review preview for Avatar

    The story is somewhat confusing, but quite artistic.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Computer animation set in space.
  • Ave Maria (2015)
    Review preview for Ave Maria

    Ave Maria never ridicules the various religious traditions it references but gently makes sport of the hypocrisy around them.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When their car breaks down in the West Bank, a Jewish settler family turns to a convent for help.
  • Avril Tungsten: Conceptual Lookalike (2005)
    Review preview for Avril Tungsten: Conceptual Lookalike

    This is so daft, it's lovely.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Dippy lookalike talks about her art.

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