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• Crescendo (2008)

  Review preview for Crescendo

  An amusing little oddity, with well-sketched characters

  An odd musical troupe for a farmer's wife
• crISIS (2016)

  Review preview for crISIS

  An effective short film anchored by a strong central performance.

  A father and son struggle with grief as bombs go off around Baghdad.
• Crook And The Highlandman (2010)

  Review preview for Crook And The Highlandman

  Short, lyric, a minor epic.

  Factual film about the life of one of the members of mental health programme Stepping Stones.
• Crow Moon (2006)

  Review preview for Crow Moon

  Cobley's style is well-suited to mythical subjects, with her flowing lines feeling old and new simultaneously.

  Crows do battle with darkness.
• The Crumblegiant (2007)

  Review preview for The Crumblegiant

  Inquisitive and bright children of all ages will surely love the lusciously produced and imaginative animation.

  Half-remembered charcoal dreams from childhood.
• Cry For Bobo (2001)

  Review preview for Cry For Bobo

  Brilliantly funny, rather bizarre.

  Tartan short: a hilarious, old-fashioned slapstick comedy about a criminal clown.
• Cuban Skateboarding Crisis (2007)

  Review preview for Cuban Skateboarding Crisis

  This is a film with a heartfelt message behind the adventure shots.

  Documentary about the way in which the US blockade of Cuba has affected young skateboarders there.
• Curious Light (2011)

  Review preview for Curious Light

  A work as oft-filmed as Alice asks for something new, but it is not here.

  A close up look at Alice In Wonderland.
• Cutting Loose (2011)

  Review preview for Cutting Loose

  Cutting Loose has a certain style and flair that brings out the artistry of hair dressing.

  Prisoners move toward rehabilitation and struggle with their hopes and dreams in the run up to the annual Scottish Prison Service hairdressing competition.
• Czechoslovakians (2003)

  Review preview for Czechoslovakians

  Ian Anderson's script relies heavily on those words that can't be written down without ***s and the acting would enhance a timber yard.

  Strange goings-on in a gloomy Glaswegian restaurant.
• The Czech Connection (1975)

  Review preview for The Czech Connection

  Even Nemec's darkest works contain a certain mordant humour and here he plays up the absurdity.

  Short experimental film conceived by the director as a metaphor for his own death.