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Belfast Film Festival · 2026

Belfast Film Festival 2026

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4 films · 3 reviews

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Dry Leaf

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The blurry, hazy images recorded entirely on a discontinued Sony Ericsson cellphone – frequently in long takes – make it a hardly digestible slow cinema challenge, yet rewarding as an aesthetic experience.

Lucija Furac · 3.5 out of 5
A father goes looking for his missing photographer daughter across rural Georgia.

(Country: Germany, Georgia; Year: 2025; Director: Alexandre Koberidze; Writer: Alexandre Koberidze; Stars: David Koberidze, Irina Chelidze, Giorgi Bochorishvili, Otar Nijaradze, Vakhtang Panchulidze)

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The Inseminator

Feeling that his end is near, a father seeks extreme measures to guarantee that his mentally disabled son can continue the family lineage.

(Country: Vietnam; Year: 2014; Director: Kim Quy Bui; Stars: Viet Son Le, Thu Trang Nguyen, Trung Kien Nguyen)

Maddie's Secret

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Maddie’s Secret is indeed a three-course meal, but it’s being served all at once on one plate

Alex Petrescu · 3 out of 5
A food influencer secretly struggles with bulimia as she navigates online fame, close friendships, and a painful past.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: John Early; Writer: John Early; Stars: Kristen Johnston, Vanessa Bayer, Kate Berlant, Conner O'Malley)

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The Peril At Pincer Point

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Joseph Field Eccles and Nick Smyth’s sound design...is magnificent from start to finish, and full of playful touches.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A lazy sound designer is sent to the remote island where a film was shot to capture a sound powerful enough to elevate its finale. Once there, eerie local fables surface: for years, ambitious and headstrong youth have lost their souls to a ghostly sea captain for his spectral crew.

(Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine; Writer: Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine; Stars: Jack Redmayne, Alyth Ross, Os Leanse, Mike Mackenzie, Dashiell Upton, Jason Hogan, Mat Wright, Noah Stratton-Twine, Isobel Laidler, Oliver Woolf)

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