Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2006
The EIFF programme says: "Life through a lens. This is where it all began for EIFF back in 1947, and when you delve into our documentaries, you'll see the last 60 years have done nothing to quash those innovative and determined voices of our world. Reality is, without doubt, often scarier and more revealing than any fiction could ever hope to be."
24 films · 21 reviews
This is a most interesting film, examining attitudes to love and marriage.
(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Doug Block; Writer: Doug Block, Amy Seplin)
UK Premiere
A thought-provoking glimpse into a much bigger neverending story.
(Country: Israel; Year: 2005; Director: Yoav Shamir; Writer: Yoav Shamir)
UK Premiere
If [Al Gore] was a school-teacher, no-one would have ever skipped class.
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Davis Guggenheim; Stars: Al Gore)
UK Premiere
When a documentary is as entertaining as Air Guitar Nation, you have to ask if you really need it to have redeeming social value or to advance the art form in any way. And, to be honest, the answer has to be no.
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Alexandra Lipsitz; Stars: Dan Crane, David S. Jung, Zac Munro, Peter Cilella, Adam Crystal, Nina Gordon, Gordon Hintz, Gavin McInnes, Angela Shelton, Mark Teich) , Official site
International Premiere
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Nick Doop, Chris Hegedus; Writer: Saturday night live star Al Franken takes on Republican America on live radio during the last presidential campaign.)
European Premiere
(Year: 2006; Director: Various)
Careful facts started seeping down my neck until I was almost in a state of shock.
(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2006; Director: Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack)
UK Premiere
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(Country: US, Sierra Leone; Year: 2005; Director: Philippe Diaz; Writer: Philippe Diaz)
UK Premiere
(Country: US, Japan; Year: 2006; Director: Jake Clennell)
European Premiere
Despite his restrictions, Gröning finds light and shade, contrasting the natural – more chaotic world – with the regimented life within the cloister.
(Country: France/Switzerland/Germany; Year: 2005; Director: Philip Gröning; Writer: Philip Gröning)
UK Premiere
Pity and then guilt are the two dominant emotions that this film elicits.
(Country: India; Year: 2005; Director: Ashim Ahluwalia)
UK Premiere
KZ is well balanced, and thought provoking, if at times a bit dry.
(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Rex Bloomstein)
UK Premiere
The subject probably lends itself to a better short than feature film.
(Country: Germany; Year: 2006; Director: Jan Hinriik Drevs, René Harder)
International Premiere
Powerful and moving.
(Country: USA; Year: 2006; Director: Laura Poitras)
UK Premiere
One of those festival oddities that will attract TV distributors around the world.
(Country: Guatemala; Year: 2006; Director: Chema Rodríguez; Writer: Chema Rodríguez)
UK Premiere
This film reveals so much to us - the lack of secular influences, the dominance of the church, the passion of the faithful, the strength of their young people.
(Country: Armenia; Year: 2006; Director: Harutyun Khachatryan; Writer: Harutyun Khachatryan)
UK Premiere
(Year: 2006)
A film that needs to be seen and, more importantly, acted upon.
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Kirby Dick; Writer: Kirby Dick, Eddie Schmidt)
International Premiere
The pictures are a purer form of cinema verite with subdued colour and an eye that sees but does not pry.
(Country: Iran; Year: 2006; Director: Aliona van der Horst, Maasja Ooms) , Official site
UK Premiere
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Linas Phillips; Stars: Robert Dillard, Kimberly Porter, Robert Miles, Lee Parks, Charles 'Eli' Fellowe, Richard Rubick, Jodi Walton, Spencer Walton, Michael Lowery, Buck Harrison, Dr. Randy Borreson)
European Premiere
The self-obsession he finds so enthralling is simply irritating, his delivery rarely varies from a monotone drawl, and he lacks any shred of what might be called charisma.
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Alan Berliner; Writer: Alan Berliner; Stars: Alan Berliner, William C. Dement)
UK Premiere
A wake up call for anyone in any industry with a culture of long hours.
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Haskell Wexler; Writer: Haskell Wexler)
International Premiere
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