Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021

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Rebel Dykes and Walk With Angels
Bosco (Country: Uruguay, Italy; Year: 2020; Director: Alicia Cano Menoni; Writer: Alicia Cano Menoni)
How does a tiny Italian village of 13 inhabitants connect to a Uruguayan city an ocean away?
UK premiere
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Devin Chanda, Matt Mitchener, Charles Todd; Stars: Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Carlos Santana)
The story of how a Louisiana sharecropper became one of the most influential guitarists of all time
UK premiere
Faceless (Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2021; Director: Jennifer Ngo)
Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors forge political community through anonymity.
UK premiere
Fathom (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Drew Xanthopoulos)
Documentary follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales.
UK premiere
The Gig Is Up (Country: France, Canada; Year: 2021; Director: Shannon Walsh)
Documentary digs into the gig economy.
UK premiere
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Fathom and Radiograph Of A Family
Laurent Garnier: Off The Record (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Gabin Rivoire; Stars: Laurent Garnier, Abd Al Malik, Ellen Alien, Madonna The Blessed, Kerri Chandler, Matthieu Chedid, Carl Cox, Carl Craig, Charlotte de Witte, Lenny Dee, Stéphane Dri, Quentin Dupieux, Peggy Gou, Dave Haslam, Richie Hawtin)
Profile of the godfather of 1990s techno music.
Scottish premiere
Prince Of Muck (Country: Netherlands; Year: 2021; Director: Cindy Jansen)
Documentary portrait of a laird and his family.
World premiere
Radiograph Of A Family (Country: Norway, Iran, Switzerland; Year: 2020; Director: Firouzeh Khosrovani; Writer: Firouzeh Khosrovani; Stars: Soheila Golestani, Christophe Rezai, Farahnaz Sharifi)
The director's dual portrait of her parents.
UK premiere
Rebel Dykes (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Harri Shanahan, Siân A Williams)
Documentary about the underground lesbian scene in London in the Eighties.
Scottish premiere
Walk With Angels (Country: Poland; Year: 2021; Director: Tomasz Wysokinski; Writer: Tomasz Wysokinski; Stars: Jeremaiah Marobyane, Jeremaiah Marobyane)
Documentary follows a former child soldier who now helps families regain their stolen children in the economically deprived townships in South Africa.
UK premiere
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