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Glasgow Short Film Festival

16 March – 20 February 2016

Scotland's premier short film festival returns for its second independent year, declaring war on boring films and seeking to challenge audience expectations. It features narratives that aim to break with convention and experiments in form that foreground the relationship between cinema and front line art. More details still to come - watch this space.

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  • No Place Like Home
    Review preview for No Place Like Home

    The film... shows talent and ingenuity.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Under threat of imminent eviction from her countryside home, a self-reliant woman struggles to preserve her way of life.
  • The Third Dad
    Review preview for The Third Dad

    Theresa Moerman's film is a deeply personal, deeply moving portrait of grief.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A filmmaker sets out to find the grave of her estranged father.
  • Bells
    Review preview for Bells

    Bells is a touching, moving little piece.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A lone twin struggles to cope with the loss of his sibling.
  • Roberta
    Review preview for Roberta

    Like a quaalude driven into a cherry-centred chocolate it is a dreamy treat.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A housewife and grandmother turns to drink and drugs to relieve her boredom.
  • Flamingo
    Review preview for Flamingo

    Ferguson's cinematic sense trusts in audiences - that they will see what isn't there and react all the more strongly.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    An aspiring dancer develops an odd relationship with an obscene phone caller. Together they discover an impassioned interest in self-amputation.
  • The Mad Half Hour
    Review preview for The Mad Half Hour

    Though charming in its way, the film walks a difficult course.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Thirty minutes of living like a neurotic house cat.
  • Dear Peter
    Review preview for Dear Peter

    The story told is one that is fairly judged, well constructed, moving.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A filmmaker tries to find the owner of a series of handwritten postcards he finds in second hand bookshop.
  • Isabella
    Review preview for Isabella

    A technically accomplished portrait of aging and an individual.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    At 92, Isabella struggles to hold onto her memories and sense of identity.
  • A Short Guide To Re-entry
    Review preview for A Short Guide To Re-entry

    It is well observed, constructed, the small moments of and with consequence feel authentic, inescapable.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A man finds it difficult to re-integrate into society following his release from prison.
  • Holika
    Review preview for Holika

    The mixture of elements is at times startling.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A hallucinatory recollection of conflict between gods.

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