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Glasgow Short Film Festival

14 March – 18 March 2018

Back for its fourth year as an independent festival and its eleventh year altogether, the Glasgow Short Film Festival has a great line-up including special celebrations of the work of Eva Riley and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, plus strands devoted to deaf filmmakers, dangerous women and music videos.

The festival runs from 14 to 18 March.

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  • Strange Says The Angel
    Review preview for Strange Says The Angel

    Shalimar Preuss has written, directed, something stunning.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    In this world threatened by contamination, what is Nina’s place?
  • Angela
    Review preview for Angela

    As gentle and as enjoyable as a sunny afternoon in the park , but perhaps as ephemeral.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A Cuban immigrant tries to find her place in New York City.
  • Tony And The Bull
    Review preview for Tony And The Bull

    A documentary of the best kind.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A small window into the private life of Tony and his companion/pet Scrunch - a fully-grown Highland bull.
  • Salt And Sauce
    Review preview for Salt And Sauce

    Every time I have seen Salt & Sauce I was left with an overwhelming hunger for chips.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Stuck in a post high-school limbo, Tammy works long days in the family chip shop.
  • The King And I
    Review preview for The King And I

    An astonishing piece of cinema.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A fly-on-the-wall view of Graham's life and home.
  • Harbour
    Review preview for Harbour

    An exercise in the minimal.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Two industrial painters discover a dead body in the Rotterdam harbour.
  • Your Father Was Born 100 Years Ago And So Was The Nakba
    Review preview for Your Father Was Born 100 Years Ago And So Was The Nakba

    Victor Breiss creates sound that has echoes, distortions, replacements.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A Palestinian grandmother returns to her hometown through Google Maps Streetview.
  • Rubber Coated Steel
    Review preview for Rubber Coated Steel

    Minimal in form, devastating in impact, echoes and repurcussions left in its wake.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    May 2014: two unarmed Palestinian teens are killed by Israeli soldiers on the West Bank.
  • The Train, The Forest
    Review preview for The Train, The Forest

    Resistant to easy classification, this could be called experimental animation.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A train ride reveals strange incidents.
  • Obair Là
    Review preview for Obair Là

    A brief and breezy film.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    An office worker endures another mundane day behind the desk until a co-worker gives him a challenge.

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