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Glasgow Short Film Festival · 2022

Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022

Scottish Competition 1: Tiny Changes

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5 films · 5 reviews

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First Step Swim

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Caitlin McMullan's film is a delight.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
Delving into deep water, a disabled woman finds a sense of wholeness.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Caitlin McMullan)

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Go Home

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Razan Madhoon's film is a gut-punch, a wrenching.

Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
When a young Palestinian woman tries to claim asylum in the UK, she faces the indifference of British bureaucracy.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Razan Madhoon)

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Idrish

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An act of scholarship, contrast.

Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
Found footage and archival sound come together as an urgent and potent piece of anti-deportation activism.

(Country: Bangladesh, UK; Year: 2021; Director: Adam Lewis Jacob)

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The Tyranny Of Petty Things

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This is a story that is at once deeply personal and indicative of changing attitudes.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
James Bushe's journey has been a turbulent one. Here we accompany James on a flight through personal and cultural memory.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Cameron Nicoll)

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We Know A Better Word Than Happy

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Weans in hi-viz and high excitement, running and playing and shouting and learning. It is a delight to watch them at play.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
Following lockdown, children from Maryhill in Glasgow express their rights to outdoor play and learning as they explore a green space that was established through 10 years of community activism.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Helen McCrorie)

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