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Hebrides International Film Festival · 2017

Hebrides International Film Festival 2017

Rural Lewis and Harris

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14 films · 7 reviews

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Brothers Of The Wind

Review preview for Brothers Of The Wind

This simple story of the relationship between a boy and an eagle speaks to cinema at its most magical.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
The story of Lukas, a lonely child who lives with his father, and baby eagle Abel.

(Country: Austria; Year: 2015; Director: Gerado Olivares, Otmar Penkar; Writer: Joanne Reay, Otmar Penker, Gerald Salmina; Stars: Jean Reno, Manuel Camacho, Tobias Moretti, Eva Kuen, Jean Reno, Manuel Camacho, Tobias Moretti, Eva Kuen)

Can You Dig This?

An exploration of the urban gardening revolution currently taking place in South Central Los Angeles, one of the largest food deserts in the country.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Delila Vallot)

The Catch

A comedic eco-drama centred on an important fishing contest in a small town, some mates, and a cheat.

(Country: New Zealand; Year: 2016; Director: Simon Mark Brown)

Freightened

An audacious investigation the mechanics and perils of cargo shipping.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Denis Delestrac)

KEDi

Review preview for KEDi

Torun, who spent much of her childhood in the city, lets us get supremely close to seven exquisitely different felines.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
A documentary following seven different cats through the streets of Istanbul.

(Country: Turkey, US; Year: 2016; Director: Ceyda Torun; Stars: Bülent Üstün, Mine Sogut, Elif Nursad Atalay, Sari, Bengü, Aslan Parçasi, Psikopat, Deniz, Gamsiz, Duman)

Moana

Review preview for Moana

The truth is, as much as Disney wants to inspire its young viewers, it also knows what sells.

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
A young woman goes on an adventure with a demi-god.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams; Writer: Jared Bush, from a story by Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall, Chris Williams, Pamela Ribon, Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell; Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Kightley, Troy Polamalu, Puanani Cravalho, Louise Bush)

The Olive Tree (El olivo)

Review preview for The Olive Tree

What the film lacks in allegorical subtlety it makes up for in depth of emotion.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
A woman sets out to recover her grandfather's tree from the company who bought it.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2016; Director: Icíar Bollaín; Writer: Paul Laverty; Stars: Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambròs, Manuel Cucala, Miguel Angel Aladren, Carme Pla, Ana Isabel Mena, María Romero, Paula Usero, Janina Agnes Schröder, Cris Blanco, Paco Manzanedo, Inés Ruiz, Aina Requena, Pia Stutzenstein)

Oskars America

When 10-year-old Oskar's mom leave him with his grandpa to go to America, he devises a plan to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat with his new friend Levi and his short-sighted horse.

(Country: Norway; Year: 2017; Director: Torfinn Inverson)

Pecking Order

Review preview for Pecking Order

Though it finds humour, and may even be poking fun on occasion, it never feels disrespectful.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
Documentary investigates the world of New Zealand chicken breeders.`

(Country: New Zealand; Year: 2017; Director: Slavko Martinov; Stars: Doug Bain, Sarah Bunton, Bob Dawber, Brian Glassey, Brett Hawker, Mark Lilley, Rhys Lilley, Clint O'Brien, Ian Selby, Marina Steinke)

Riverhead

A blood feud divides a small town in rural Newfoundland.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2016; Director: Justin Oakey)

Storks

Review preview for Storks

The plot pigs out on possibilities but the characters are great and if you can keep up with the speed of events you won't be disappointed.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages. But when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork must scramble to fix the error.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland; Writer: Nicholas Stoller; Stars: voices of Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell, Anton Starkman, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Danny Trejo, Stephen Kramer Glickman)

Tawai: A Voice From The Forest

Explorer Bruce Parry travels the world, living with indigenous peoples, delving deeper than ever on a journey into the heart of our collective human conscience.

(Country: India; Year: 2016; Director: Mark Ellam, Bruce Parry)

White Waves

A documentary about surfers fighting against unseen pollution in the sea.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2016; Director: Inka Reichert)