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Southside Film Festival · 2012

Southside Film Festival 2012

Features

A fantastic line-up of feature films mixing home-grown work with acclaimed productions from around the world.

Programme

7 films · 4 reviews

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Ballads Of The Book

A documentary about the making of the album Ballads Of The Book

(Country: UK; Year: 2009; Director: Julie McCrone, Margaret Shankland, Claire McCluske; Stars: Roddy Woomble, Ian Rankin, AL Kennedy, James Yorkston, Vashti Punyan, Malcolm Middleton)

Bernadette: Notes On A Political Journey

Review preview for Bernadette: Notes On A Political Journey

Doolan does a good job of distilling an incredibly complex period of history down to a manageable length.

Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
The remarkable political life of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2011; Director: Lelia Doolan; Writer: None; Stars: None)

Full review

Come Closer

An intimate documentary look at the day to day lives of people living in Glasgow.

(Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Peter Mackie Burns)

Comfort & Joy (Comfort And Joy)

A radio presenter gets caught up in the violent struggle for control of Glasgow's ice cream trade.

(Country: UK; Year: 1984; Director: Bill Forsyth; Writer: Bill Forsyth; Stars: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan, Alex Norton, Patrick Malahide, Rikki Fulton)

Fast Romance

Review preview for Fast Romance

A deeply derivative string of spew-inducing Inciting Incidents and plot contrivances aiming for the weakest in rom and com.

Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
Can just three minutes with a stranger change the course of your life, forever?

(Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Carter Ferguson; Writer: Debbie May, James McCreadie; Stars: Jo Freer, Derek Munn, William Ruane, Dave Anderson, Barbera Rafferty)

Full review

NEDS

Review preview for NEDS

The humour and emotion are so sharp you might not feel them at the time, but Mullan's film cuts deep and leaves its mark.

Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
Story of a boy who finds growing up in Glasgow in the Seventies is tough.

(Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Peter Mullan; Writer: Peter Mullan; Stars: Connor McCarron, Gregg Forest, Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Marianna Palka, Peter Mullan, Gary Lewis, Joe Szula, David McKay, Steven Robertson)

Full review See: San Sebastian Film Festival, Peter Mullan, Bicycle, Spoon, Apple, Honey , San Sebastian Film Festival: Neds, I Saw The Devil, Colours In The Dark

Silver Tongues

Review preview for Silver Tongues

Fascinating throughout but often difficult to watch.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A couple travel across country taking on different roles and presenting challenges to strangers.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Simon Arthur; Writer: Simon Arthur; Stars: Lee Tergesen, Enid Graham, Tate Ellington, Emily Meade, Harvey Evans, Portia, Adam LeFevre, Rosa Arredondo, Amy Gaipa, Harley Kaplan, Johann Carlo, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Liz Walsh, Judith Knight Young, Joshua Paled) , Official site

Full review See: San Sebastian Film Festival: Silver Tongues, Lola, Finisterrae