Inverness Film Festival 2014

Wed05–Sun09Nov2014at EdenCourt Inverness

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Welcometo the12thInvernessFilmFestivalThis yearwehave becomeevenmore international than ever andwill be screening34 films from21 different countries (nevermind the vagaries surroundingco-production)!With these filmswehave someof the best new films fromeverycorner of the globe; fromEthiopia toMongolia toNewZealand to Colombia toNorway but beginning at home in Scotlandwith ourOpening filmTheSilent Stormwhichwas filmed onMull and starsDamian Lewis andAndreaRiseborough.

Wehave continued our tradition of screeningmany films by either first or secondtime directors; CorinnaMcFarlane’s TheSilent Storm, Maria Gamboa’sMateo,ZeresenayMehari’sDifret andMiroslav Slaboshpitsky'sTheTribe to name justa few.We screen these films to give you a look at the new voices in cinema, to seethe directors of the next generation before they becomewell known.

There are several films that havewon awards on the festival circuit;Winter Sleepby Turkish auteurNuri Bilge Ceylanwon thePalmd’Or at theCannes FilmFestival,theRussian filmLeviathanwonbest screenplay and TheTribewon three awardsincluding theCriticsWeekGrandPrize. TheTribe ismy pick of the festival, it’s aunique and original film fromUkrainewithoutwords or subtitles or translationand is themost exciting and powerful film that youwill see all year. It’s a true oneof a kind,which after 120 years of cinemadoesn't happen very often.

As always please do remember to vote for our AudienceAward.Wedon’t have juriesor committees for our award, it is completely up to you. Designed byHebrides basedartist SteveDilworth, we take great pride in knowing that a little piece of our festivalhas taken up residence not just in Europe but also in Asia andOceania.

I do hope that you enjoy the festival, and please do letmeknowwhat you think.

Paul Taylor, Festival Director andEdenCourt CinemaProgrammer

PS Youwill note that some of the screenings are certified ‘IFF’ rather than the conventional BBFC certificates.This justmeans that at the time of publication, theBBFChadn’t given the film a certificate – sowe‘vemadeour best guess. If you are unsure as to the age suitability of any screening, please ask theBoxOffice staff,or visit the Inverness FilmFestival website for up to date information.

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contentspage 4 OPENINGNIGHT GALA

TheSilent Storm

page 5 CLOSINGNIGHT FILMThe ImitationGame

page 6 Leviathan

page 7 MysteryMovie

page 8 Once In Your Lifetime

page 9 TheSkeleton Twins

page 10 Winter Sleep

page 11 TheDrop

page 12 TheGrandmaster

page 13 MyOld Lady

page 14 TheHomesman

page 15 Healing

page 16 ThePossibilities Are Endless

page 17 Fantail

page 18 Mateo

page 19 Papusza

page 20 Difret

page 22&23 Timetable

page 24 May In TheSummer

page 25 Kon-Tiki

page 26 The Tribe

page 27 Viktoria

page 28 MeaCulpa&Firestorm

page 29 WhatWeDo In TheShadows

page 30 Wild

page 31 Silent Cinemawith Live Accompaniment

page 32 RemoteControl

page 32 Passion

page 33&34 Discovery FilmFestival

page 35 BAFTAScotlandNewTalent Awards

page 36 Angel Azul&BeyondClueless

page 37 Salt In TheAir

page 38 Short Docs

page 39 Short Cuts 1

page 40 Short Cuts 2

page 41 AudienceAward

page 42 Tickets& Info

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OPENING NIGHT FILM

THE SILENT STORM

15+ IFF I WED05NOV I 19.00

UK I 2014 I 98mins

Director: CorinnaMcFarlane

Starring:Damian Lewis, AndreaRiseborough, KateDickie

With thanks toWest End Films

Aislin liveswith herminister husbandBalor. He is aman of sudden and violentmood swings, and stern religion. A storm is raging inside theirmarriage andjust as they reach breaking point they are joined by a Glaswegian youthwho isto be given one last chance at rehabilitation. Balor is initially suspicious of himbut Aislin recognises a kindred spirit. His youthful nature ignites a passionwithin her, which offers her away out of a life bound by convention and into theworld beyond. A taut and claustraphobic drama set on awild, remote Scottishisland in the 1950s.

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CLOSING NIGHT FILM

THE IMITATION GAME

15 TBC I SUN09NOV I 20.00

UK/USA I 2014 I 113mins

Director:Morten Tyldum

Starring:Benedict Cumberbatch, KeiraKnightley,Mark Strong

theimitationgamemovie.com I With thanks to Studio Canal

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the brilliant Cambridgemathematician,logician, cryptologist and computer scientist, Alan Turing, who led the chargeto crack the German EnigmaCode that helped the AllieswinWWII. Turingwould later go on to assistwith the development of computers at theUniversityofManchester before being prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 forhomosexual actswhich the country deemed illegal. This triumphant and tragicbiopic is theEnglish-languagedebut feature from thedirector ofHeadhunters,andwas thewinner of the audience awardat theTorontoFilmFestival.

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HIGHLIGHTS

15+ IFF I WED05NOV I 19.30

Russia I 2014 I 140mins I Russianwith subtitles

Director:Andrey Zvyagintsev

Starring: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Elena Lyadova, Aleksey Serebryakov

With thanks to Artificial Eye

Kolia lives in a small town inNorth Russia. He has his ownauto-repair shopwhich he livesnext door towith his youngwifeLilya and his son Roma froma previousmarriage. VadimShelevyat, the town’s corruptmayor, wants his business, hishouse and his land. At first hetries buying off Kolia, but Koliacannot stand losing everythingthat has surrounded himhisentire life. So, an unsuccessfulVadim starts to take amoreaggressive approach.

Leviathan is the new film fromoneof Russia’s finest directors of thelast 30 years, Andrey Zvyagintsev(TheReturn, TheBanishment).Hewon the Best Screenplayaward at this year’s Cannes FilmFestival and is certain to be Oscarnominated.

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LEVIATHAN LEVIAFAN


HIGHLIGHTS

MYSTERY MOVIE

Wealways believe that our film festival is not only a great opportunity to seesome of the best upcoming films before the rest of the country, but also anopportunity for you to take a chance and see films youmight not necessarilytry otherwise. This yearwe’re taking things a step further. Book your ticketfor theMysteryMovie and youwon’t find out what the film is until the curtaingoes back and the reel starts running.

It could be comedy, a drama, the latest action thriller or another fantasticpick from the great selection of world cinema at our fingertips – but we areso keen to keep it underwraps andmake this a surprise event that it will onlybe Paul, our Festival Director and CinemaProgrammerwhowill knowwhatthis screeningwill be!

Whatwewill tell you, however, is that it will, most certainly, beworth yourwhile…

18 I THU06NOV I 20.00


HIGHLIGHTS

ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME

8+ IFF I FRI 07NOV I 19.00

UK I 2014 I 55mins

Executive Producer:WesleyGrant Parke

Starring: Clare Carter, Paula Shearer, KenPackie, BrandonKing

onceinyourlifetime.co.uk I With thanks toWes andRoz at Fly FishDreamer

Once in Your Lifetime is based on the theory that every fisher should cometo Scotland at least once in their lifetime to fly fish the remote hill lochsandworld famous rivers of Scotland.

With breathtaking cinematography the film captures the fly fishers’ passion,devotion and love for the sport as they fish in some of themost beatifullocations in theworld.

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HIGHLIGHTS

THE SKELETON TWINS

15 I FRI 07NOV I 18.45

USA I 2014 I 93mins

Director: Craig Johnson

Starring:KristenWiig, Bill Hader, TyBurrell, LukeWilson

skeletontwinsmovie.com I With thanks to Sony Releasing

As children, twinsMaggie andMilowere inseperable. But after their dad diedwhen theywere in their teens their liveswere set on different paths, ultimatelyleading to a decade-long estrangement. Now in their thirties, another set ofnear-tragedies brings themback together again. But as the hurt from the pastcatches upwith them, their special bond is put to the test oncemore.


HIGHLIGHTS

WINTER SLEEPKIS UYKUSU

15 TBC I FRI 07NOV I 19.30

Turkey/Germany/France I 2014 I 196mins I Turkishwith subtitles

Director:Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Starring:HalukBilginer,Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag

adoptfilms.com/winter I With thanks to Verve Pictures andNewWave Films

A beautiful and bold film,Winter Sleep is the story of Aydin, a former actorwho runs a small hotel in central Anatolia with his youngwife Nihal.In winter, as the snow begins to fall, the hotel turns into a shelter but alsoan inescapable place that can fuel animosities.Winter Sleep is the new filmby the excellent Nuri Bilge Ceylan (OnceUponA Time In Anatolia, Climates).Winner of thePalmed’Or at the 2014Cannes FilmFestival.

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HIGHLIGHTS

15 I FRI 07NOV I 20.30

USA I 2014 I 106mins

Director:Michaël R. Roskam

Starring: TomHardy, NoomiRapace, JamesGandolfini

thedrop-movie.com I With thanks to Twentieth Century Fox

From the AcademyAward nominated director ofBullhead and thewriter ofGoneBaby Gone andMystic River, comes this gritty New York crime thrillerfeaturing the last screen performance by JamesGandolfini.

Lonely bartender Bob Saginowski works for his cousinMarv, a formercrime boss, in an impoversished part of Brooklyn.When his bar is robbedat gunpoint, Bob finds himself caught up in the crossfire of an investigationinto amore ruthless underworld gang.

THE DROPSCOTTISHPREMIERE


HIGHLIGHTS

15+ IFF I SAT08NOV I 17.45

HongKong/China I 2013 I 130mins I Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanesewith subtitles

Director:WongKarWai

Starring: Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang

thegrandmasterfilm.com I With thanks toMetrodomeDistribution

This epic action feature is inspired by the life and times of the legendary kungfumaster, IpMan, who taught Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuousRepublican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty – a time of chaos,division andwar that was also the golden age of Chinesemartial arts.

TheGrandmaster is the new film fromWongKarWai, possibly themostexciting and influential directors of the past 20 years, and his first since 2007.

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THE GRANDMASTERYI DAI ZONG SHI


HIGHLIGHTS

MY OLD LADY

12A I SAT08NOV I 19.15

USA/France I 2014 I 106mins

Director: Israel Horovitz

Starring:DameMaggie Smith, KevinKline, Kristin Scott Thomas

cohenmedia.net/films/my-old-lady I With thanks to Artificial Eye

Mathias, a down-and-out NewYorker, travels to Paris to liquidate a huge,valuable apartment he has inherited fromhis estranged father. Once therehowever, he discovers that a refined oldwoman,Mathilde, is living in theapartmentwith her daughter Chloé.Mathias quickly learns that the apartmentis a “viager” – an ancient French system for buying and selling apartments –and that hewill not actually get possession of the apartment until Mathildedies.While workingwith a Parisian real-estate dealer, to sell his contract forthe apartment, Mathias discovers thatMathilde and his fatherweremore toeach other thanmere tenant and landlord.

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HIGHLIGHTS

THE HOMESMAN

15 I SAT08NOV I 20.30

USA/France I 2014 I 123mins

Director: TommyLee Jones

Starring: TommyLee Jones, Hilary Swank, John Lithgow

facebook.com/TheHomesmanMovie I With thanks to E1

When independent frontierswomanMary Bee saves condemnedman, GeorgeBriggs, fromdeath she demands his help in return. But Briggs soon realisesshe is to askmore of him than he ever expected. The pair embark on the long,difficult and dangerous task of transporting threementally ill women acrossthe American frontier to find safety and refuge.

Tommy Lee Jones directs and stars in this visually stunningWestern,alongside a fantastic cast which includesHilary Swank,Meryl Streep andJohn Lithgow.


HIGHLIGHTS

12+ IFF I SUN09NOV I 17.15

Australia I 2014 I 119mins

Director: CraigMonahan

Starring:HugoWeaving, DonHany, Xavier Samuel

healingthemovie.com I With thanks to Lightening Entertainment

Iranian tough guy Viktor Khadem is nearing the end of a 20-year sentenceformurderwhen he ismoved to a low-security prison farm. There, he joins aunique rehabilitation programand is given responsibility to look after injuredbirds of prey.Healing is a powerful story of redemption, the discovery of hopeand the healing of the spirit in themost unlikely place, for themost uniquemen, through themost unusual catalyst.

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HEALING


SPECIAL EVENT

THE POSSIBILITIESARE ENDLESS

12A I SUN09NOV I 17.00

UK I 2014 I 83mins

Directors: JamesHall, Edward Lovelace

Starring: EdwynCollins, GraceMaxwell,WilliamCollins

thepossibilities.co.uk I With thanks to AnnaMarley andPulse Films

This is the incredible story of celebrated lyricist Edwyn Collins’ recoveryfroma stroke in 2005. Placed inside Edwyn’smind, we embark on aremarkable journey from the brink of death back to language,music, lifeand love.With the help of his wife Grace, Edwyn submerges himself ina landscape ofmemories, as he tries to unlock the story of his past.More than a story of determination against all odds; it is an intimateand life-affirming tale of rediscovery.

EdwynCollinswill performa couple of songs after the screening,andwill attend alongwith GraceMaxwell.


NEW WORLD CINEMA

15+ IFF I THU06NOV I 18.15

NewZealand I 2013 I 81mins

Directors: Curtis Vowell

Starring: SophieHenderson, StephenLovatt, Jahalis Ngamotu

facebook.com/fantailmovie I With thanks to Levelk films

Raised as aMaori, Pakeha (white NewZealander) girl Tania cares for herailingmother during the day and at night works the graveyard shift at a SouthAuckland petrol station in order to savemoney for a trip with her brother toAustralia to look for their father.When her brother falls inwith thewrongcrowd it threatens Tania’s dreamof escape. Adapted fromwriter and actorSophie Henderson’s onewoman stageplay, Fantail is an utterly charmingfilm about self-identity.

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FANTAIL


NEW WORLD CINEMA


Colombia/France I 2014 I 86mins I Spanishwith subtitles

Director:Maria Gamboa

Starring: CarlosHumbertoHernández, FelipeBotero

With thanks to Alpha Violet

Sixteen year oldMateo collects extortionmoney on behalf of his uncle and uses hispay to help out hismother, who grudgingly accepts the ill-gottenmoney out of need.They live by themselves in the poor, violent neighborhoods alongside theMagdalenaRiver valley in Colombia. To prove hisworth,Mateo agrees to infiltrate a localtheatre group in order to uncover itsmembers’ political activities. As he becomesenthralledwith the free-flowing creative lifestyle of the troupe, his uncle’s demandson himescalate and forcesMateo tomake a series of difficult choices.

Mateo is Columbia’s submission for theBest Foreign Language filmat next year’sOscars and is the first filmbyMaria Gamboa. On the basis of this powerful andaffecting film she is certain to have a great career ahead of her.

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MATEO


NEW WORLD CINEMA


Poland I 2013 I 131mins I Polish andRomanywith subtitles

Directors: JoannaKos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

Starring: Jowita Budnik, Antoni Pawlicki, ZbigniewWalerys

papusza-film.pl I With thanks to Verve Pictures andNewWave Films

This exquisite black andwhite biopic follows the true story of Papusza, the firstand only Romawoman to put her poems intowriting and have thempublished.Froma young age shewasmarked as different having defied her family’swishesto learn to read andwrite. In 1949Polish Poet Jerzy Ficowskiwouldmeet Papuszaand discover her talent. But the publication of herworkswould only lead to tragedyas she is rejected by herRoma community and cast out into poverty for challengingthe traditional image of theRoma female and betraying their secrets.

Papusza haswon awards from film festivals all around theworld. It is a powerfuland intelligent film from the directors ofMyNikifor and Saviour Square.

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PAPUSZA


NEW WORLD CINEMA


Ethiopia/USA I 2014 I 99mins I Amharic with subtitles

Director: ZeresenayMehari

Starring: Tizita Hagere,MeronGetnet

difret.com I With thanks toNatalie Ralph and Sada Pictures

In southernEthiopia, the practice of abduction is a commonand legitimatewayof procuring a bride. On herway home fromschool 14-year-oldHirut Assefa isabducted by a 29-year-old farmer. In an attempt to escape she grabs a rifle andends up shooting herwould-be husband.

After being chargedwithmurder by local police, Hirut faces the death penaltythough she argues she acted in self-defense.WhenMeazaAshenafi, anempowered and tenacious young lawyer, hears aboutHirut’s case she embarkson a long tenacious battle to save her life. But the legal battlewill test the limitsof everythingMeaza andHirut hold dear.

Difretwonaudience awards at the Sundance andBerlin FilmFestivals, and isseen as a powerful voice forwomen in sub-SaharanAfrica.

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WED 05 NOV

19.00 – 20.45TheSilent StormOPENING FILM

19.30 – 22.00Leviathan

21.00 – 22.30MeaCulpa

THU 06 NOV

11.30 – 13.00BeyondClueless

14.00 – 15.30Angel Azul

18.00 – 19.30Mateo

18.15 – 19.45Fantail

20.00Mystery Film

20.15 – 22.30Papusza

FRI 07 NOV

11.00 – 13.00Short Docs

14.00 – 15.30Salt In TheAir

15.30 – 17.00Passion

17.00BAFTAScotlanNewTalent Aw

17.45 – 19.15Remote Contro

18.45 – 20.30TheSkeleton T

19.00 – 20.00Once In Your L

19.30 – 22.50Winter Sleep

20.30 – 22.20TheDrop

21.00 – 22.30WhatWeDoIn TheShadow

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SAT 08 NOV

11.00 – 12.45Windstorm

11.30 – 13.00Short Cuts 1

13.30 – 15.00TheBoyAndTheWorld

14.00 – 15.45Difret

17.00 – 18.45May In TheSummer

17.45 – 20.00TheGrandmaster

18.00 – 20.00Kon-Tiki

19.15 – 21.05MyOld Lady

20.15 – 22.30TheTribe

20.30 – 22.45TheHomesman

21.30 – 23.30Firestorm

SUN 09 NOV

11.00 – 12.30Antboy

11.30 – 13.00Short Cuts 2

13.30 – 14.45TheAdventuresOf PrinceAchmed

13.30 – 15.30Wild

15.30 – 16.45TheUnknown

17.00 – 19.15ThePossibilitiesAreEndless

17.15 – 19.15Healing

19.30 – 22.15Viktoria

20.00 – 22.00The ImitationGameCLOSING FILM

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NEW WORLD CINEMA

15+ IFF I SATO8NOV I 17.00

Jordan/Qatar/USA I 2013 I 99mins

Director: CherienDabis

Starring:HiamAbbass, CherienDabis, Alia Shawkat, NadineMalouf

cohenmedia.net/films/may-in-the-summer I With thanks to Elle Driver

To all appearances,MayBrennan has it all. She’s intelligent, gorgeous, the recipient ofrave reviews for her recently published book and is set tomarry her loving fiancé Ziad,a distinguishedNewYork scholar. But immediately upon returning to her familialhometownof Amman, Jordan for theirwedding, the cracks in her seemingly perfect lifebegin to show. Confrontedwith thewounds of her parent’s long-broken relationship,coupledwith the unavoidable clash of old-world andmodern values,May is lead toquestion the direction her life is taking. Soon, her once carefully structuredworldappears to unravel as she grappleswith her own truths.

May In TheSummer is writer, director and star CherienDabis’ second filmas a director.She is an exciting new voice in American cinemaand a big talent to look out for in thefuture.

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MAY IN THE SUMMER


NEW WORLD CINEMA


UK/Norway/Denmark/Germany/Sweden I 2012 I 118mins

Norwegian, English, French and Swedishwith subtitles

Directors: JoachimRønning, EspenSandberg

Starring:Pål SverreHagen, AndersBaasmoChristiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård

kontikidefilm.com I With thanks to Soda Pictures

On the 28th April 1947, Norwegiananthropologist and adventurerThorHeyerdahl set off with fiveinexperienced crewmembers on anexpedition to cross thePacific Oceanon a balsawood raft called aKon-Tiki. Hewanted to prove thatpeople fromSouthAmerica settledin Polynesia instead of people fromAsia, aswas believed at the time.The crewdid not take anymoderntechnologywith them, except for asimple radio.With theworldmediawatching, they braved thunderstorms, sharks and the dangers ofthewide open sea in order to reachthePolynesian shore.

Kon-Tikiwasnominated for theBestForeign Language filmOscar and haswonnumberous awards fromaroundtheworld.Kon-Tiki is one of themostexhilirating filmsyouwill seeall year.

KON-TIKI


NEW WORLD CINEMA

IFF 18+ I SAT08NOV I 20.15

Ukraine/Netherlands I 2014 I 130mins I Spanishwith subtitles

Director:Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy

Starring:Grigoriy Fesenko, YanaNovikova, RosaBabiy

With thanks to Alpha Violet

Whendeafmute Sergeu enrolls in a specialised boarding school for the deaf, it isn’tlong before his fellow students have initiated him into the school’s less educationalactivities of organised crime and prostitution.Whenhemeets Anna, one of theChief’s concubines, he unwittingly breaks all the unwritten rules of the Tribe.Performed entirely in sign languagewithout subtitles or voice over, this stunningdebut feature film fromMyroslav Slaboshpytskiy proves that the actions of loveand hatred need no translation.

Winner of three awards at theCannes FilmFestival, TheTribe is one of themosttalked about films of the year and it’s unlikely that youwill see a better one.

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THE TRIBE PLEMYA


NEW WORLD CINEMA

15+ IFF I SUN09NOV I 19.30

Romania/Bulgaria I 2014 I 155mins I Bulgarianwith subtitles

Director:MayaVitkova

Starring: Irmena Chichikova, Daria Vitkova, Kalina Vitkova

viktoriafilms.jimdo.com/viktoria-the-film I With thanks toMaya Vitkovas

Despite all folk-remedy attempts to thwart conception, Coca-Cola drinking, loverofWestern culture, Boryana becomes pregnant in 1979 – ten years before fall ofCommunismandher unwanted child Viktoria is bornwithout a belly button orumbilical cord. In this ambitious first film fromMaya Vitkova, Viktoria’s birth andlife is used as a striking gateway into the complex love-hate relationship ofBulgarianswith their homeland both before and after the pivotal events of 1989.

This screening is taking place 25 years to the day since theBerlinWall was openedfor East&West Germans to cross, and a day before the 25th Anniverary of theresignation of theBulgarian communist head of state Todor Zhivkovwhich led tofree elections the following year.

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VIKTORIA


LATE NIGHT THRILLS

15+ IFF I WED05NOV I 21.00 I France I 2014 I 90mins I Frenchwith subtitles

Director: FredCavayé I Starring: Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche, Nadine Labaki

With thanks toMetrodomeDistribution

In this bare-knuckled brawl of a thriller, Simon, aformer Toulon cop, has been reduced toworking asan armored car driver after a tragicmistake sevenyears earlier brought him to the brink of professionaland personal destruction. Since then, he’s been slowlyrebuilding his life under the sympathetic eye of hisex-partner Franck. But the time for amends comes toa decisive endwhen Simon’s son shoots to the top ofa crime syndicate’s hit list after hewitnesses a killing.To save his son, Simon enlists the help of Franck, andtogether they punch, shoot, crash and bleed their waythrough an ever-escalating nightmare that can onlyend in death or redemption. From the director ofAnything ForHer andPoint Blank comes anotherclassic good versus bad cop action thriller.

MEA CULPA

A hardboiled police inspector (the always excellentAndy Lau) is hot on the trails of a notorious criminalcrew, hewill do anything to bring themdowmeven ifitmeans crossing hismoral line.Formany years now the best action/thrillers havecome out of HongKong and France. Firestorm, likeMeaCulpa (page 28), is one of those films showingAmerica how it should be done.

FIRESTORM FUNG BOU

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China/HongKong I 2013 I 118mins I Mandarin and Cantonesewith subtitles

Director:Alan Yuen I Starring:Andy Lau, Chen Yao, Ka TungLam

With thanks to Edko Films


LATE NIGHT THRILLS

15+ IFF I FRI 07NOV I 21.00

NewZealand I 2014 I 86mins

Directors: JemaineClement, TaikaWaititi

Starring: Jemaine Clement, TaikaWaititi, JonathanBrugh

With thanks toMetrodomeDistribution

In 2013 camera crews gained access into the dilapidatedWellington home ofvampire flatmates Viago, Deacon and Vladislavs.WhatWeDo In The Shadowsfollows the trio through their night-to-night lifestyle which includes eatinghumans, going dancing and antagonisingwerewolves. From the creators ofEagle Vs Shark and Flight of the Conchords comes this hilariousNewZealandvampiremockumentarywhich has been dubbed the best horror comedy sinceShaun of theDead (Paracinema).

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WHATWE DO INTHE SHADOWS


HIGHLIGHT

15 I SUN09NOV I 13.30

USA I 2014 I 115mins

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée I Starring:ReeseWitherspoon, GabyHoffmann, LauraDern

foxsearchlight.com/wild

With the dissolution of hermarriage and the death of hermother, Cheryl Strayedhas lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, shemakes a rashdecision.With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination,Cheryl hikesmore than a thousandmiles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone.Wildpowerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one youngwoman forging aheadagainst all odds on a journey thatmaddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her.AcademyAward-winner ReeseWitherspoon delivers her finest performance todate in the latest film from the director ofDallas Buyers Club.

PleaseNote:Wild is not due to be released until January 2015. Due to the filmbeing screened so far in advanced customerswill be asked not to take cameras,phones or bags into the screening.

WILD

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SILENT CINEMAWITH LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT

Both filmswill have a live piano accompaniment by Forrester Pyke

PG I SUN09NOV I 13.30 I Germany I 1926 I 66mins

Director: Lotte Reiniger

THE ADVENTURESOF PRINCE ACHMEDBased on tales from TheArabianNights, TheAdventures of Prince Achmed still stands as oneof the greatest classics of animation.Witty, lively,delicate, inventive and romantic.

THE UNKNOWNAlonzo the Armless is a circus performerwhouses his feet to throw knives and fire a rifle athis assistant, Nanon, who he hopes tomarry oneday. But Alonzo is hiding some very dark secrets inthis classic American silent from themaster ofAmerican horror TodBrowning (Freaks) and it’sgreatest actor, Lon Chaney.

PG I SUN09NOV I 15.30 I USA I 1927 I 55mins

Director: TodBrowning

Starring: LonChaney, JoanCrawford

See both Silent Cinema films for £10.00


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NEW MONGOLIAN CINEMA

IFF 12+ I FRI 07NOV I 17.45 I Mongolia/Germany/USA I 2013 I 90mins

Mongolianwith subtitles

Director:ByambaSakhya I Starring:Baasandorj Enkhtaivan, BayarmaaNergui

With thanks to Deckert Distribution

REMOTE CONTROLALSIN UDIRDLAGARural teen Tsog has grown up in a loveless, brokenhomewith his alcoholic father and bitter stepmother.After one senseless fight toomany he runs away fromhome and settles on the rooftop of a city apartment intheMongolian capital, Ulan Bator. There he becomesobsessedwith a youngwoman living in a top floor flat.In an attempt to connect with her he steals a remotecontrol and starts to control her TV fromhis rooftop.

IFF 12+ I FRI 07NOV I 15.30 I Mongolia I 2010 I 83mins

Mongolianwith subtitles I Director:ByambaSakhya I Starring:Binder Jigjid

With thanks to Byamba Sakhya and theMongolian Arts Council

PASSIONKHUSEL SHUNALWith breathtaking landscapes ofMongolia as itsbackdrop, Passion followsMongolian director BinderJigjid as he roams from village to village to promote hiszero-budget film. Along theway, Binder philosophizesabout socialism, the commercial realities of filmmakingand broken dreams.

SCOTTISHPREMIERE

Special price forPassionof £3.00 if you have bought a ticket forRemote Control.


FILM FOR KIDS

10+ I SAT08NOV I 11.00

Germany I 2013 I 103mins I Germanwith subtitles

Director:Katja vonGarnier

Starring:HannaHöppner,Marvin Linke, Cornelia Froboess

After failing her exams fierywild childMika is sent away to spend the summerwithher strict grandmotherwho runs a prestigious riding stables in themiddle ofnowhere. ThereMika instantly connectswith a beautiful black stallion.Windstorm.But the equally fieryWindstorm is on a final warning after a series of violentclashes, soMikamust achieve the unthinkable in an effort to save her new friend.

WINDSTORM OSTWIND

U16s £3.00


8+ I SAT08NOV I 13.30 I Brazil I 2013 I 80mins

Director:AlêAbreu

THE BOY AND THEWORLDO MENINO E O MUNDOCuca, a youngBrazilian boy, leaves his simple, ruralhome to follow his father into the city, where he hashad to travel in search of work. Along theway, Cucawitnesses the transformation from rural to urban,which is visually reflected in the colours and stylesand complexity of the animation.

8+ I SUN09NOV I 11.00 I Denmark I 2013 I 77mins I Danishwith subtitles

Director:AskHasselbalch

Starring:OscarDietz, Samuel TingGraf, Cecilie Alstrup Tarp

antboy-filmen.dk (Foreign LanguageSite)

ANTBOY12-year-old Pelle Nørhmann is a loner at school,picked on by bullies and ignored by Amanda, thebeautiful classmate he pines for. But one day heis bitten by a large and strange-looking ant andeverything starts to change. After developing arange of (very) unusual powers, Pelle realiseshe can impress Amanda by using his powers tofight crime.

FILM FOR KIDS

U16s £3.00


BAFTA SCOTLAND NEW TALENT AWARDS

UK/Bosnia andHerzegovina I 2013 I 59mins

Directors: Chris Leslie, Oggi Tomic I finding-family.co.uk

Filmed over twomonths in 2012, Finding Family is a powerful first person narrative thatcaptures filmmaker Oggi Tomic’s journey fromCambridge to the Sarajevo orphanagewhere hewas abandoned 27 years ago. This is a story of identity and belonging on anindividual and national level that combines over 15 years of film and photographyarchivewith observational footage and interviews.

FINDINGFAMILY

UK I 2013 I 16mins

Director: JonnyBlair I Starring:David O'Hara, BrianMcCardie I finding-family.co.uk

When a lonely football groundsman finds out his club has gone out of business, hedecides to keep his stadium running instead of acknowledging his past affairs.

THEGROUNDSMAN

FRI07NOV I 17.00

BAFTA Scotland presents thewinners of BestFactual andBest Fiction films from theBritishAcademy ScotlandNewTalent Awards 2014.


DOCUMENTARY


USA I 2014 I 72mins I Director:Marcelina Cravat

angelazulthemovie.com I With thanks toMarcelina Cravat

Witness the birth of an artificial coral reef, learnhowwe are inextricably connected to the oceanand then consider how our choiceswill determinewhatwe leave to future generations. Join JasondeCaires Taylor’s artistic journey as he createshauntingly beautiful underwater life-like statuescast from livemodels that then become the basisfor thisman-made reef. Soon, algae overtakes thereef andwe learn about the precarious situationcoral reefs currently face and the solutionsnecessary to save them.Narrated by PeterCoyote, the film provides insights that will causeviewers to ponder our connection to this valuableand beautiful ecosystem.

ANGEL AZUL

BEYOND CLUELESSThe greatest trick the teenmovie ever pulledwas convincingtheworld it wasn’t worth a second look. A genremore thanfifty years in themaking, teen cinema has grown froma lowlysideshow to a staple of the Hollywood landscape, yet itremains a curiously unexamined phenomenon.

Written and directed by award-winning film critic CharlieLyne, narrated by cult teen star Fairuza Balk (TheCraft,Almost Famous), and featuring an original score by acclaimedpop duo Summer Camp,BeyondClueless is a dizzying journeyinto themind, body and soul of the teenmovie, as seenthrough the eyes of over 200modern teen classics.


UK I 2014 I 89mins I Director: Charlie Lyne I Narrator: FairuzaBalk

beyondclueless.co.uk


DOCUMENTARY

12+ IFF I FRI 07NOV I 14.00 I USA/Ukraine I 2013 I 63mins

Director: EnricoRossini Cullen I saltintheair.net

UK I 2013 I 11mins I Director:AdamStafford

A portrait of ruralmelancholia, Salt In TheAir exhumes the spirit of salt froma3,500-year-old saltmine in a foggy and hardscrabble CarpathianMountain villagein Ukraine.With rhythmic pacing and intimacy, Salt In TheAir connects actual saltwith the landscapes and the lives that salt touches. Innovative asthma clinicswhere patients inhale salt crystals. The enduring legacy of salt pork. And thesalt-miners’ struggle to sustain a solemn covenant withwhatwas once themostvaluablematerial on Earth.

SALT IN THE AIR

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NO HOPE FOR MEN BELOWFalkirk Poet Janet Paisley re-imagines the Redding Pit disaster of 1923 fromafemale viewpoint. Narrated in the Broad Scots language and shot in stunning blackandwhite.

UKPREMIERE


SHORT DOCSFRI 07 NOV I 11.00 I 12+ IFF I SEAT PRICE £3.00

A TIME OF FREEDOMATimeFor Freedom follows two young people from the Souss Valley in SouthernMorocco as they prepare for the‘Boujloud’, an ancient paganmasqueradewhich is organised around a central character called theGoatMan.

UK I 2014 I 20mins I Director:DouglasMcDowall I Photography:MikeWebster I OriginalMusic:OmarAfif& JoostOud

SIGHTLINESIn themid-Twentieth Century, Britain sent surveyors out tomap theworld. Using their aerial photographs and thesuper 8 film they took of their expeditions, we explore colonialismand its consequences.

UK/Kenya I 2014 I 16mins I Director:GenevieveBicknell I scottishdocinstitute.com/films/sightlines

DIRECTED BY TWEEDIEMaking a filmwhen you’re 87 is less than convenient. As granddad Tweedie reluctantly takes up his new role as afilmmaker, we’re invited to examine the difficulties of communication between the generations, whilst exploringthat unspoken contract that binds children to their grandparents.

UK I 2014 I 16mins I Director:DuncanCowles I scottishdocinstitute.com/films/directed-by-tweedie

TOUCH LIFEAgata is living the life of themodern, independent, blindwomanwhen shemeetsMattwho is attentive and loving. Agatapondersonwhat itmeans tobe ina relationship.Howcanyoubesureof your lovedonewhenyou’veneverevenseenhim?

UK I 2014 I 13mins I Directors: LeoBruges&MarcinKnyziak I scottishdocinstitute.com/films/touch-life

CAILEACHMorag is 86. She lives alone at the end of a track looking out to sea on her croft on the Isle of Harris, OuterHebrides.Moragwas born in this house and has lived there herwhole life, following five generations of the familywho camebefore her.Cailleach is a portrait ofMorag and her simple and peaceful life.

UK I 2014 I 13mins I Director:RosieReedHillman I scottishdocinstitute.com/films/cailleach

FINAL DRAFTIn 1973, the threat of nuclear attackwas ever-present. TheUKgovernment needed to prepare its citizens for nuclearwar,but how?A secret government committee looked to a future filledwithwidespread panic, death, the destruction of theBBC... and correct grammar.UK I 2014 I 6mins I Director: Scott Calonico

A FILM IS A FILM IS A FILMDigital projection is taking overmovie screensworldwide. As thematerial of celluloid filmslowly disappears fromherworkplace, the director,whohasworkedas amovie projectionist formore than10 years, embarks onan investigation intowhatmakes filmspecial. Is it just nostalgia? Is there a connection betweenhowwewatchmovies andhowwesee theworld?USA I 2013 I 16mins I Director:Eva vonSchweinitz I brainhurricano.org/projects/afilm


SHORT CUTS 1SAT 08 NOV I 11.30 I 15+ IFF I SEAT PRICE £3.00

ORBIT EVER AFTERNigel has fallen in love. But when you live in orbit, aboard a ramshackle space hovel with themostrisk-averse family imaginable, it isn’t easy to follow your heart.

Ireland/UK I 2013 I 20mins I Director: JamieMagnusStone I lighthouse.org.uk/bfi-shorts-2012/orbit-ever-after

THE MISBEHAVIOUR OF POLLY PAPER CUTPolly’s delusions of grandeur are causing her comic book obsessedmind to take a step in thewrong direction.Whatwas once a bored Spanish girl lost in comics is now amasked sociopathwith a thirst formischief.UK/USA I 2013 I 6mins I Spanishwith subtitles I Director:BryanM.Ferguson I Starring:NatDiResta

MISSIONAs humanity bearswitness to the firstmannedmission toMars, an astronaut faces up to theprospect of being left behind.

UK I 2013 I 22mins I Director:MarkBuchanan I Starring:EmunElliot

NO HOPE FOR MEN BELOWFalkirk Poet Janet Paisley re-imagines the Redding Pit disaster of 1923, which claimed the livesof 40men, froma female viewpoint. Narrated in the Broad Scots language and shot in stunningblack andwhite.

UK I 2013 I 11mins I Director:AdamStafford I Also screeningwithSalt In TheAir, page 37

PEAT REEKSet in the early 19th century, James Stewart is a young and enthusiastic customs officerwho hasjust been dispatched to a lawless region of the Highlands in order to tackle thewidespread illicitdistillation of white-spirit.

UK I 2014 I 26mins I Director:MikeDziennik I Starring:AaronUrquhart Stewart, AllanThornton, DaveGilliespeatreek.moonfruit.com

BUCKETAfter a devastating discovery at a fancy dress party, a youngman contemplates suicide before anabandoned baby catches his eye and shakes him fromhis ill intent.

UK I 2013 I 15mins I Director:Gabriel Robertson I Starring:DavidElliot, PaulBrannigan27tenproductions.com/Bucket


SHORT CUTS 1SUN 09 NOV I 11.30 I 15+ IFF I SEAT PRICE £3.00

SEAGULLSWhen a young showman visits a new town he struggles to fit in. Ryan attempts to bondwith a group of local boys. The boys take to the hills for a long summer night, andthe dramatic events that occur change theway they relate to each other.Scotland I 2014 I 14mins I Director:Martin Smith I Starring:MikeyHoc,KathleenMcDermott

MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTSInspired by love, amisguidedmonkey believes he is destined for themoon.UK I 2014 I 8mins I Directors:AinslieHenderson,Will Anderson

EXCHANGE AND MARTA remote Scottish boarding school is home to Reg, a lonely and yearning teenage girl,whose self-defence lesson is the only human touch she gets.

UK I 2014 I 15minsDirectors:CaraConnolly,MartinClark I Starring:GraceChilton, EwenBremner

AS HE LAY FALLINGAGreek economicmigrant tries to disappearwithin the Scottish Highlands.UK I 2014 I 19mins I Director: IanWaugh I Starring:ChristopherGreco, SimoneLahbib

WYLDA young barmaidmust decide between responsibility and friendshipwhen an old friendreappears.UK I 2014 I 15mins I Director:RoryAlexanderStewart I Starring: Julie Speers, GaryMcCormack

audienceawardEveryonewho attends a Festival screening this yearis invited to vote for their favourite film.

How to voteTo vote youwill be given a slip of paper before each screening,you just need to give the film you’ve seen a rating (bymarking,or tearing the slip) and then hand it back to amember ofEden Court’s staff to ensure that your votewill count.

2009WINNER:DEPARTURES (JAPAN)

2010WINNER: THEGIRLWHOKICKEDTHEHORNETSNEST (SWEDEN)

2011WINNER:REDDOG (AUSTRALIA)

2012WINNER: FINALCUT–LADIES&GENTLEMEN (HUNGARY)

2013WINNER:MYSWEETPEPPERLAND (IRAQ)

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Previouswinner RedDogwith the Inverness FilmFestival Audience Award, designed by Hebridesbased artist Steve Dilworth.

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TicketDealsAny 5 films (excluding Opening/Closing)for£25/£40 for twopeople

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Any 10 films (excluding Opening/Closing)for£50/£75 for twopeople

Inverness Film Festival 2014

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