SEEKING REFUGE
Borders have increasingly become barriers. The protagonists of these films cross them for refuge or a better life, or because they’re forced to.
BYE BYE TIBERIAS
DRIFT
IO CAPITANO
THE DUPES
NORWEGIAN DREAM
SHAYDA
HOLOCAUST
Fresh angles on a subject that is hard to confront: the genocide that took place through the course of World War 2.
OCCUPIED CITY
ONE LIFE
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
AFTERLIFE
Strange, ghostly, sometimes transcendental, these movies will take you into dimensions and ideas you’ve perhaps only dreamt about.
ALL OF US STRANGERS
LA CHIMERA
DISCO BOY
SAMSARA
AFRICA
Visually dazzling filmmaking from Africa that squares tradition against modern mores.
BANEL & ADAMA
GOODBYE JULIA
OMEN
FRANCE
A trio of very different titles from France, all set sometime in the past but reflecting contemporary or universal concerns.
THE GOLDMAN CASE
ROSALIE
THE TASTE OF THINGS
NEW BRITISH TALENT
Luna Carmoon and Naqqash Khalid whose thrilling and unconventional debut features screen here as previews, are directors to watch out for.
HOARD
IN CAMERA
MEXICAN FILM NOIR
From the 1950s, a trio of outrageous and highly entertaining film noirs set in the urban sleaziness of Mexico City. Expect dark shadows, high drama and pulsating rhythms.
THE BRUTE
THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ
VICTIMS OF SIN
LGBTQ+
Discovering identities and living with all they bring.
ALL OF US STRANGERS
ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
MONSTER
NORWEGIAN DREAM
RURAL
As befits a rural film festival, the Borderlines programme reflects extreme landscapes, ecological concerns and the minutiae of life in the country.
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE
SNOW LEOPARD
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN
A YEAR IN A FIELD
CINEMA SUBVERTS
Exploring the political and cultural clout that cinema and cinemas can wield.
CELLULOID UNDERGROUND
SCALA!!!
