Kinyarwanda
Noble project which delivers the unknown accounts of Rwandan torture, occasionally lost in overproduction.
Death for Sale
Well constructed political thriller depicting how the State pushes its citizens to the fringe of society.
Essaha (The Square)
Dahmane Ouzid has succeeded in carving out a new genre while trying to keep the content fiercely satirical.
Elmina
Interesting film experimenting with themes of globalisation tackling mystic and spiritual customs.
Skyfall
A delicately balanced thrill ride, integrating early Bonds with modern threats to refresh the espionage experience.
Fear of Falling
A frank investigation into universal but composite emotions, both sensitively handled and intelligently expressed.
Interview: Isabel Mendes
Festival director of Africa in Motion (25 Oct-2 Nov) speaks to us about how African art has skyrocketed over the last ten years.
Scotland Loves Animation 2012
An unmissable opportunity to witness passionate and progressive filmmaking deep from the heart of Japanese anime.
1/2 Revolution
This is essential, compelling and brutally powerful viewing documenting the rise of a revolution.
The Guid Sisters
Denoncourt’s production captures working-class heroines in tough, earthy and devastatingly accurate circumstances.
The Price of Sex
A personal, emotive analysis of how human trafficking has become a hugely profitable industry.
Gadda Goes to War
This is soul-bearing, valiant theatre, which delivers anguish through poetry and new ideas through total deconstruction.
Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival
Tea dances and mind games complete a freshly vibrant mix of film, theatre and multi-arts at this year’s SMHAFF.
Wonderland
A portal into the hellish vast of online pornography, sadly with little to actually say on the matter.
The Static
Earthy theatre which tackles the electricity of young love and illuminates the dark corners of the adolescent psyche.
