Inverness Film Festival 2014

Wed 05 – Sun 09 Nov 2014 at Eden Court Inverness tickets & info: 01463 234 234 www.invernessfilmfestival.com www.eden-court.co.uk

Welcome to the 12th Inverness Film Festival This year we have become even more international than ever and will be screening 34 films from 21 different countries (never mind the vagaries surrounding co-production)! With these films we have some of the best new films from every corner of the globe; from Ethiopia to Mongolia to New Zealand to Colombia to Norway but beginning at home in Scotland with our Opening film The Silent Storm which was filmed on Mull and stars Damian Lewis and Andrea Riseborough.

We have continued our tradition of screening many films by either first or second time directors; Corinna McFarlane’s The Silent Storm, Maria Gamboa’s Mateo, Zeresenay Mehari’s Difret and Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's The Tribe to name just a few. We screen these films to give you a look at the new voices in cinema, to see the directors of the next generation before they become well known.

There are several films that have won awards on the festival circuit; Winter Sleep

by Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the Russian film Leviathan won best screenplay and The Tribe won three awards including the Critics Week Grand Prize. The Tribe is my pick of the festival, it’s a unique and original film from Ukraine without words or subtitles or translation and is the most exciting and powerful film that you will see all year. It’s a true one of a kind, which after 120 years of cinema doesn't happen very often.

As always please do remember to vote for our Audience Award. We don’t have juries or committees for our award, it is completely up to you. Designed by Hebrides based artist Steve Dilworth, we take great pride in knowing that a little piece of our festival has taken up residence not just in Europe but also in Asia and Oceania.

I do hope that you enjoy the festival, and please do let me know what you think.

Paul Taylor, Festival Director and Eden Court Cinema Programmer PS You will note that some of the screenings are certified ‘IFF’ rather than the conventional BBFC certificates.

This just means that at the time of publication, the BBFC hadn’t given the film a certificate – so we‘ve made our best guess. If you are unsure as to the age suitability of any screening, please ask the Box Office staff, or visit the Inverness Film Festival website for up to date information.

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contents page 4

OPENING NIGHT GALA The Silent Storm

page 25

Kon-Tiki

page 26

The Tribe

page 5

CLOSING NIGHT FILM The Imitation Game

page 27

Viktoria

page 6

Leviathan

page 28

Mea Culpa & Firestorm

page 7

Mystery Movie

page 29

What We Do In The Shadows

page 8

Once In Your Lifetime

page 30

Wild

page 9

The Skeleton Twins

page 31

page 10

Winter Sleep

Silent Cinema with Live Accompaniment

page 11

The Drop

page 32

Remote Control

page 12

The Grandmaster

page 32

Passion

page 13

My Old Lady

page 33 & 34

Discovery Film Festival

page 14

The Homesman

page 35

page 15

Healing

BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards

page 16

The Possibilities Are Endless

page 36

Angel Azul & Beyond Clueless

page 17

Fantail

page 37

Salt In The Air

page 38

Short Docs

page 18

Mateo

page 19

Papusza

page 39

Short Cuts 1

page 20

Difret

page 40

Short Cuts 2

page 22 & 23

Timetable

page 41

Audience Award

page 24

May In The Summer

page 42

Tickets & Info

TICKETS & INFO: 01463 234 234 www.invernessfilmfestival.com

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OPENING NIGHT FILM

THE SILENT STORM SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Aislin lives with her minister husband Balor. He is a man of sudden and violent mood swings, and stern religion. A storm is raging inside their marriage and just as they reach breaking point they are joined by a Glaswegian youth who is to be given one last chance at rehabilitation. Balor is initially suspicious of him but Aislin recognises a kindred spirit. His youthful nature ignites a passion within her, which offers her a way out of a life bound by convention and into the world beyond. A taut and claustraphobic drama set on a wild, remote Scottish island in the 1950s.

15+ IFF I

WED 05 NOV

I 19.00

UK I 2014 I 98 mins Director: Corinna McFarlane Starring: Damian Lewis, Andrea Riseborough, Kate Dickie With thanks to West End Films

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 4

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

THE IMITATION GAME

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the brilliant Cambridge mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist, Alan Turing, who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing would later go on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester before being prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal. This triumphant and tragic biopic is the English-language debut feature from the director of Headhunters, and was the winner of the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival.

15 TBC I

SUN 09 NOV

I 20.00

UK/USA I 2014 I 113 mins Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong theimitationgamemovie.com I With thanks to Studio Canal

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HIGHLIGHTS

LEVIATHAN LEVIAFAN Kolia lives in a small town in North Russia. He has his own auto-repair shop which he lives next door to with his young wife Lilya and his son Roma from a previous marriage. Vadim Shelevyat, the town’s corrupt mayor, wants his business, his house and his land. At first he tries buying off Kolia, but Kolia cannot stand losing everything that has surrounded him his entire life. So, an unsuccessful Vadim starts to take a more aggressive approach.

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Leviathan is the new film from one of Russia’s finest directors of the last 30 years, Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return, The Banishment).

He won the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is certain to be Oscar nominated.

15+ IFF I

WED 05 NOV

I 19.30

Russia I 2014 I 140 mins I Russian with subtitles Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev Starring: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Elena Lyadova, Aleksey Serebryakov With thanks to Artificial Eye

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 6

HIGHLIGHTS

MYSTERY MOVIE

We always believe that our film festival is not only a great opportunity to see some of the best upcoming films before the rest of the country, but also an opportunity for you to take a chance and see films you might not necessarily try otherwise. This year we’re taking things a step further. Book your ticket for the Mystery Movie and you won’t find out what the film is until the curtain goes back and the reel starts running.

It could be comedy, a drama, the latest action thriller or another fantastic pick from the great selection of world cinema at our fingertips – but we are so keen to keep it under wraps and make this a surprise event that it will only be Paul, our Festival Director and Cinema Programmer who will know what this screening will be!

What we will tell you, however, is that it will, most certainly, be worth your while…

18 I

THU 06 NOV

I 20.00

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HIGHLIGHTS

ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME UK PREMIERE

Once in Your Lifetime is based on the theory that every fisher should come to Scotland at least once in their lifetime to fly fish the remote hill lochs and world 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 the most beatiful locations in the world.

8+ IFF I

FRI 07 NOV

I 19.00

UK I 2014 I 55 mins Executive Producer: Wesley Grant Parke Starring: Clare Carter, Paula Shearer, Ken Packie, Brandon King onceinyourlifetime.co.uk I With thanks to Wes and Roz at Fly Fish Dreamer

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 8

HIGHLIGHTS

THE SKELETON TWINS

As children, twins Maggie and Milo were inseperable. But after their dad died when they were in their teens their lives were set on different paths, ultimately leading to a decade-long estrangement. Now in their thirties, another set of near-tragedies brings them back together again. But as the hurt from the past catches up with them, their special bond is put to the test once more.

15 I

FRI 07 NOV

I 18.45

USA I 2014 I 93 mins Director: Craig Johnson Starring: Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Ty Burrell, Luke Wilson skeletontwinsmovie.com I With thanks to Sony Releasing

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HIGHLIGHTS

WINTER SLEEP KIS UYKUSU SCOTTISH PREMIERE

A beautiful and bold film, Winter Sleep is the story of Aydin, a former actor who runs a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal.

In winter, as the snow begins to fall, the hotel turns into a shelter but also an inescapable place that can fuel animosities. Winter Sleep is the new film by the excellent Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon A Time In Anatolia, Climates).

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

15 TBC I

FRI 07 NOV

I 19.30

Turkey/Germany/France I 2014 I 196 mins I Turkish with subtitles Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Starring: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag adoptfilms.com/winter I With thanks to Verve Pictures and New Wave Films

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 10

HIGHLIGHTS

THE DROP SCOTTISH PREMIERE

From the Academy Award nominated director of Bullhead and the writer of Gone Baby Gone and Mystic River, comes this gritty New York crime thriller featuring the last screen performance by James Gandolfini.

Lonely bartender Bob Saginowski works for his cousin Marv, a former crime boss, in an impoversished part of Brooklyn. When his bar is robbed at gunpoint, Bob finds himself caught up in the crossfire of an investigation into a more ruthless underworld gang.

15 I

FRI 07 NOV

I 20.30

USA I 2014 I 106 mins Director: MichaĂŤl R. Roskam Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini thedrop-movie.com I With thanks to Twentieth Century Fox

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HIGHLIGHTS

THE GRANDMASTER YI DAI ZONG SHI

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

This epic action feature is inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man, who taught Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty – a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.

The Grandmaster is the new film from Wong Kar Wai, possibly the most exciting and influential directors of the past 20 years, and his first since 2007.

15+ IFF I

SAT 08 NOV

I 17.45

Hong Kong/China I 2013 I 130 mins I Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese with subtitles

Director: Wong Kar Wai Starring: Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang thegrandmasterfilm.com I With thanks to Metrodome Distribution

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 12

HIGHLIGHTS

MY OLD LADY SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Mathias, a down-and-out New Yorker, travels to Paris to liquidate a huge, valuable apartment he has inherited from his estranged father. Once there however, he discovers that a refined old woman, Mathilde, is living in the apartment with her daughter Chloé. Mathias quickly learns that the apartment is a “viager” – an ancient French system for buying and selling apartments – and that he will not actually get possession of the apartment until Mathilde dies. While working with a Parisian real-estate dealer, to sell his contract for the apartment, Mathias discovers that Mathilde and his father were more to each other than mere tenant and landlord.

12A I

SAT 08 NOV

I 19.15

USA/France I 2014 I 106 mins Director: Israel Horovitz Starring: Dame Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas cohenmedia.net/films/my-old-lady I With thanks to Artificial Eye

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HIGHLIGHTS

THE HOMESMAN

When independent frontiers woman Mary Bee saves condemned man, George Briggs, from death she demands his help in return. But Briggs soon realises she is to ask more of him than he ever expected. The pair embark on the long, difficult and dangerous task of transporting three mentally ill women across the American frontier to find safety and refuge.

Tommy Lee Jones directs and stars in this visually stunning Western, alongside a fantastic cast which includes Hilary Swank, Meryl Streep and John Lithgow.

15 I

SAT 08 NOV

I 20.30

USA/France I 2014 I 123 mins Director: Tommy Lee Jones Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, John Lithgow facebook.com/TheHomesmanMovie I With thanks to E1

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 14

HIGHLIGHTS

HEALING UK PREMIERE

Iranian tough guy Viktor Khadem is nearing the end of a 20-year sentence for murder when he is moved to a low-security prison farm. There, he joins a unique rehabilitation program and is given responsibility to look after injured birds of prey. Healing is a powerful story of redemption, the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit in the most unlikely place, for the most unique men, through the most unusual catalyst.

12+ IFF I

SUN 09 NOV

I 17.15

Australia I 2014 I 119 mins Director: Craig Monahan Starring: Hugo Weaving, Don Hany, Xavier Samuel healingthemovie.com I With thanks to Lightening Entertainment

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SPECIAL EVENT

THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS

This is the incredible story of celebrated lyricist Edwyn Collins’ recovery from a stroke in 2005. Placed inside Edwyn’s mind, we embark on a remarkable journey from the brink of death back to language, music, life and love. With the help of his wife Grace, Edwyn submerges himself in a landscape of memories, as he tries to unlock the story of his past.

More than a story of determination against all odds; it is an intimate and life-affirming tale of rediscovery.

Edwyn Collins will perform a couple of songs after the screening, and will attend along with Grace Maxwell.

12A I

SUN 09 NOV

I 17.00

UK I 2014 I 83 mins Directors: James Hall, Edward Lovelace Starring: Edwyn Collins, Grace Maxwell, William Collins thepossibilities.co.uk I With thanks to Anna Marley and Pulse Films

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 16

NEW WORLD CINEMA

FANTAIL SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Raised as a Maori, Pakeha (white New Zealander) girl Tania cares for her ailing mother during the day and at night works the graveyard shift at a South Auckland petrol station in order to save money for a trip with her brother to Australia to look for their father. When her brother falls in with the wrong crowd it threatens Tania’s dream of escape. Adapted from writer and actor Sophie Henderson’s one woman stageplay, Fantail is an utterly charming film about self-identity.

15+ IFF I

THU 06 NOV

I 18.15

New Zealand I 2013 I 81 mins Directors: Curtis Vowell Starring: Sophie Henderson, Stephen Lovatt, Jahalis Ngamotu facebook.com/fantailmovie I With thanks to Levelk films

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NEW WORLD CINEMA

MATEO

SCOTTISH PREMIERE Sixteen year old Mateo collects extortion money on behalf of his uncle and uses his pay to help out his mother, who grudgingly accepts the ill-gotten money out of need.

They live by themselves in the poor, violent neighborhoods alongside the Magdalena River valley in Colombia. To prove his worth, Mateo agrees to infiltrate a local theatre group in order to uncover its members’ political activities. As he becomes enthralled with the free-flowing creative lifestyle of the troupe, his uncle’s demands on him escalate and forces Mateo to make a series of difficult choices.

Mateo is Columbia’s submission for the Best Foreign Language film at next year’s Oscars and is the first film by Maria Gamboa. On the basis of this powerful and affecting film she is certain to have a great career ahead of her.

15+ IFF I

THU 06 NOV

I 18.00

Colombia/France I 2014 I 86 mins I Spanish with subtitles Director: Maria Gamboa Starring: Carlos Humberto Hernández, Felipe Botero With thanks to Alpha Violet

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 18

NEW WORLD CINEMA

PAPUSZA SCOTTISH PREMIERE

This exquisite black and white biopic follows the true story of Papusza, the first and only Roma woman to put her poems into writing and have them published.

From a young age she was marked as different having defied her family’s wishes to learn to read and write. In 1949 Polish Poet Jerzy Ficowski would meet Papusza and discover her talent. But the publication of her works would only lead to tragedy as she is rejected by her Roma community and cast out into poverty for challenging the traditional image of the Roma female and betraying their secrets.

Papusza has won awards from film festivals all around the world. It is a powerful and intelligent film from the directors of My Nikifor and Saviour Square.

15+ IFF I

THU 06 NOV

I 20.15

Poland I 2013 I 131 mins I Polish and Romany with subtitles Directors: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze Starring: Jowita Budnik, Antoni Pawlicki, Zbigniew WalerysĚ papusza-film.pl I With thanks to Verve Pictures and New Wave Films

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NEW WORLD CINEMA

DIFRET

In southern Ethiopia, the practice of abduction is a common and legitimate way of procuring a bride. On her way home from school 14-year-old Hirut Assefa is abducted by a 29-year-old farmer. In an attempt to escape she grabs a rifle and ends up shooting her would-be husband.

After being charged with murder by local police, Hirut faces the death penalty though she argues she acted in self-defense. When Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, hears about Hirut’s case she embarks on a long tenacious battle to save her life. But the legal battle will test the limits of everything Meaza and Hirut hold dear.

Difret won audience awards at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals, and is seen as a powerful voice for women in sub-Saharan Africa.

15+ IFF I

SAT 08 NOV

I 14.00

Ethiopia/USA I 2014 I 99 mins I Amharic with subtitles Director: Zeresenay Mehari Starring: Tizita Hagere, Meron Getnet difret.com I With thanks to Natalie Ralph and Sada Pictures

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 20

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WED 05 NOV

THU 06 NOV

FRI 07 NOV

19.00 – 20.45 The Silent Storm OPENING FILM

11.30 – 13.00 Beyond Clueless

11.00 – 13.00 Short Docs

14.00 – 15.30 Angel Azul

14.00 – 15.30 Salt In The Air

18.00 – 19.30 Mateo

15.30 – 17.00 Passion

18.15 – 19.45 Fantail

17.00 BAFTA Scotlan New Talent Aw

20.00 Mystery Film

17.45 – 19.15 Remote Contro

20.15 – 22.30 Papusza

18.45 – 20.30 The Skeleton T

19.30 – 22.00 Leviathan 21.00 – 22.30 Mea Culpa

19.00 – 20.00 Once In Your L 19.30 – 22.50 Winter Sleep 20.30 – 22.20 The Drop IMAGE: Kon-Tiki page 25

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 22

21.00 – 22.30 What We Do In The Shadow

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SAT 08 NOV

SUN 09 NOV

11.00 – 12.45 Windstorm

11.00 – 12.30 Antboy

11.30 – 13.00 Short Cuts 1

11.30 – 13.00 Short Cuts 2

13.30 – 15.00 The Boy And The World 14.00 – 15.45 Difret 17.00 – 18.45 May In The Summer

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17.45 – 20.00 The Grandmaster

Twins

18.00 – 20.00 Kon-Tiki

Lifetime

19.15 – 21.05 My Old Lady

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20.15 – 22.30 The Tribe 20.30 – 22.45 The Homesman 21.30 – 23.30 Firestorm

13.30 – 14.45 The Adventures Of Prince Achmed 13.30 – 15.30 Wild 15.30 – 16.45 The Unknown 17.00 – 19.15 The Possibilities Are Endless 17.15 – 19.15 Healing 19.30 – 22.15 Viktoria 20.00 – 22.00 The Imitation Game CLOSING FILM

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NEW WORLD CINEMA

MAY IN THE SUMMER SCOTTISH PREMIERE

To all appearances, May Brennan has it all. She’s intelligent, gorgeous, the recipient of rave reviews for her recently published book and is set to marry her loving fiancé Ziad, a distinguished New York scholar. But immediately upon returning to her familial hometown of Amman, Jordan for their wedding, the cracks in her seemingly perfect life begin to show. Confronted with the wounds of her parent’s long-broken relationship, coupled with the unavoidable clash of old-world and modern values, May is lead to question the direction her life is taking. Soon, her once carefully structured world appears to unravel as she grapples with her own truths.

May In The Summer is writer, director and star Cherien Dabis’ second film as a director.

She is an exciting new voice in American cinema and a big talent to look out for in the future.

15+ IFF I

SAT O8 NOV

I 17.00

Jordan/Qatar/USA I 2013 I 99 mins Director: Cherien Dabis Starring: Hiam Abbass, Cherien Dabis, Alia Shawkat, Nadine Malouf cohenmedia.net/films/may-in-the-summer I With thanks to Elle Driver

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 24

NEW WORLD CINEMA

KON-TIKI On the 28th April 1947, Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set off with five inexperienced crew members on an expedition to cross the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft called a Kon-Tiki. He wanted to prove that people from South America settled in Polynesia instead of people from Asia, as was believed at the time.

The crew did not take any modern technology with them, except for a simple radio. With the world media watching, they braved thunder storms, sharks and the dangers of the wide open sea in order to reach the Polynesian shore.

Kon-Tiki was nominated for the Best Foreign Language film Oscar and has won numberous awards from around the world. Kon-Tiki is one of the most exhilirating films you will see all year.

15+ IFF I

SAT 08 NOV

I 18.00

UK/Norway/Denmark/Germany/Sweden I 2012 I 118 mins Norwegian, English, French and Swedish with subtitles Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg Starring: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård kontikidefilm.com I With thanks to Soda Pictures

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NEW WORLD CINEMA

THE TRIBE PLEMYA SCOTTISH PREMIERE

When deaf mute Sergeu enrolls in a specialised boarding school for the deaf, it isn’t long before his fellow students have initiated him into the school’s less educational activities of organised crime and prostitution. When he meets Anna, one of the Chief’s concubines, he unwittingly breaks all the unwritten rules of the Tribe.

Performed entirely in sign language without subtitles or voice over, this stunning debut feature film from Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy proves that the actions of love and hatred need no translation.

Winner of three awards at the Cannes Film Festival, The Tribe is one of the most talked about films of the year and it’s unlikely that you will see a better one.

IFF 18+ I

SAT 08 NOV

I 20.15

Ukraine/Netherlands I 2014 I 130 mins I Spanish with subtitles Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Starring: Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy With thanks to Alpha Violet

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 26

NEW WORLD CINEMA

VIKTORIA SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Despite all folk-remedy attempts to thwart conception, Coca-Cola drinking, lover of Western culture, Boryana becomes pregnant in 1979 – ten years before fall of Communism and her unwanted child Viktoria is born without a belly button or umbilical cord. In this ambitious first film from Maya Vitkova, Viktoria’s birth and life is used as a striking gateway into the complex love-hate relationship of Bulgarians with their homeland both before and after the pivotal events of 1989.

This screening is taking place 25 years to the day since the Berlin Wall was opened for East & West Germans to cross, and a day before the 25th Anniverary of the resignation of the Bulgarian communist head of state Todor Zhivkov which led to free elections the following year.

15+ IFF I

SUN 09 NOV

I 19.30

Romania/Bulgaria I 2014 I 155 mins I Bulgarian with subtitles Director: Maya Vitkova Starring: Irmena Chichikova, Daria Vitkova, Kalina Vitková viktoriafilms.jimdo.com/viktoria-the-film I With thanks to Maya Vitkovas

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L AT E N I G H T T H R I L L S

MEA CULPA In this bare-knuckled brawl of a thriller, Simon, a former Toulon cop, has been reduced to working as an armored car driver after a tragic mistake seven years earlier brought him to the brink of professional and personal destruction. Since then, he’s been slowly rebuilding his life under the sympathetic eye of his ex-partner Franck. But the time for amends comes to a decisive end when Simon’s son shoots to the top of a crime syndicate’s hit list after he witnesses a killing.

To save his son, Simon enlists the help of Franck, and together they punch, shoot, crash and bleed their way through an ever-escalating nightmare that can only end in death or redemption. From the director of Anything For Her and Point Blank comes another classic good versus bad cop action thriller.

15+ IFF I

WED 05 NOV

I 21.00 I France I 2014 I 90 mins I French with subtitles

Director: Fred Cavayé I Starring: Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche, Nadine Labaki With thanks to Metrodome Distribution

FIRESTORM FUNG BOU A hardboiled police inspector (the always excellent Andy Lau) is hot on the trails of a notorious criminal crew, he will do anything to bring them dowm even if it means crossing his moral line.

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

15+ IFF I

SAT 08 NOV

For many years now the best action/thrillers have come out of Hong Kong and France. Firestorm, like Mea Culpa (page 28), is one of those films showing America how it should be done.

I 21.30

China/Hong Kong I 2013 I 118 mins I Mandarin and Cantonese with subtitles Director: Alan Yuen I Starring: Andy Lau, Chen Yao, Ka Tung Lam With thanks to Edko Films

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 28

L AT E N I G H T T H R I L L S

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

In 2013 camera crews gained access into the dilapidated Wellington home of vampire flatmates Viago, Deacon and Vladislavs. What We Do In The Shadows follows the trio through their night-to-night lifestyle which includes eating humans, going dancing and antagonising werewolves. From the creators of Eagle Vs Shark and Flight of the Conchords comes this hilarious New Zealand vampire mockumentary which has been dubbed the best horror comedy since Shaun of the Dead (Paracinema).

15+ IFF I

FRI 07 NOV

I 21.00

New Zealand I 2014 I 86 mins Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi Starring: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh With thanks to Metrodome Distribution

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HIGHLIGHT

WILD

SCOTTISH PREMIERE With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone. Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her.

Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon delivers her finest performance to date in the latest film from the director of Dallas Buyers Club.

Please Note: Wild is not due to be released until January 2015. Due to the film being screened so far in advanced customers will be asked not to take cameras, phones or bags into the screening.

15 I

SUN 09 NOV

I 13.30

USA I 2014 I 115 mins Director: Jean-Marc VallĂŠe I Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Gaby Hoffmann, Laura Dern foxsearchlight.com/wild

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SILENT CINEMA WITH LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT Both films will have a live piano accompaniment by Forrester Pyke

THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED Based on tales from The Arabian Nights, The Adventures of Prince Achmed still stands as one of the greatest classics of animation. Witty, lively, delicate, inventive and romantic.

PG I

SUN 09 NOV I 13.30

I Germany I 1926 I 66 mins

Director: Lotte Reiniger

THE UNKNOWN Alonzo the Armless is a circus performer who uses his feet to throw knives and fire a rifle at his assistant, Nanon, who he hopes to marry one day. But Alonzo is hiding some very dark secrets in this classic American silent from the master of American horror Tod Browning (Freaks) and it’s greatest actor, Lon Chaney.

PG I

SUN 09 NOV I 15.30

I USA I 1927 I 55 mins

Director: Tod Browning Starring: Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford

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NEW MONGOLIAN CINEMA REMOTE CONTROL ALSIN UDIRDLAGA Rural teen Tsog has grown up in a loveless, broken home with his alcoholic father and bitter stepmother.

After one senseless fight too many he runs away from home and settles on the rooftop of a city apartment in the Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator. There he becomes obsessed with a young woman living in a top floor flat.

In an attempt to connect with her he steals a remote control and starts to control her TV from his rooftop.

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

IFF 12+ I

FRI 07 NOV

I 17.45 I Mongolia/Germany/USA I 2013 I 90 mins

Mongolian with subtitles Director: Byamba Sakhya I Starring: Baasandorj Enkhtaivan, Bayarmaa Nergui With thanks to Deckert Distribution

PASSION KHUSEL SHUNAL With breathtaking landscapes of Mongolia as its backdrop, Passion follows Mongolian director Binder Jigjid as he roams from village to village to promote his zero-budget film. Along the way, Binder philosophizes about socialism, the commercial realities of filmmaking and broken dreams.

UK PREMIERE

IFF 12+ I

FRI 07 NOV

I 15.30 I Mongolia I 2010 I 83 mins

Mongolian with subtitles I Director: Byamba Sakhya I Starring: Binder Jigjid With thanks to Byamba Sakhya and the Mongolian Arts Council Special price for Passion of ÂŁ3.00 if you have bought a ticket for Remote Control.

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FILM FOR KIDS

WINDSTORM OSTWIND

After failing her exams fiery wild child Mika is sent away to spend the summer with her strict grandmother who runs a prestigious riding stables in the middle of nowhere. There Mika instantly connects with a beautiful black stallion. Windstorm.

But the equally fiery Windstorm is on a final warning after a series of violent clashes, so Mika must achieve the unthinkable in an effort to save her new friend.

10+ I

SAT 08 NOV

I 11.00

Germany I 2013 I 103 mins I German with subtitles Director: Katja von Garnier Starring: Hanna Hรถppner, Marvin Linke, Cornelia Froboess

U16s ยฃ3.00 TICKETS & INFO 01463 234 234 // www.invernessfilmfestival.com // 33

FILM FOR KIDS

THE BOY AND THE WORLD O MENINO E O MUNDO Cuca, a young Brazilian boy, leaves his simple, rural home to follow his father into the city, where he has had to travel in search of work. Along the way, Cuca witnesses the transformation from rural to urban, which is visually reflected in the colours and styles and complexity of the animation.

8+ I

SAT 08 NOV

I 13.30 I Brazil I 2013 I 80 mins

Director: Alê Abreu

ANTBOY 12-year-old Pelle Nørhmann is a loner at school, picked on by bullies and ignored by Amanda, the beautiful classmate he pines for. But one day he is bitten by a large and strange-looking ant and everything starts to change. After developing a range of (very) unusual powers, Pelle realises he can impress Amanda by using his powers to fight crime.

8+ I

SUN 09 NOV

I 11.00 I Denmark I 2013 I 77 mins I Danish with subtitles

Director: Ask Hasselbalch Starring: Oscar Dietz, Samuel Ting Graf, Cecilie Alstrup Tarp antboy-filmen.dk (Foreign Language Site)

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BAFTA SCOTLAND NEW TALENT AWARDS FRI 07 NOV

I 17.00

BAFTA Scotland presents the winners of Best Factual and Best Fiction films from the British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards 2014.

FINDING FAMILY Filmed over two months in 2012, Finding Family is a powerful first person narrative that captures filmmaker Oggi Tomic’s journey from Cambridge to the Sarajevo orphanage where he was abandoned 27 years ago. This is a story of identity and belonging on an individual and national level that combines over 15 years of film and photography archive with observational footage and interviews.

UK/Bosnia and Herzegovina I 2013 I 59 mins Directors: Chris Leslie, Oggi Tomic I finding-family.co.uk

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

UK I 2013 I 16 mins Director: Jonny Blair I Starring: David O'Hara, Brian McCardie I finding-family.co.uk

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DOCUMENTARY

ANGEL AZUL Witness the birth of an artificial coral reef, learn how we are inextricably connected to the ocean and then consider how our choices will determine what we leave to future generations. Join Jason deCaires Taylor’s artistic journey as he creates hauntingly beautiful underwater life-like statues cast from live models that then become the basis for this man-made reef. Soon, algae overtakes the reef and we learn about the precarious situation coral reefs currently face and the solutions necessary to save them. Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film provides insights that will cause viewers to ponder our connection to this valuable and beautiful ecosystem.

8+ IFF I

THU 06 NOV

I 14.00

USA I 2014 I 72 mins I Director: Marcelina Cravat angelazulthemovie.com I With thanks to Marcelina Cravat

BEYOND CLUELESS The greatest trick the teen movie ever pulled was convincing the world it wasn’t worth a second look. A genre more than fifty years in the making, teen cinema has grown from a lowly sideshow to a staple of the Hollywood landscape, yet it remains a curiously unexamined phenomenon.

Written and directed by award-winning film critic Charlie Lyne, narrated by cult teen star Fairuza Balk (The Craft, Almost Famous), and featuring an original score by acclaimed pop duo Summer Camp, Beyond Clueless is a dizzying journey into the mind, body and soul of the teen movie, as seen through the eyes of over 200 modern teen classics.

15+ IFF I

THU 06 NOV

I 11.30

UK I 2014 I 89 mins I Director: Charlie Lyne I Narrator: Fairuza Balk beyondclueless.co.uk INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL // 36

DOCUMENTARY

SALT IN THE AIR UK PREMIERE

A portrait of rural melancholia, Salt In The Air exhumes the spirit of salt from a 3,500-year-old salt mine in a foggy and hardscrabble Carpathian Mountain village in Ukraine. With rhythmic pacing and intimacy, Salt In The Air connects actual salt with the landscapes and the lives that salt touches. Innovative asthma clinics where patients inhale salt crystals. The enduring legacy of salt pork. And the salt-miners’ struggle to sustain a solemn covenant with what was once the most valuable material on Earth.

12+ IFF I

FRI 07 NOV

I 14.00 I USA/Ukraine I 2013 I 63 mins

Director: Enrico Rossini Cullen I saltintheair.net

Plays with:

NO HOPE FOR MEN BELOW Falkirk Poet Janet Paisley re-imagines the Redding Pit disaster of 1923 from a female viewpoint. Narrated in the Broad Scots language and shot in stunning black and white.

UK I 2013 I 11 mins I Director: Adam Stafford

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SHORT DOCS

FRI 07 NOV I 11.00 I 12+ IFF I SEAT PRICE £3.00

A TIME OF FREEDOM A Time For Freedom follows two young people from the Souss Valley in Southern Morocco as they prepare for the ‘Boujloud’, an ancient pagan masquerade which is organised around a central character called the Goat Man. UK I 2014 I 20 mins I Director: Douglas McDowall I Photography: Mike Webster I Original Music: Omar Afif & Joost Oud

SIGHTLINES In the mid-Twentieth Century, Britain sent surveyors out to map the world. Using their aerial photographs and the super 8 film they took of their expeditions, we explore colonialism and its consequences.

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

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

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

TOUCH LIFE Agata is living the life of the modern, independent, blind woman when she meets Matt who is attentive and loving. Agata ponders on what it means to be in a relationship. How can you be sure of your loved one when you’ve never even seen him?

UK I 2014 I 13 mins I Directors: Leo Bruges & Marcin Knyziak I scottishdocinstitute.com/films/touch-life

CAILEACH Morag is 86. She lives alone at the end of a track looking out to sea on her croft on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides.

Morag was born in this house and has lived there her whole life, following five generations of the family who came before her. Cailleach is a portrait of Morag and her simple and peaceful life.

UK I 2014 I 13 mins I Director: Rosie Reed Hillman I scottishdocinstitute.com/films/cailleach

FINAL DRAFT In 1973, the threat of nuclear attack was ever-present. The UK government needed to prepare its citizens for nuclear war, but how? A secret government committee looked to a future filled with widespread panic, death, the destruction of the BBC... and correct grammar.

UK I 2014 I 6 mins I Director: Scott Calonico

A FILM IS A FILM IS A FILM Digital projection is taking over movie screens worldwide. As the material of celluloid film slowly disappears from her workplace, the director, who has worked as a movie projectionist for more than 10 years, embarks on an investigation into what makes film special. Is it just nostalgia? Is there a connection between how we watch movies and how we see the world?

USA I 2013 I 16 mins I Director: Eva von Schweinitz I brainhurricano.org/projects/afilm

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SHORT CUTS 1

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

ORBIT EVER AFTER

Nigel has fallen in love. But when you live in orbit, aboard a ramshackle space hovel with the most risk-averse family imaginable, it isn’t easy to follow your heart.

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

THE MISBEHAVIOUR OF POLLY PAPER CUT Polly’s delusions of grandeur are causing her comic book obsessed mind to take a step in the wrong direction. What was once a bored Spanish girl lost in comics is now a masked sociopath with a thirst for mischief.

UK/USA I 2013 I 6 mins I Spanish with subtitles I Director: Bryan M. Ferguson I Starring: Nat Di Resta

MISSION

As humanity bears witness to the first manned mission to Mars, an astronaut faces up to the prospect of being left behind.

UK I 2013 I 22 mins I Director: Mark Buchanan I Starring: Emun Elliot

NO HOPE FOR MEN BELOW

Falkirk Poet Janet Paisley re-imagines the Redding Pit disaster of 1923, which claimed the lives of 40 men, from a female viewpoint. Narrated in the Broad Scots language and shot in stunning black and white.

UK I 2013 I 11 mins I Director: Adam Stafford I Also screening with Salt In The Air, page 37

PEAT REEK

Set in the early 19th century, James Stewart is a young and enthusiastic customs officer who has just been dispatched to a lawless region of the Highlands in order to tackle the widespread illicit distillation of white-spirit.

UK I 2014 I 26 mins I Director: Mike Dziennik I Starring: Aaron Urquhart Stewart, Allan Thornton, Dave Gillies peatreek.moonfruit.com

BUCKET

After a devastating discovery at a fancy dress party, a young man contemplates suicide before an abandoned baby catches his eye and shakes him from his ill intent.

UK I 2013 I 15 mins I Director: Gabriel Robertson I Starring: David Elliot, Paul Brannigan 27tenproductions.com/Bucket

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SHORT CUTS 1

SUN 09 NOV I 11.30 I 15+ IFF I SEAT PRICE ÂŁ3.00

SEAGULLS When a young showman visits a new town he struggles to fit in. Ryan attempts to bond with a group of local boys. The boys take to the hills for a long summer night, and the dramatic events that occur change the way they relate to each other.

Scotland I 2014 I 14 mins I Director: Martin Smith I Starring: Mikey Hoc, Kathleen McDermott

MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS Inspired by love, a misguided monkey believes he is destined for the moon.

UK I 2014 I 8 mins I Directors: Ainslie Henderson, Will Anderson

EXCHANGE AND MART A 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 15 mins Directors: Cara Connolly, Martin Clark I Starring: Grace Chilton, Ewen Bremner

AS HE LAY FALLING A Greek economic migrant tries to disappear within the Scottish Highlands.

UK I 2014 I 19 mins I Director: Ian Waugh I Starring: Christopher Greco, Simone Lahbib

WYLD A young barmaid must decide between responsibility and friendship when an old friend reappears.

UK I 2014 I 15 mins I Director: Rory Alexander Stewart I Starring: Julie Speers, Gary McCormack

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audience award Previous winner Red Dog with the Inverness Film Festival Audience Award, designed by Hebrides based artist Steve Dilworth.

Everyone who attends a Festival screening this year is invited to vote for their favourite film.

How to vote To vote you will be given a slip of paper before each screening, you just need to give the film you’ve seen a rating (by marking, or tearing the slip) and then hand it back to a member of Eden Court’s staff to ensure that your vote will count.

2009 WINNER: DEPARTURES (JAPAN) 2010 WINNER: THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST (SWEDEN) 2011 WINNER: RED DOG (AUSTRALIA) 2012 WINNER: FINAL CUT – LADIES & GENTLEMEN (HUNGARY) 2013 WINNER: MY SWEET PEPPERLAND (IRAQ)

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tickets + info

Our Box Office is located just inside the front doors and is open Monday to Saturday from 10.00 and on Sundays from 11.00.

The Box Office closes 15 minutes after the last ticketed event begins.

BOOK ONLINE www.invernessfilmfestival.com or www.eden-court.co.uk ON THE PHONE 01463 234 234 OR IN PERSON AT EDEN COURT

TICKET PRICES All Tickets pre 5.00pm Adults (over 18s) Adult Concession U18s & Students Eden Court Friends

£7.00 £8.00 £7.50 £5.00 at all times £1.00 off

Ticket Deals Any 5 films (excluding Opening/Closing) for £25/£40 for two people

Any 7 films (excluding Opening/Closing) for £35/£55 for two people Any 10 films (excluding Opening/Closing) for £50/£75 for two people

RESERVATIONS Tickets may be reserved in person or by phone up to one week in advance for any performance at Eden Court. We will hold reserved tickets for three working days. Please note that all reservations which are not paid for in full within three working days will be released for sale.

REDUCED RATES Reduced price seats are available for most performances. Only one reduction applies per ticket.

Reductions generally apply to under 26s and all full-time students, people over 60, people claiming unemployment benefit, people with disabilities, people on income support and parties of 10 or more. We may ask to see proof of reduced rate status. People with disabilities may bring an escort at a reduced rate price if assistance is needed. Eden Court is a member of Highland Council’s Plus One scheme. For further details please contact Highland Council.

POSTAGE CHARGES We can post your tickets to you for just £1.00 per transaction. You can of course collect your tickets in person at any time, either from Box Office or from our Sales Desk.

BOOKING FEES The following Booking Fees apply per ticket to phone reservations and all online and phone sales: 50p for tickets up to £9.99 £1.00 for tickets £10.00 – £19.99 £2.00 for tickets £20.00 and over Classes and other education activities will not attract a fee.

GIFT VOUCHERS Gift Vouchers make an ideal present and are available from the Box Office in any denomination.

Please note that we do not accept Theatre Tokens. When using a voucher when booking online please omit the dash between the voucher number.

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Eden Court Highlands (trading as Eden Court) is a company registered in Scotland (company number SC63216) and a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (registered number SCO08237)