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unDependence
Open The Door
unDependence Film Festival brings a programme
of short films that promises to shake things
up! Our modern age has landed us in a world
of isolation, paranoia and anxiety. At a time
of instant and perpetual communication,
many people feel frightened of what
lies beyond their front door. In the spirit
of Hidden Door 2017 unDependence
encourages you to speak to your neighbour,
create something outlandish, and help us
bring a pulse back to the old leith theatre.
THEATRE SANS ACCENTS
Lost in Translation: A Bilingual Journey
What does it mean to be bilingual? Lose yourself in a joyful and
intimate journey celebrating languages, clichés and pop culture.
Interactive and thought-provoking, it challenges both theatrical
and European frontiers. Theatre Sans Accents first production
is inspired by its founder’s own experience of languages and the
acting world.
Roanna Davidson
charlotte hastings Ego et al
heroines Are you leading a double life? Distracted? Addicted?
Consumed by the endless consumption of your
identity? Ego at Al has the solution. Stop looking at
yourself and start looking to your future today. Ego et
Al: Game Theatre.
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Africa in Motion
Reimagining African Cityscapes
African cities are some of the fastest growing
in the world; hubs of urban innovation, cultural
expressions and vast engines of change. From the
bustling streets of Lagos, to the ancient city walls
in Mali, to new and reimagined notions of African
cities, this short film programme for Hidden Door
will offer new perspectives of African cityscapes.
Scottish Queer International Film Festival
SQIFF Shorts: Regen(d)eration
SQIFF and Hidden Door collaborate to bring you a lovingly-curated programme
of shorts exploring queer notions of rebirth to consider how we (re)construct,
navigate and negotiate our queer identities. From captivating, tender animations
to the provocative, exciting experimental, this selection of short films showcases
some SQIFF favourites made by queer people, about queer people!
Kino Klub
KinoKlub presents: Soviet animation
KinoKlub is Edinburgh’s surrealist pop-
up cinema collective formed by Morvern
Cunningham and Malgorzata Bugaj. They are
committed to showcasing the best in surreal
and experimental film.
For Hidden Door, KinoKlub has prepared a
programme of forgotten animated gems from
the Soviet era encompassing propaganda and
popular entertainment. Weird, wonderful, and
surreal images with a variety of filmmakers,
techniques and styles.
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