Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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EIFF 2025: The Golden Spurtle
The styles of both Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest are evoked in this winning documentary about the kooky community surrounding the annual World Porridge Making Championship in Carrbridge Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: The Toxic Avenger
Macon Blair's slick remake of the Troma classic is not without its grubby charms, but its sub-Deadpool meta gags don't satisfy, and the whole thing feels a little bit sanitised Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 16 Aug
For a brief moment of transcendence during the busiest month of year, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith dominates, allowing the smallest glimpse into her world full of wonder and joy Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: I Live Here Now
Julie Pacino's psychological horror is overstuffed with ideas, and very few of them are adequately explored Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: Mortician
A dour, middle-aged Iranian mortician forms a bond with a rebellious young pop star wanted by the Iranian regime in this funny and politically potent piece of lo-fi cinema Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Sepideh Farsi's heartbreaking documentary depicts life in Gaza during Israel's brutal military campaign through the eyes of photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, who was subsequently killed in an Israeli airstrike Read more »| 19 Aug 2025
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International
EIF: Cutting the Tightrope @ Church Hill Theatre
Cutting the Tightrope confronts political censorship in art through a range of new short plays Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: After this Death
Lucio Castro’s romantic and beguiling second feature concerns the cosmic connection between a pregnant voiceover artist and an enigmatic rock star who goes missing Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: Christy
Brendan Canty’s Christy avoids the grim cliches of social realist cinema to tell a compelling coming-of-age story filled with humanity and wisecracks Read more »| 18 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: In Transit
This drama concerned with the bubbling attraction between two women – one a celebrated painter, one a bartender in a small town – feels too muted, too detached and ultimatly a little underwhelming Read more »| 18 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: Zodiac Killer Project
Charlie Shackleton's Zodiac Killer Project digs into the filmmaking cliches and the murky ethics of the true-crime genre Read more »| 18 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: Young Mothers
Young Mothers is the Dardennes' first ensemble piece; it’s also one of their finest films Read more »| 15 Aug 2025 -
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EIFF 2025: Little Trouble Girls
Slovenian director Urška Djukić's Little Trouble Girls explores the friendship and burgeoning desires between teen girls from a Catholic choir during a retreat Read more »| 15 Aug 2025 -
Music
Karine Polwart: Windblown @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Karine Polwart pays homage to Edinburgh’s oldest sabal palm through a sublime mix of song, poetry and storytelling Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
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Alabaster DePlume @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 8 Aug
The Edinburgh International Festival's Up Late series featuring Alabaster DePlume provides a lovingly curated evening of warmth, humour and communal spirit Read more »| 11 Aug 2025