The Garden Cinema

This programme examines some big life moments and asks some pointed questions. The 11 powerful films include a highly personal look at suicide whilst worrying about the effects on your wife and child, a tropical island’s rise to riches and its ultimate fall into ruins, a spirited tin-foil … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 4 – Being Human (18)

This programme ‘From Absurd to Zany’ celebrates some of the funniest, weirdest and eye-poppingly nutty films that were entered this year. Tales of cannibalism at sea, Werner Herzog’s musings on how to hypnotise a chicken, existentialist terror in the office, a charming love story about a man and his … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 3 – From Absurd to Zany (18)

This programme takes a look at all aspects of emotion – 11 stunning films riffing on love, hate, jealousy, sensuality, melancholy, anxiety, confusion, fear, doubt and everything in between. Powerful, moving and with some vital messages for our times, these films are full of intense emotional depth … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 2 – Playing with Emotion (18)

We’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,400 entries to put together a series of screenings that showcase the best 86 new films from 41 countries around the world. They can be funny, dramatic, bizarre, subdued, scary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that we think they’re the … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 1 – Abstract Showcase (15)