3 October | 7 pm | Film City Glasgow | Tickets
The 6th edition of WoFF is here! Join us to celebrate on our opening night, for a chance to see the exclusive Scottish premiere of Yorgos Lanthimos’ NIMIC, after its Locarno and Raindance screenings. The film will be accompanied by a selection of short films. A champagne reception* will be held prior to the screening and network drinks** will follow after the films.
NIMIC | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos | Written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou | 2019 | With: Matt Dillon, Daphne Patakia, Susan Elle | 12′ | Germany / UK / USA | Scottish Premiere | Out of Competition | A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
ANNA | Directed by Dekel Berenson | 2019 | 15′ | Ukraine | Anna, a middle-aged single mother, lives in a small industrial town in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. She works in a meat processing plant, lives in a rundown apartment and dreams for a better life for herself and her 16-year-old daughter. Desperate for a change, she is lured by a radio advertisement to attend a party organised for foreign men who are touring the country, searching for love.
HARBOR | Directed by Paul Marques Duarte | 2019 | 25′ | France | With: Marie Bunel, Ali Marhyar | When Adèle, an english teacher, spontaneously lets a young 15 years old migrant, illegally board a ferry for England with her class, she is far from grasping the importance of her gesture and its consequences on this overnight trip.
ASHMINA | Directed by Dekel Berenson | 2018 | 15′ | Nepal | In an impoverished country, rife with contradiction, a young girl is torn between her obligation to her family and the influence of foreign visitors.
*The Champagne reception is kindly sponsored by our partner Champagne Constantine.
**Both the champagne reception and one networking drink are included in the ticket price.
