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All Films / Soil

Soil

It is in the soil that seeds are sown, hopeful that roots will grow, where the life cycle begins once more. At times there may be roots in the soil that we never knew existed, or fruits on the surface wilting away. The films in Soil speak to the ways in which this cyclical state takes place in our own lives, with productions touching on grief and the mourning of loved ones and past lives, as well as our connections to ancestry, spirituality and the regeneration of body and land.

In-Person: Sun 25 June / 19:00 BST /  Summerhall: Red Lecture Theatre (CC/BSL) and Cairns Lecture Theatre (AD)

Online: 23 - 29 June / In your own time, in your chosen space

  • A still from the film Batería, shows a Black Cuban man with his back to the camera, looking out onto an overgrown grassy area outside of an abandoned military base.

    Batería

    Cuba / 2016 / 15m / Spanish

    Hidden in the undergrowth of a disused military base just outside of Havana lies a refuge for gay men, for cruising, connection and imagining better futures. LEARN MORE

  • A still from the film Fountain, shows three Black women in purple, ink and red dresses and long thick braids dancing together.

    Fountain

    England / 2022 / 28m / UK Premier / English

    A trio of dancers explore tidal cycles of repair, loss, joy and intimacy, expressed through movement and digital imagery. LEARN MORE

  • A still from the film Pickney, shows a light skinned mixed race boy fixing his hair in the mirror with an afro pick.

    Pickney

    England / 2021 / 15m / English

    What is left of family ties when our elders have passed? Michael Jenkins explores loss and new beginnings in this touching short. LEARN MORE

Una Muerte y Un Nacimiento//A Death and A Birth

UK / 2022 / 9m / UK Premier / Spanish

A family retells their experience escaping the horrors of the Argentine dictatorship and 'La Junta Militar' in the 70s. LEARN MORE

This screening was accompanied by a live Q&A with Mourad Kourbaj, maker of Una Muerte y Un Nacimiento//A Death and A Birth. Pass Holders can enjoy the recording and transcript of this event below.

Filmmaker Q&A: Mourad Kourbaj

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