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Browse 52 movies from Edinburgh Napier University
A family argues at dinner.
Dec 2022
With his career in jeopardy a journalist begins to question the nature of his friendship with a senior journalist.
Apr 2023
When fate brings two friends anxiously awaiting the uncertain future together, a life-altering conversation will change how they remember the past.
Dec 2025
A man has a breakdown after losing his job and winning a bar fight.
Dec 2023
A student goes through a panic after receiving an ominous email. This is made worse when they began being tormented by a game show host.
Sep 2025
A lonely, heartbroken man, Philip, builds his own radio in an attempt to make contact with his wife, who is lost in space. He won't lose hope, but will he reach her?
Della, a neglected housewife, enters a mysterious antique shop seeking a simple gift for her husband, Jim. Encountering a cryptic shopkeeper, she embarks on a journey of desperation and self-discovery, trading pieces of herself for temporary relief. As Della's transformation unfolds, Jim is confronted with the consequences of his neglect in a shocking climax that reveals the true cost of their relationship.
Apr 2024
A man is overcome with anxiety after it turns tuesday and he is still wearing monday's socks.
Sep 2022
As a rural village prepares for its final harvest festival as a luxury building development is greenlit, an ancient threat awakens and Julian must come face to face with a haunting piece of folklore.
May 2026
Routine Pleasures, Slow Cinema.
Sep 2017
Robert Louis Stevenson's supernatural chiller is updated to present day Edinburgh.
Aug 1992
A young woman is forced to confront her own feelings of grief and confusion after the death of a friend.
An observational mini-documentary following the home lives of Eve and Barry when Barry's work takes him offshore.
An achrival documentary exploring the relationship between Nina Moretto and her mother Graziella Moretto
In 1959, a new wonderdrug - Tesoteramide - is ready for testing, promising beauty to the unborn daughters of any woman who takes it. Pregnant housewife Audre heads straight to the clinic with her ecstatic Mother to sign up. But when Audre voices some last-minute doubts, it becomes clear that Tesoteramide - and so-called eternal beauty is no longer optional. Can she escape and maintain her individuality? Or is the cult of beauty standard conformity too powerful?
Sep 2024
Fantastic film about a graphic designer.
Jan 1995
Drama documentary exploring the life of comic strip artist George Coleman.
Aug 1993
3 flatmates are forever changed by a tragic disintegration related accident.
Dec 2024
An observational documentary following Steven Brooke and how the solitude of painting impacts his life and artwork.
Relationships can be hard, however, Sabine believes that she has them down to a fine art. But can something like ‘love’ be as predictable as a simple 5-step process?