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Browse 52 movies from Edinburgh Napier University
A family argues at dinner.
Dec 2022
The short documentary explores a Scottish independent wrestling company, Bleeding Gums Wrestling (est. 2023) and the community that surrounds it.
Dec 2024
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?
Dec 2023
A man must go on a journey through the darkest recesses of his mind or succumb to his vices.
Apr 2024
A woman mops while listening to music.
Oct 2022
With his career in jeopardy a journalist begins to question the nature of his friendship with a senior journalist.
Apr 2023
A young mother’s trust in mankind is challenged when she decides to help a stranger while on a journey through the barren landscape of her conflicting emotions and perceptions.
Aug 1996
Emma and Jay take three months off of work after getting £20,000. They use the time to relax and unwind together, but their relationship begins to struggle as issues of belonging in the modern world become all too apparent.
May 2026
When fate brings two friends anxiously awaiting the uncertain future together, a life-altering conversation will change how they remember the past.
Dec 2025
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
Moth! follows Sophia, a 15 year old girl struggling to come to terms with her first major breakup, and navigate her relationship with her mother now that she is getting older and experiencing more. With her best friend Caitlin, Sophia will explore these big new emotions, and do whatever it takes to get over her ex, no matter how drastic, far fetched, or idiotic that may be.
Oct 2023
A man has a breakdown after losing his job and winning a bar fight.
A farmer becomes obsessed with the wreckage of an old car.
Jan 1992
A former adult film star and a game show host cause trouble with an old flame and a video artist.
Aug 1993
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.
Documentary about tattooing and something else involving a needle.
Jan 1990
A man is overcome with anxiety after it turns tuesday and he is still wearing monday's socks.
Sep 2022
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 group of queer friends embark on a night out, with very different experiences.
May 2019
An observational mini-documentary following the home lives of Eve and Barry when Barry's work takes him offshore.