Central Scotland Documentary Festival

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On Friday the @CSDocuFest honoured #JohnGrierson with the Stirling 900 Award for Documentary Achievement. Today we are delighted to add this award to the #Grierson Archive archives.stir.ac.uk/2024/11/05/csd… @Macrobert @griersontrust @nlskelvinhall @isstirling @artatstirling

We’re thrilled to announce the #CSDF24 award winners 🎥 Audience Award: @TheRideAhead Samuel Habib's inspiring journey of resilience and hope 🎥 Jury Award: Unbound Dancers reclaiming their art and fighting for justice Congrats to the amazing teams behind these powerful films

#CSDF24 wraps up with Since Yesterday. Discover the legacy of The Ettes, Sunset Gun & more—pioneers who shaped Scotland's music scene. 🎥Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands 📆Mon 4 Nov, 7:30 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3SO3cAc

Dance and sing along at the ultimate concert film event. Experience this thrilling screening in a dazzling 40th-anniversary restoration with a standing audience & a dazzling light show. 🎥Stop Making Sense 📆Sat 2 Nov, 8.00 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3B334GJ

Doc Lovers, this is the reel deal! From just £10 [Students] / £15, a Festival Pass to #CSDF24 lets you catch unlimited films all weekend. 🎥Central Scotland Documentary Festival 📅Thu 31 Oct – Mon 4 Nov 🎟️Festival passes are available via: bit.ly/3Bc47ED

Since Yesterday is here to close #CSDF24 in style. Celebrate Scotland’s girl bands followed by a live Q&A with director Blair Young. 🎥Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands 📅Mon 4 Nov, 7:30 pm 🎟️Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3SO3cAc

Curious about what it takes to "make" history? This is one you won’t want to miss 🎥Meet the Buchanans 📆 Fri 31 Oct, 7.30pm 💬Includes Q&A with Barbara Orton. 🎟 Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/4g6TP8q #MeetTheBuchanans #ClanBuchanan #ScottishHistory #FilmScreening

🎥Countdown to CSDF 2024 Less than a week to go until our doors open for the Central Scotland Documentary Festival. Catch powerful stories on community, art, identity, and beyond. 📅Thu 31 Oct – Mon 4 Nov 📍Macrobert Arts Centre 🎟️Passes available via: bit.ly/3Bc47ED

👀Want to take in as much of #CSDF2024 as you can? 🎞️Our #FilmFestival passes are the reel deal! From just £10.00 [Students] / £15.00 enjoy unlimited screenings. 🎥Central Scotland Documentary Festival 📅Thu 31 Oct – Mon 4 Nov 🎟️Festival passes via: bit.ly/3Bc47ED

🏆Eligible for Audience & Jury Awards #CSDF24 At a NY camp, neurodivergent, queer & "nerdy" teens find acceptance & community, discovering their inner heroes through fantasy. 🎥We Can Be Heroes 📆Sat 2 Nov, 5:45 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3XL5PFO

🥭Chloe Abrahams’ debut explores family, memory, and identity through the lives of three extraordinary women. 🎥The Taste of Mango 📆Sun 3 Nov, 8:15 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3ziLrCs #CSDF2024

🌍Scottish Premiere 🏆Eligible for Audience & Jury Awards #CSDF24 Discover the uplifting story of an unlikely alliance between London’s LGBTQ+ community & striking miners from Wales. ✊❤️ 🎥Striking with Pride 📆Sat 2 Nov, 3:45 PM 🎟Tickets from £4.50: bit.ly/3Bf1H7T

🌍Scottish Premiere 🏆Eligible for Audience & Jury Award Join us for Samuel Habib's inspiring journey. 🔺Open Captions, wheelchair accessible, & Audio Description available 🎥The Ride Ahead 📆Sun 3 Nov, 4.00pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/47xAdH0

🏆 Eligible for Audience & Jury Awards The true story of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an ordinary Belarusian housewife turned political leader after her husband was arrested. 🎥The Accidental President 📆Sat 2 Nov, 7.45 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3AYSSPx

🎶 Celebrate the untold story of Scotland’s girl bands. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Blair Young. 🎥Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands 📆Mon 4 Nov, 7:30 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3SO3cAc #CSDF2024

🎶 Experience the greatest concert film ever! Join us for a standing, immersive screening of Stop Making Sense, featuring Talking Heads at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in 1983. 🎥Stop Making Sense 📆Sat 2 Nov, 8.00 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3B334GJ #CSDF2024

The untold stories of women in the Scotch Whisky industry. This documentary explores flavour creation, sustainability & the impact of climate change. 🎥The New Spirit of Whisky 📆Sat 2 Nov, 4:00 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3XKdjIT #CSDF2024

🌍Scottish Premiere 🏆Eligible for Audience Award & Jury Award #CSDF24 A true story of a Japanese reality star trapped in a bizarre game of survival—naked & alone for over a year. 🎥The Contestant 📆Fri 1 Nov, 7:45 pm 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/3XpCpLX

🌍Scottish Premiere 🏆Eligible for Audience Award & Jury Award #CSDF24 A non-fiction film re-imagining sirens as symbols of trauma, climate catastrophe & crisis management. 🎥Preemptive Listening 📆Sun 3 Nov, 12 noon 🎟Tickets [from £4.50] via: bit.ly/4db8cWB