LSFF 2022: Gothic

The cold, dark nights evoke the weird and the eerie; a hint of something in the shadows, candlelit tales of forgotten folklore. This programme beckons you into the warmth of the cinema, though you may feel a cold breath on the back of your neck… We travel across the world from ancient Japanese Noh theatre to the Austrian legend of the Krampus. Robert Louis Stevenson’s poems inspire a tale of a troubled gaslighter, and a canine sixth sense disturbs the spirits on an archaeological dig. With new work from Dr Who writer Joy Wilkinson, and Scottish author Helen McClory collaborates with LSFF alumni Bryan Ferguson. * Films: The Leerie (dir. Joseph Daly, 15’),

Red Room (dir. Bryan M. Ferguson, 15’), Ember (dir. Nathalie Seidl, 4’), Once Familiar (dir. Rubén González, 11’), The Everlasting Club (dir. Joy Wilkinson, 9’), Heiopei (dir. Susanne Deeken, 5’), Paired Flowers (dir. Hannah Bon, 9’), Asha (dir. Federico Barni, 14’), The Dinner After (dir. Matty Crafword, 13’)