The line-up for the 2022 Glasgow Film Festival has been announced. World premieres at GFF include Christina Ricci fleeing an abusive husband only to encounter more otherworldly horrors in Monstrous; Skint, a series of powerful monologues about living in poverty from a creative team led by Peter Mullan, Jenni Fagan, Cora Bissett and Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee; Joe Corré – the son of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood – questioning the commodification of counterculture in Wake up Punk; renowned Scottish war photographer David Pratt in Pictures From Iraq,and Adult Adoption, Karen Knox’s powerful debut film about wanting to belong.
European premieres include Alan Cumming in the incredible true story of the 30-something Scot who enrolled back into the classroom in My Old School; a look at legendary photo-journalist Steven McCurry in McCurry: The Pursuit of Colour; Stefan Forbes’ riveting New York true crime doc Hold Your Fire and Shin Su-won’s love letter to South Korean female film directors Hommage.
UK Premieres include synth-popumentary, a-ha The Movie; Bouli Lanners’ touching new romance, Nobody Has To Know, set on a windswept Scottish island; GFF favourite Iciar Bollain’s moving insight into modern Spain, Maixabel; Venice Golden Lion Award-winner Happening; a look at the thorny human dramas behind the scenes at Extinction Rebellion in Rebellion and Not Going Quietly about one man’s drive to change the US healthcare system for the better.
The 13 Scottish premieres include Paul Verhoeven’s tale of power, punishment and the divine, Benedetta; Scottish director Ruth Paxton’s feature debut, A Banquet; Joachim Trier’s freewheeling anti-rom-com, The Worst Person In The World, and Ride the Wave, a documentary following 14-year-old Scottish surfing champion Ben Larg as he prepares to surf the world’s biggest waves.
GFF continues to champion international female talent behind the camera, with 40% of new films screening at the festival and 6 of the 7 Audience Award films having a woman director.
GFF runs from 2 March – 13 March.
The full line-up is here.
