Beth B takes us into the 21st century underground and reveals a secret world where cutting-edge performers are taking hold of a taboo art form, Burlesque, and driving it to extremes that most people have never seen.
In a plot worthy of Jane Austen, a close-knit Hassidic community in Tel Aviv is plunged into a dilemma when Yochay, a gentle, serious 30-something husband, loses his wife Esther in childbirth.
Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie? is Costa's revealing study of the filmmaking process which captures Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at work in the editing room on their drama Sicilia!
Join us for a screening of Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?, Pedro Costa's revealing study of the filmmaking process, followed by a Q&A with the director hosted by Chris Petit.
It's not too late to have a film screened at the festival - LSFF and the cult super-8-no-editing film competition 'straight 8' invite you to road test the new straight 8 filming app, with the best 8 screening on the Closing Night.
Expect a raucous show with our regular and popular showcase of low budget filmmaking, a selection of 29 out-there gems from bad taste depravity to bizarre animation in just over 100 minutes!
Wild girls go through their young lives leaving a cloud of dust and mayhem in their wake as they find their way to adulthood - a selection of films that are both hard hitting and bittersweet in equal measures.
