Samizdat Film Festival Archives

A Scottish premiere of an overlooked gem of classic Armenian cinema: “House on the Volcano” at the Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival

September 18, 2023

Fin Logie reviews "House on the Volcano," a gem of Soviet Armenian film accompanied in this Glasgow screening by a live score

The warm love of family against the cold ignorance of state authorities: “Safe Place” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 11, 2023

Marija Ivanovic reviews "Safe Place," Juraj Lerotić's debut feature film based on his own family's experience with suicide

A micro-portrait of a family grappling with gender identity in Hungary: “Colors of Tobi” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 11, 2023

Jakub Crcha reviews "Colors of Tobi," a documentary tackling issues of identity and acceptance in contemporary Hungary

A feminist depiction of Soviet womanhood: “Some Interviews on Personal Matters” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 10, 2023

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews the Soviet Georgian feminist classic "Some Interviews on Personal Matters"

A joyful depiction of brotherly care: “Bratan” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 10, 2023

Lukas Baake reviews the Tajik film "Bratan," an entertaining roadtrip movie that also operates as a worthwhile portrait of brotherly care

“A human being without love has no chance of life”: “King Lear: How We Looked For Love During the War” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 10, 2023

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "King Lear: How We Looked For Love During the War," a noteworthy film about love and human resilience

“The people are my nation. If my nation is gone, no more Armenians live”: “Aurora’s Sunrise” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 10, 2023

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "Aurora's Sunrise," a partly-animated film delving into a lesser-known figure of the Armenian Genocide

New filmfestival to showcase Eastern European Cinema

September 23, 2022

Next week is the premiere of Glasgow's first-ever Eastern European Film Festival. We interviewed one of the organizers, Kirill Kartashov, about dissident culture and film-making.