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Kippen has been chosen as a host venue of the 2022 XLNT (Excellent) Film Festival.



This is a very special event -- great short films plus good conversation -- with adult beverages and snacks available.
Doors open at 7 PM / Films start at 7:20 PM / Short Intermission
Seating is limited so please RSVP by email to make sure you get seats.

THURSDAY, 23 June
7 to 9:30 PM
FRIDAY, 24 June
7 to 9:30 PM
Kippen Reading Rooms (Opposite Primary School)
Main Street, Kippen FK8 3DN

Admission: £5:00
Reserve Seats
Kippen Reading Rooms (Opposite Primary School)
Main Street, Kippen FK8 3DN

Admission: £5:00
Reserve Seats
PROGRAMME

There is Exactly Enough Time
12-year-old Oskar Salomonowitz had drawn 206 frames of a flip book when he died in an accident. Using the remaining blank sheets, his filmmaker father continued drawing the film. Winner of 32 international film awards!   (Austria)  
A Birthday Party
The close relationship between two sisters is broken down irrevocably when one insists on keeping up with the tradition of the circumcision of her young daughter.   (UK - England)  
Mirage
A metaphorical dance fantasy in the desert.   (United States)  
Dead End
A cafe visit takes an unexpected turn for Jacob and his girlfriend Marie, when they realize how different their expectations are for the future. When two strangers take advantage of the situation Jacob finds himself making a dangerous decision.   (Denmark)  
My Friend Alpaca
On the eve of the new year, nine-year-old daughter Anya tries to make peace between her parents.   (Ukraine)  
Until We Finally Meet
After months of messaging, Matty and Olivia finally start video calling. Will their relationship be as good as they imagined or will real life get in the way?   (UK - England)  
A Dance Through Time
Terry is struggling to come to terms with the recent loss of his wife. When Sarah, his daughter, tells him that his wife has left letters hidden around the house -- to help him accept her passing -- it's all too much for him. Can she get her father to fulfil her mum's final wish and find peace?   (Australia)  
PROGRAMME

You From The Future
Daniel and Mary are a twenty-something couple with their lives stuck on pause ... that is until two very familiar-looking visitors from the future come to hit fast-forward.   (UK - England)  
To Raise Her Spirits
In this haunting, stop-motion, animated black comedy, a man attends a seance but is sceptical about such nonsense. Will they really contact spirits from the other side? Or will they find other skeletons in the closet in this harrowing tale of terror and mystery?   (UK - England)  
Love
An unrequited love story, starring British autistic TV and film actor Jules Robertson. This bittersweet film tells the story of Oscar, a complex character with unique needs but with the same hopes and desires as anyone.   (UK - England)  
Gobi Children's Song
Set on a seemingly limitless expanse of Mongolia's Gobi Desert, this touching film is an intimate and hopeful view of a new generation steeped in the traditions of nomadic family life while gracefully weaving in the tools of modernity that work for them.   (United States)  
The Family Planner
When a young couple finds an old family scrapbook, the wife is spooked. However, the husband is intrigued when they see it contains information about their marriage that extends INTO THE FUTURE.   (United States)  





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