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Youth Board's perfect films for Pride!
To celebrate Pride month, the GFT Youth Board have created a list of “Perfect for Pride” films!
Secondary resource: Moonlight
This resource focuses on Moonlight, a coming of age film about a young black man coming to terms with his identity and sexuality.
Secondary resource: Get Out
This resource focusses on Jordan Peele's Get Out, a powerful film about racism in suburban America.
Primary resource: Big Hero 6
This resource focuses on Big Hero 6, a Disney animation about a young tech genius who creates a superhero team to find those responsible for his brother's death.
Secondary resource: Hidden Figures
This resource focuses on Hidden Figures, the story of the black women behind the success of NASA's first space flight.
Taking Back The Narrative: The Gravedigger's Wife
Youth Board member, Leyla, reflects on why it's important to have films like The Gravedigger's Wife at Glasgow Film Festival and why this matters to her.
Worlds Apart: Changing Society through Science Fiction
Inspired by Glasgow Film Festival title, Karmalink, Young Selector, Toby, has created a whistle-stop tour through one hundred years of the science-fiction genre. Read on as he reflects on what kinds of sci-fi were popular in each decade and why…
Your map to the world of foreign cinema
Young Selector, Taylor, has created a beginner's guide to World Cinema, inspired by the Young Selectors' GFF picks, Zalava and Casablanca Beats.
Young Selectors at Glasgow Film Festival 2022
Young Selectors are a group of 18 – 21 year-olds with a passion for film, holding events and screenings at Glasgow Film Festival 2022.
Slow Cinema - a video essay
This video essay, made by GFT Youth Board member Simona, takes us through the world of Slow Cinema.
GFF Schools Month returns in 2022
GFF Schools Month (formally Schools Week) will return in February 2022 with a host of exciting events and screenings
The Creation of the Animation "Genre" - Part Three
In this three-part blog series, GFT Youth Board member Kasey travels through the history of animation on screen. This final part looks at the dawn of CGI and how animation has developed for contemporary audiences.