Le Magma (Magma)
Mia Bendrimia | France, Algeria, Qatar | 2026 | French & Arabic with English subtitles | 88m
Scottish Premiere
Spanning Algeria and France, Magma follows Mia as she sets out to understand how colonialism tore her family apart. The deeper she digs, the more contradictions she finds, with each revelation raising new questions rather than settling old ones. What begins as an investigation into family taboos opens out into something far more personal and complex, as buried histories collide with the life she's living now.
The feature will be screened alongside short film:
Sara & Fatima
Romy Boutin St-Pierre, Nada Cheddadi, Karima Zouhair | Canada | 2026 | Darija & French with English subtitles | 13m
Scottish Premiere
Two women meet at a bus stop in Morocco, on an almost deserted highway. One is veiled, the other is not. They are smitten at first sight and judge each other. Time passes by, the bus doesn't arrive. They drop their masks to reveal their inner struggles and unite in the face of the aggression hanging over them.