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AROUND TOWN Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
The theme of ‘time’ dominates the tenth year of SMHAFF as some 300 events are staged across the country, challenging preconceived ideas about mental health once more. Among the special events this year are Alan Bissett’s play One Thinks of it All as a Dream (the story of Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett; see feature, page 23), the Adam World Choir (pictured left, for their Home Away event in October), and acclaimed Australian stand-up Felicity Ward. The full programme is launched on Tue 6 Sep. Various venues, Mon 10– Mon 31 Oct.
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BOOKS Dundee Literary Festival
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FILM Scotland Loves Anime
Dundee celebrates its tenth annual literary festival with another fiesta of bookish delights on Tayside in an event that gets bigger and better every year. Plus, there’s the announcement of the Dundee International Book Prize victor. The full programme is launched on Wed 14 Sep. See Highlights, page 48. Various venues, Dundee, Wed 19–Sun 23 Oct. This year’s Japanese animation fest features five EU premieres (take that, Brexit) and nine UK debut showings among its lineup, which features A Silent Voice (pictured), Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, Empire of Corpses and Miss Hokusai. See preview, page 54. GFT, Glasgow, Wed 5–Tue 11 Oct; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 12–Tue 18 Oct.
6 THE LIST 1 Sep–3 Nov 2016