Greetings from Berneray

One of our most satisfying and far-flung screenings was on the Isle of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides in March 2024. The community came to the hall to watch a double-bill of Riptide and Marram – a beautiful short film shot on the island and co-directed by our talented colleagues Elspeth Turner and Robbie Jones. The response was amazing, feedback was inspiring and the post-show discussion about mental health was revealing and moving. A memorable evening, justifying our determination to reach audiences all across Scotland, discovering what our schizophrenia love story road movie can mean to them.

2023 Screenings

We find ourselves in the fourth year of screenings. Incredible. Back in 2020 Riptide opened at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival – the perfect place to bring our film into the world.

Since then Riptide has screened at 17 festivals, won 5 awards, and shown in cinemas, hospitals and arts venues around the world, completing 37 screenings in all. It’s been our joyous honour to bring our Scottish schizophrenia love story road movie to audiences worldwide, online and in cinemas, whilst dealing with all that’s happened in the world these last few years, and hear the amazing feedback. The praise for our work has surpassed our wildest dreams.

And we’re not finished yet. This Autumn Riptide will screen in some cinemas and we’ll aim to show again in Spring next year. And then we’ll largely be done.

What a journey. Worth every moment.

Details of screenings will be posted here and at the Riptide website and on social media. See you in a cinema soon.

Cinema screenings!

Supported by the amazing Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, Riptide is showing in cinemas in April and May, with post-showing audience Q&A’s to keep the conversations going around mental health, psychosis, wellbeing and art!

17th and 20th April – EDEN COURT, Inverness

6th May – UNIVERSAL HALL, Findhorn

9th May – HIGHLAND CINEMA, Fort William

11th May – CASTLE CINEMA, London

Universal Hall

Highland Cinema

Eden Court

Castle Cinema

More festivals for Riptide

Following a great beginning to our screening journey in 2020, Riptide continues to play at festivals worldwide. 2021 has seen the film awarded Best Narrative Feature at Beyond The Curve International Film Festival in Paris, and play at Ramsgate and Argenteuil, with Screenplay in Shetland, Inverness and St Andrew’s festivals coming up later this year.

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Film Festivals for Riptide…

Starting with the World Premiere at the Scottish Mental Health Film Festival in July, here’s the festivals Riptide has played so far in Chicago, Fort Worth, Canberra, Los Angeles, and London …

Riptide opens in London

The film had a fantastic premiere at Genesis cinema, and the audience gave our indie schizophrenia love story a brilliant reception. Massive thanks to owner Tyrone Walker-Hebborn for bringing the film to his cinema. A privilege to see Riptide for the first time publicly on a cinema screen, and experience the film as it was intended to be experienced.

Cast member David Whitney joined writer / director Tim Barrow for the Q&A, and special guest Sameer Jauhar provided an illuminating insight into his work with schizophrenia – its manifestations, causes and treatment, and inspiring tales of recovery.

Due to Covid, probably the last cinema screening until 2021, then we’ll tour the film as widely as possible.

London premiere of “Riptide”

On Wednesday 7th October, Riptide screens in London at the fantastic Genesis cinema – voted London’s top cinema by Time Out.

The screening starts at 6:30pm and will be introduced by Writer / Director Tim Barrow. A post-showing Q&A features Tim and David Whitney from the cast, plus special guest Sameer Jauhar, Consultant Psychiatrist in Early Intervention in Psychosis, South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust, and Senior Research Fellow, King’s College, London.

Tickets available here

In these strange times, we’re absolutely delighted to be showing our new feature in a cinema to a live audience. Can’t wait to hear their response!

Riptide premiere!

We are thrilled to announce that Riptide will premiere at the

online Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.

The perfect place to introduce our schizophrenia love story to the world.

 

The film will be available to screen from Mon 6th July for a week,

and there’s a film-maker Q&A on Thurs 9th at 8:30pm.

Details and tickets: Riptide at SMHAF

 

The “Riptide” website is here

In line with the launch of our trailer, we have a new website for “Riptide” – home for news of screenings, events and festivals for our forthcoming feature.

Do check out www.riptidethefilm.co.uk

“Riptide” trailer has arrived!

Very pleased to announce that the official trailer for Riptide has now arrived!

Edited by Robbie Jones, the trailer went live on YouTube yesterday.

Click on the poster to watch it: