GSFF 2017 We Were Strangers Once, Too: Reflections on Sovereignty Programme 1: Citizens of Nowhere

In the month in which the British government is expected to invoke Article 50 and commence EU exit negotiations, GSFF takes a wider view, considering notions of nationhood and borders both physical and cultural. We have invited curators from imagineNATIVE, the world’s largest showcase of Indigenous-made screen content, and Dokufest, the leading film festival in Kosovo, to propose programmes of short films exploring sovereignty in distinctive ways. GSFF’s programme examines Scottish and British identity in the wake of the Brexit vote, and considers whether the positive debate surrounding the 2014 referendum has given way to factionalism and entrenchment.