In Transit | Celebrates World Premiere in Competition at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Valmora Productions, BKE Productions and Little Language Films are delighted to announce that their tender queer drama IN TRANSIT will have its World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Selected in competition at the festival, the film will premiere on 17th August.
Directed by Jaclyn Bethany (Tell That to the Winter Sea, Highway One), IN TRANSIT stars writer Alex Sarrigeorgiou as Lucy, Francois Arnaud (Yellowjackets, The Borgias) as Tom, and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, Pride and Prejudice) as Ilse.
In a small town in Maine, Lucy (Sarrigeorgiou) tends bar at the local dive where she’s worked for years, content in the rhythms of her quiet life with her longtime boyfriend, Tom (Arnaud). But when Ilse (Ehle), a mysterious older artist adrift in her own life, asks Lucy to model for her, each woman stirs in the other the possibility of a different kind of meaning. Just as Lucy learns the bar is being sold and the life she’s built may be slipping away, she has to reckon with what she truly wants.
Produced by C.C. Kellogg for Valmora Productions, Jaclyn Bethany for BKE Productions, and Alex Sarrigeorgiou for Little Language Films, alongside Sarah Keyes and Tara Sheffer, in association with Good Question Media. Executive produced by C.C. Kellogg, Carl Black, Jaclyn Bethany, Alex Sarrigeorgiou and Jordan Hart.
Alongside the World Premiere, at the newly reopened Edinburgh Filmhouse, IN TRANSIT will have additional screenings at The Cameo, Vue Omni and the National Galleries of Scotland, tying beautifully into the film’s artistic themes.
On having the World Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival, the In Transit team said “In Transit is thrilled to World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Through EIFF, this female driven, queer story set in rural America will be showcased on a global stage. As filmmakers with ties to both the UK and Europe, we are honoured to premiere at this historic festival, a festival that has discovered and championed diverse filmmaking talent we admire. EIFF is the perfect home for our independent film and we are so grateful to premiere with the festival.”.
IN TRANSIT is playing in competition, nominated for The Sean Connery Award for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, selected at the discretion of the Festival Director.
The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence creates a powerful platform to showcase today’s most talented and original filmmakers by linking their success to the legacy of Scotland’s most famous global star. The award, which carries a cash prize of £50,000, is open to features of any genre that will have their World Premiere at EIFF in August 2025. The award is voted for by cinema-goers attending public screenings during EIFF.
IN TRANSIT will celebrate its World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 17th August