Documentary backdrop image for Edinburgh '25 (2026)

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202629 minPGdocumentary

Edinburgh '25

202629 minPGdocumentary

Edinburgh serves as the backdrop for a filmmaker's exploration of personal happiness, revisiting the city during New Year's to reconstruct joyful memories.

“Happy new year”

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Edinburgh serves as the backdrop for a filmmaker's exploration of personal happiness, revisiting the city during New Year's to reconstruct joyful memories.

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Orla Smith

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I went to Edinburgh last summer and, in retrospect, realised it was the happiest I was all year. So I went back to Edinburgh at New Year's and attempted to reconstruct the experience through film.

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