Spaceship (15)

Drama

A girl fakes her own alien abduction and disappears, leaving her father to search for her in a strange teenage world of unicorns and black holes.

More information on this production is available at spaceshipfilm.co.uk.

Despite its genre leanings, it's an authentic, celebratory and surprisingly moving exploration of the euphoria, and melancholy, of youth.

For all its verve and creative enthusiasm, Spaceship’s oblique and flighty nature leaves it feeling decidedly niche.

Director Alex Taylor has established himself as a talent with his short films and I wanted to like this, but it feels humourless and smug.

Why?

Poor dialogue and plotting hamper this neon-toned alien abduction feature.

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday May 26, 2017, until Sunday May 28, 2017. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/

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