The 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival will draw to a close on Wednesday evening with a world premiere of the autobiographical film about author Irvine Welsh who is in town to grace the red carpet.
The film is made by filmmaker Paul Sng and is billed as a “thrilling and revealing exploration” of the Trainspotting author.
Irvine Welsh has had a great deal of success in his life with six million books sold worldwide and several film adaptations. He is now taking a new journey exploring the boundaries of consciousness through a hallucinogenic trip. As he stands at the crossroads the question is what comes next?
The film includes archive film clips and readings from Welsh’s novels by Liam Neeson, Maxine Peake, and Nick Cave.
Filmmaker Paul Sng, said: “I’m completely delighted that Reality Is Not Enough has been chosen to close this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.
“When I read Trainspotting as a teenager in London back in the nineties, I had no idea I would one day live in the city where the book is set, let alone make a film with its author, Irvine Welsh. Having our world premiere in our home city is a huge honour and we’re looking forward immensely to sharing the film with the EIFF audience.”
Reality Is Not Enough was co-financed and produced by Edinburgh-based production company LS Films, with the support of Screen Scotland, and with Sarah Drummond serving as Executive Producer.
Sarah Drummond, Executive Producer and Managing Director at LS Films, said: “I grew up in North Edinburgh during the era that shaped so much of Irvine’s writing, so helping bring this intimate portrait of the man behind the books to the screen has been something truly special. Reality Is Not Enough is raw and unexpectedly tender—and it’s been a privilege to make it here, in the city that connects us both.”
Paul Ridd, CEO and Festival Director of EIFF, has said “We were so impressed by this brilliantly immersive and fascinating documentary about iconic Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. Director Paul Sng’s refreshingly unusual and highly cinematic approach perfectly fits his subject, a man who has spent an entire career refusing to be pinned down, always surprising us with works of profound impact, rawness and grace. We could not think of a better way to round off our Festival than with this terrific film.”
The film is due for UK release in cinemas on 26 September 2025.
Credit Chris McCluskie
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