Document Film Festival - If I Die Today

Documentary following a young man's struggle for redemption after prison. International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival returns for the month of November. Our venues are all in the Southside this year at The Glad Cafe, The Deepend @ Govanhill Baths Community Trust and The Back Bit @ Park Lane Market. We will be showcasing 13 international documentaries from across the globe. Thursday Screenings at The Deepend @ Govanhill Community Baths Trust. Saturday Screenings between The Glad Cafe and the Back Bit @ Park Lane Market. We will be fundraising for Gaza Soup Kitchen and Medical Aid for Palestinians. Recommended donations: £5 per film; But pay as much or as little as you can afford - no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please note that as we are using recommended rather than fixed ticket prices, eventbrite will only allow you to purchase one ticket at a time. We will have tickets available on the door throughout the festival cash/card. If I Die Today. Camilla Arlien / Denmark / 2025 / 98 min Seven years in the life of a troubled young man. From his time in prison for attempted murder, to his time as a hopeful parolee, to his fatal decision. When director Camilla Arlien begins filming Jannik, he is a young man serving a five-year sentence for attempted murder. An Eminem poster hangs in his cell and Jannik gets through his stay by writing down his thoughts and rapping them out. Shortly afterwards, he is released and has to find a foothold. He has a girlfriend, gets a cat, plays the piano, stays clean, goes to school and travels around telling young people about his former life that put him behind bars. Jannik is hopeful, he wants to make up for his past and live a normal life. But it is not easy to be re-socialised when you carry a fragile psyche and live in a society that doesn’t like a criminal record. With each battle he has to fight, the fuse burns shorter and the inner darkness grows deeper for Jannik, who says he has always been more afraid to live than to die. A touching and honest film about not feeling like you belong. The Director Camilla Arlien and Producer Marie Schmidt Oleson will be attending the screening.