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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>The Central Scotland Documentary Festival celebrates creative documentary and non-fiction filmmaking. 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Join us at The Book Nook for The Librarians, a powerful doc on fighting book bans. &#xA;&#xA;🍰 Café open from 7pm&#xA;📆 Fri 31 Oct, 7.30pm | 24 Upper Craigs, Stirling&#xA;🎟️ Tickets from £5: bit.ly/4nH8Hhj</description><pubDate>20 Oct 2025 09:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mhgk4zn22k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3m37yzxstxc2y</link><description>Mystery solved… it’s Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars!&#xA;&#xA;Join us for an immersive, standing screening packed with lights, sound &amp; Bowie magic.&#xA;&#xA;📆 Sat 1 Nov, 8pm&#xA;🎟️ Tickets from £5: bit.ly/4pFitlu</description><pubDate>15 Oct 2025 10:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37yzxstxc2y</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3m32rcjtf5k2o</link><description>Big news! We’re celebrating award-winning British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary at this year’s A Doc, A Dinner and A Drink.&#xA; &#xA;📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm&#xA;🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf&#xA;*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.</description><pubDate>13 Oct 2025 08:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32rcjtf5k2o</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3m2pdg2skc22k</link><description>Clue #2 for our Mystery CSDF screening: 🌟 Something glam. Something loud. Something out of this world. 🌟&#xA;&#xA;Will you wait to find out… or take the gamble and grab a ticket?&#xA;&#xA;❓Mystery &#39;Gig-Like&#39; Screening&#xA;📅 Sat 1 Nov, 8.00pm&#xA;🎟 Tickets [from £5.00] available via: bit.ly/4pFitlu</description><pubDate>08 Oct 2025 19:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pdg2skc22k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3m2hqxuujok2x</link><description>... And we are delighted to host you!&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>05 Oct 2025 18:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2hqxuujok2x</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3m2c4ixfq4k26</link><description>🎥 VOLUNTEER CALLOUT 🎥&#xA;&#xA;We’re on the lookout for festival volunteers to join us from Thu 30 Oct  to Mon 3 Nov. No experience needed – just a friendly face and a can-do spirit.&#xA;&#xA;📅 Dates: 30 Oct – 3 Nov&#xA;📝 Apply by Wed 8 Oct, 12 noon: bit.ly/4o6H0OV</description><pubDate>03 Oct 2025 12:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2c4ixfq4k26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3lzxyidanjc26</link><description>🎥🍴🍺 A Doc, A Dinner &amp; A Drink: The Great Hip Hop Hoax -&#xA;two fake Scottish rappers in a wild music scam.&#xA;&#xA;Plus, see @jeaniefinlay.com honoured with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary.&#xA;&#xA;📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm&#xA;🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf&#xA;*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.</description><pubDate>29 Sep 2025 12:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzxyidanjc26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3lzqf7mx56k2m</link><description>✨ Closing night #CSDF25! 🍍 &#xA;&#xA;The story of Dene Michael, 80s pop star, Agadoo legend, and eternal optimist. &#xA;&#xA;Screening followed by a Q&amp;A with Kim Hopkins &amp; Margareta Szabo.&#xA;&#xA;🎥 Still Pushing Pineapples &#xA;📆 Mon 3 Nov, 7.30 pm&#xA;📍Macrobert Arts Centre&#xA;🎟 Tickets [from £5.00] via: bit.ly/4pHjgT1</description><pubDate>26 Sep 2025 11:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqf7mx56k2m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3lzjfnwagfc2j</link><description>Our festival opener has just received a glowing ★★★★★ from Film Review Daily.&#xA; &#xA;David Wilkinson’s The Marbles – a powerful documentary exploring the controversy around the Parthenon Marbles.&#xA; &#xA;Read the full review here: bit.ly/46l6vpH&#xA;https://bit.ly/46l6vpH</description><pubDate>23 Sep 2025 17:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjfnwagfc2j</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3lyklxm2opc2e</link><description>The line-up for #CSDF25 has landed 🌍✨&#xA;&#xA;From The Marbles to Still Pushing Pineapples, Jeanie Finlay masterclass to a brand new Sessions &amp; Events Programme, it’s our biggest and boldest year yet.&#xA;&#xA;📅 30 Oct – 3 Nov @ Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling&#xA;🎟️ Full lineup + tickets: bit.ly/3I32Qn3</description><pubDate>11 Sep 2025 11:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyklxm2opc2e</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3lxwpblh7ac2k</link><description>🌍 WORLD PREMIERE TRAILER 🌍&#xA;&#xA;We&#39;re proud to share the official trailer for The Marbles - the #OpeningFilm of Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2025, and its World Premiere!&#xA;&#xA;🎥 The Marbles&#xA;📍 Macrobert Arts Centre&#xA;📅 Thu 30 Oct, 7.30pm&#xA;&#xA;#CSDF25 #TheMarbles #ParthenonMarbles #Documentary</description><pubDate>03 Sep 2025 13:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:z66aunajdvbwnjtsitep4pp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwpblh7ac2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/csdocufest.bsky.social/post/3lsbjyoxvck2u</link><description>That&#39;s a wrap! 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