“A film festival unlike any other in Scotland, with a distinctive focus on unusual, experimental filmmaking that blurs the boundary between cinema and visual arts.” — The Skinny

“I caught a glimpse of something invaluable that weekend at Alchemy: that another world is possible, in some ways already here and being imagined.” — Little White Lies

“Alchemy does well to evade the stereotypical snobbery of the film scene. It also offers a varied and exciting programme that thinks deeply and critically about the world.” — Art Monthly

“Alchemy’s many, varied offerings felt remarkably cohesive thanks to the thematic threads running through the programme; it managed to bring the past into conversation with the present while foregrounding the importance of discovery and discussion. This, surely, is what film festivals are all about.” — Sight & Sound