Category: SCREENINGS
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SAT 01 JUN: LOLA (15)
LOLA stylishly fuses time-travel and found footage elements to craft a clever what-if story that buzzes with timeless ingenuity. 1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing…
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SAT 18 MAY: THE VELVET QUEEN (12A)
ORKNEY NATURE FESTIVAL In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. Through…
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SAT 04 MAY: NORTH CIRCULAR (15)
A multiple award-winning documentary musical travelling the length of Dublin’s fabled North Circular Road, where local characters share their powerful and emotive stories, accompanied by traditional ballads and folk music that add to the narrative. North Circular conjures the ghosts of the past while engaging with the conflicts and celebrations of today, with a little…
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SAT 20 APR: THE INNOCENT (15)
Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel’s ‘The Innocent’ shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish lies they tell, for the women they love. Lyon, present day. When widowed marine biologist Abel learns that his impulsive mum Sylvie is once again re-marrying, this time to an inmate…
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SAT 06 APR: ANATOMY OF A FALL (15)
For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Doors open 7:15 for a 7:45 start£5 /…
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SAT 23 MAR: JOYLAND (15)
With stunning honesty that’s achingly bittersweet, Joyland tackles gender and sexual fluidity in a repressed patriarchal society with wisps of hopefulness. The Ranas, a happily patriarchal joint family, yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line. Their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious…
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SAT 09 MARCH: HELLO BOOKSTORE (PG)
CELEBRATING WORLD BOOK DAYWIN A SELECTION OF BOOK TOKEN PRIZES A landmark in Lenox, Massachusetts, The Bookstore is a magical, beatnik gem thanks to its owner, Matt Tannenbaum, whose passion for stories runs deep. Presiding at The Bookstore for over forty years, Matt is a true bard of the Berkshires and his shop is the…
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SAT 24 FEB: OFFICIAL COMPETITION (15)
An uproarious comedy that’s also deliciously well-performed, Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride. Doors open 7:15 for a 7:45 start£5 / £3 student and Young Scot card, cash only on the door.BBFC: strong language
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SAT 09 SEPT: ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE (12A)
An exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens. Combining hallucinatory and often abstract visuals, history, and conventional fly-on-the-wall filmmaking, All…
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SAT 05 AUG: CLOSE (12A)
A tender and powerfully acted look at childhood innocence lost. Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont’s second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and…
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