When an egotistical tattoo artist tries to get a selfie with an international popstar who shows up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, his refusal to take no for an answer embroils him in a nightmarish battle of wills that threatens to destroy his business, his personal life, and his sanity.

A 'searing anxiety-inducer of a thriller' - Glasgow FilmFest

The screening of Tummy Monster will feature a post-film Q&A with the film's director, Ciaran Lyons.

A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son, but is humiliated by a group of powerful locals and drawn into a conflict that rises with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him right to his breaking point.

This event is part of Escapes, a new offering that gives you the chance to get down to your local cinema for free! Supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.

Trailer link - https://youtu.be/JZbOUqRaLI8

Set in the heart of the Jura, a rural region known for its dairy cows, agricultural festivals, and delicate Comté cheese – and where Totone spends his youth, mainly just hanging out with his friends. But after his father’s tragic accident, Totone will have to stand on his own two feet and support himself and his little sister. To this end, he decides to make the most delicate cheese and to hold his own against tough local competition.

“A coming-of-age tale that reeks of dung, grilled sausages, sweat and diesel oil.” – Screen International
“Courvoisier delivers such mature work that it’s astonishing to think that this is her feature debut.” – Loud and Clear Reviews
“A passionate new voice in French cinema” – Next Best Picture

Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

FLOW is a stunning animated film directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Away). Winner of a Golden Globe for Best Animation and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

When a bomb endangers the Pha Tang temple, 'Satu' an orphan child laborer decides to head north through the rich and feral landscape of Laos in search of his long lost mother with his new photojournalist friend 'Bo'.

Set against a landscape dominated by an algorithm-driven gig economy, in a world designed to keep us apart, On Falling explores the silent, vital struggle to find meaning and connection. It tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh. Trapped between the confines of a vast distribution centre and the solitude of her own bedroom, Aurora seeks out every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her sense of self.

A Manhattan insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters. The Apartment is the brilliant darkly comic romance written by I.A.L Diamond and Billy Wilder and directed by Billy Wilder. It's back in cinemas to celebrate the centenary of Jack Lemmon's birth (born 8 February, 1925).

BRAZIL, 1971. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.

Directed by BAFTA winner Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Central Station, On the Road) I’m Still Here won Best International Feature at this year’s Academy Awards.

In Mumbai, thoughtful Nurse Prabha’s routine is upset when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger, flightier and rebellious roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her secret boyfriend. Their colleague Parvaty fights to stay in her home without any requisite paperwork left by her late husband. A trip to a beach town allows them each to find a space for their desires to manifest. 

A very beautiful film about 3 real women and their experiences growing up in a repressive society in Costa Rica. They didn’t want to be filmed so the filmmaker recorded their voices and used actors to portray their memories and stories about life, love and what it means to be a woman. 

The film has been selected for screening by D&G Hand Social Care Partnership Women's Network, who will provide an introduction and lead the post-film discussion.

Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

"Funny and intelligent...A Real Pain will knock the wind out of you."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Irish Independent 

The Universal Theory unfolds as a suspenseful journey of intellectual intrigue. Johannes, a physicist, travels to a remote Swiss alpine hotel for a conference where an enigmatic scientist is set to reveal a ground-breaking theory. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Swiss Alps, the film’s striking black-and-white cinematography and powerful soundtrack amplify the sense of isolation and mounting tension.

The film is screening as part of this year's FOKUS: Film From Germany season, showcasing highlights of German cinema in venues across Scotland. The festival is realised by Goethe-Institut Glasgow in cooperation with and supported by Film Hub Scotland. Tickets are £2.50 full / £1.25 access. 

1944. In Vermiglio, a high mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a refugee soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever.

During the four seasons marking the end of World War II, Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter of the teacher, instantly drawn to each other, led to marriage and an unexpected fate. As the world emerges from its tragedy, the family will face its own.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Robert Eggers' NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

"It’s the best horror film of the year and easily one of 2024’s best overall." - Collider

1950. William Lee (Daniel Craig), an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small American community. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.

All our screenings of Queer are in partnership with D&G LGBT Plus, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary on January 27, 2025.

A coalman in 1980s Ireland is confronted by dark and distressing secrets connected to a local convent in this slow-burn drama concerning the tragic injustices of the Magdalene Laundry system.

Bailey, 12 years old, lives with her single father Bug and her brother Hunter in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to his children and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

Avril, an independently minded lawyer known for taking on lost causes, resolves to secure a victory in her next case. However, when Dariuch another seemingly hopeless client, asks her to defend his faithful canine companion, Cosmos, Avril is unable to resist. She dives into the absurdity of defending a canine client, confronting not only the legal system but also advocating for both women’s and animal rights.

Dog on Trial / Le Procès du chien is also screening as part of this year's French Film Festival.

Mahin (70) lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life. But as Mahin opens herself up to new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

The story of how a young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) started his real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn.

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers from warring families, are smitten after a brief encounter at a masked ball. However, after marrying each other in secret, a terrible feud ensues around them.

The film will be introduced Caitlin Wallace, a member of D&G Council's Arts & Museum Team. Caitlin is a recent graduate in English and Film Studies and her research interests include the representation of femininity and women on screen. In her essay: ‘Men’s Eyes Were Made to Look, and Let Them Gaze’: Female Desire and Agency in Franco Zeffirelli’s and Baz Luhrmann’s Filmic Adaptions of Romeo and Juliet, she analysed the degree of agency represented in the performances of Olivia Hussey and Claire Danes’ as Juliet.

In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.

In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. However, her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.

This exquisitely shot coming-of-age story film premiered at Sundance, where it scored both the Audience Award, and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting (Preeti Panigrahi).

Director Cédric Kahn's film recreates the real-life trial of political activist Pierre Goldman.

A second trial begins in November 1975 against French left-wing revolutionary Pierre Goldman, who was accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists.

Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe (Zhu Yilong) is assigned the case of a series of horrific murders in a rural Chinese town. As the investigation progresses, pressure from his superiors to find the suspected serial killer mounts, leading to a hasty arrest. But while his colleagues rush to celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own – leading him into a dark world where mystery hangs over his every lead.

Béla Tarr's apocalyptically transcendent portrait of disorder, Werckmeister Harmonies, has been restored in 4K. A mysterious circus excites a small town into rebellion when a promised act doesn't perform. Come see this brooding masterpiece of a town sleepwalking into tyranny from a director who Martin Scorsese called “one of cinema’s most adventurous artists.”

"Unique, mesmeric and sublime."

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ - Guardian