Part existential road movie, part apocalyptic sci-fi, Sirât mixes a bit of Zabriskie Point and Mad Max: Fury Road and shakes them up. Some of its images are indelible, in the same way Antonioni’s were in 1970, but French-Spanish director Óliver Laxe’s major weapon here is his sound design, a weaponised barrage of techno with sub-bass that hits like an earthquake and rumbles in the gut. Shared jury prize at 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Cast - Sergi Lopez, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Jade Oukid, Tonin Janvier, Richard Bellamy, Stefania Gadda. In French and Spanish with English subtitles.

Screening as part of French Film Festival 2025.

Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Showing Up) directs an unforgettable Josh O'Connor in The Mastermind, her latest Cannes triumph. In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks. A brilliant look at the folly of man, The Mastermind also features Alana Haim, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro, Hope Davis and Bill Camp. Rich in textured detail, this sly depiction of an era subverts long-held illusions and confronts disillusionment.

Michel and Cathy, wed for longer than they can remember, lead a quiet but monotonous life in the mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two drug dealers and revealing a €2 million loot in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money! But their plan leads them to stumble upon an unexplained trail of dead bodies. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon put an interfering inspector hot on their trail. Starring Franck Dobosc and Laure Calamy. In French with English subtitles.

Screening as part of French Film Festival 2025.

The European Commissioner for Health, John Dalli, is accused of corruption and trading in influence in a scandal related to the tobacco industry. French Member of the European Parliament José Bové, maverick politician and prominent figure in the environmental party, suspects a setup by the tobacco manufacturer Swedish Match, potentially involving the President of the European Commission, José Barroso. Standing alone against all odds, he decides to investigate and unravel this story, which shook the foundations of the entire European institution. Based on a true story. In French with English subtitles.

Due to a technical issue we have had to cancel this screening.

URCHIN replaces the previously advertised screening of SMOKE SIGNALS - we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The feature directorial debut of Harris Dickinson (Babygirl, Scrapper, Triangle of Sadness), URCHIN is a bold, fresh and remarkable odyssey, featuring an electric, award-winning performance by Frank Dillane. URCHIN follows Mike, a rough sleeper in East London, who is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Premiering at Cannes to rave reviews and a Best Actor award for Frank Dillane, URCHIN is an outstanding directorial debut from Harris Dickinson that marks him as an exciting new talent in British filmmaking.

Every second of Souleymane’s new life in France is precious. Having fled Guinea, his asylum interview looms. He powers through the streets of after dark Paris as a delivery rider, sleeps in hostels and prepares for his make-or-break appointment. Pressure builds as his date with destiny approaches. Boris Lojkine’s portrait of a modern migrant propels us into the precarious world of an otherwise invisible man. Steeped in compassion, Souleymane’s Story combines the pace of a thriller with the emotional gut punch of a social drama. An award-winning French production in which the dynamic storytelling is matched by a star-making performance from charismatic newcomer Abou Sangaré as Souleymane. In French, Fulah, and Malinka with English subtitles.

“A breathtaking thriller” — ★★★★★  Télérama
“This heart-breaking, powerful film should be compulsory viewing”  — ★★★★  Dog and Wolf 

Come and joins us for a special Monday Night Film Club which, for the very first time, will be introduced by our long-serving projectionist Alex Murray. As it's also the occasion of our 38th Birthday, Alex has selected a film very close to his heart for screening tonight, Cinema Paradiso, Giuseppe Tornatore's wonderful drama about Salvatore, a famous film director, who returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theatre's film projectionist, Alfredo. In Italian with English subtitles.

On a seemingly ordinary day, Joe Turner (Robert Redford), a quiet CIA codebreaker, walks into his workplace and finds that all of his coworkers have been murdered. Horrified, Joe flees the scene and tries to tell his supervisors about the tragedy. Unfortunately, he soon learns that CIA higher-ups were involved in the murders. With no one to trust, and a merciless hit man (Max von Sydow) close on his tail, Joe must somehow survive long enough to figure out why his own agency wants him dead. Screening in tribute to Robert Redford (1936 - 2025).

Hamid (Adam Bessa) is part of a secret group pursuing the Syrian regime’s fugitive leaders. His mission takes him to France, on the trail of his former torturer whom he must confront. Based on true events. In Arabic, French, English, and Turkish with English subtitles.

"A hypnotizing Adam Bessa anchors this tale about a Syrian refugee living in France who believes he has found the man who tortured him." Beatrice Loayza, The New York Times

Károly Makk's beloved film, based on the autobiographical writings of Tibor Déry, is a meditation on time, memory, love and loss. Two women - a bedridden mother and a loyal wife - await the return of political prisoner János. His elderly mother believes him to be working abroad; his devoted wife knows the painful truth of his absence… and fears she may never see him alive again.

Beautifully played by two giants of Hungarian cinema, Lili Darvas and Mari Törõcsik, the film is a subtle yet powerful exploration of how love sustains life, even in times of fear and uncertainty. Perfectly realised, with luminous cinematography and innovative editing, Makk’s tender masterpiece is a landmark of international cinema. In Hungarian and German with English subtitles.

John Davidson: diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. This is a free screening as part of Escapes. Escapes is a new offering, supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding. Contains subtitles.

Between drinking sessions and one-night stands, washed-up tennis pro Tom (Sam Riley) clings to a job coaching holidaymakers at a hotel in Fuerteventura. When an English couple (Stacy Martin and Jack Farthing) arrive, their presence sets off a chain of events that leads to a mysterious disappearance.

Islands is a contemporary, intelligent thriller with noirish undertones and stylistic echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, stunningly shot against the sun-drenched volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.

 "A scorching, sun-frazzled Hitchcockian delight” – Nick Howells, The London Standard

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. 

Blending heartache, humour and healing, SORRY, BABY is the stunning and star-making debut from director, writer and actor Eva Victor, also starring Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges.  

As sharp as it is tender, SORRY, BABY is a quietly powerful tale of seizing back your footing after pain, and of the friendships that sustain you along the way. An authentic, bitingly funny drama that marks the arrival of a brilliant new voice in cinema.

 ★★★★ "Sharply written, smartly structured and well-acted, with a star-making turn from Victor herself...bitingly funny" - The Guardian

A struggling novelist who is forced to take care of three eccentric older women - and his own mother - over the course of one chaotic weekend in Dublin.

"A Funny and Touching Film" – Business Post 
"Laugh-Out-Loud Funny" – Irish Examiner 
"Four Mothers is a charmer of a picture" – The Observer 
"An Absolute Gem of a Movie" – New European

After the death of his wife, Kenzaburo and their son Toshi receive an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. Kenzaburo's wife and Toshi's mother, Akiko, asks them to scatter her ashes at the place she loved most as a child – Lake Windermere. But the father's and son’s fraught relationship threatens to upend their journey.

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