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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."
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This meditative, experimental Irish documentary follows the multidisciplinary artist and shepherd Orla Barry as she reflects on the influence her farming life has had on her art.
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.
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.
18 spectacular months in the life of an incredible 210-year-old oak tree.
A lot of things happen around an old oak tree: squirrels chase acorns, jays are fiercely pursued by a hawk in wild action stunts, insects buzz, wild boars visit to rub their bristles. Heart of an Oak tells a sensuous, wordless story of the beautiful cycle of nature and how life hums along with innumerable connections between flora and fauna – as the oak’s branches leaf and reach out into the sky, and its incredible network of roots forge new life underground.
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).
Wild Goose Festival is back for another year with a fun-filled programme of inspiring and educational family-friendly activities and events across Dumfries & Galloway.
Baraka is a documentary film with no narrative or voice-over. It explores themes via a compilation of natural events, life, human activities and technological phenomena shot in 24 countries on six continents over a 14-month period. The film is named after the Islamic concept of baraka, meaning blessing, essence or breath.
Plus Heart of the Biosphere: A Year in the Life of Merric-Kells and Silver Flowe. Filmed over twelve months among some of Southwest Scotland’s most dramatic mountain and wetland landscapes.
We are delighted to welcome Saskia Holling of Sally Skull and director Blair Young for a post film discussion.
The McKinleys, The Ettes, Strawberry Switchblade, Sophisticated Boom Boom, Twinsets, His Latest Flame, Sunset Gun, Lungleg, Pink Kross, Sally Skull, Hello Skinny and The Hedrons. Ignored by the industry and deprived of the global success afforded to the male-dominated bands of the day, Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands is a celebration of the women and the music of yesteryear, and a rallying cry to the female talent of tomorrow. Blending personal anecdotes with a scrapbook-style audio-visual aesthetic, Since Yesterday takes us on a decade-by-decade adventure, crafting the ultimate visual mixtape.
The film takes a critical look at the barriers women have faced making music in the past, and still face today. It asks how we can inspire young women to make music, if those who do so are continuously erased from our cultural history. Written & narrated by award-nominated musician Carla J. Easton, this is a powerful global story told through a local lens.
Rice farmers hire a band of samurai to defend them against marauding bandits in Akira Kurosawa’s influential epic, a touchstone for action movies ever since.
Dr Connor McMorran will provide an introduction to this afternoon's screening.
Akira Kurosawa's classic action film is screening as part of Art of Action, a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network. Art of Action is a season of films designed to celebrate the physicality of actors and the stunt performers whose extraordinary on-screen exploits push the boundaries of filmmaking.
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.
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