June

Portrait of a Lady on Fire had its theatrical run cut short due to Covid-19 so we're delighted to be able to screen a new 4K version of this modern masterpiece for Pride Month (1 - 29 June).

Set in late 18th century France, painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned by an affluent countess to paint the wedding portrait of her sheltered but headstrong daughter Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), in the hope it will find her a wealthy husband. While posing as her hired companion, Marianne is instructed to complete the portrait in secret, observing Héloïse by day and painting her by night. However, as the two women grow closer, their intimacy and attraction begins to blossom, paving the way for a simmering, star-crossed romance. A heartbreaking period piece told with a distinctly modern feminist energy, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is the first female-directed film to win the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, where it also won the Best Screenplay award. In French with English subtitles.

Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth of Impressionist painting. As her descendants retrace her steps, they unravel Adèle’s surprising past. The two timelines of 1895 and 2024 intertwine and collide, confronting the cousins’ contemporary attitudes with life in late 19th century Paris, leaving everyone’s future forever changed. In French with English subtitles.

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

We're goin' up, up, up — and now it's YOUR moment! Back by popular demand, seal the Honmoon and sing your favorite "KPop Demon Hunters" songs with HUNTR/X and the Saja Boys in this full-length, sing-along version of the Netflix hit film.

Following its successful North American streaming release, the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre is proud to host a special homecoming screening of The Thistle in the Kiss.

Produced by Felt Like Running Productions and directed by filmmaker Craig Andrew Robertson, this is a unique opportunity to see a local story return to the community where it was born.

“Getting dumped on Christmas Day was just the beginning.”

Declan’s holiday season is in absolute ruins. After his girlfriend, Stephanie, breaks up with him on the way to Christmas dinner, he manages to keep the split a secret—until New Year’s Day. Stranded in the middle of the Scottish countryside after a car breakdown, Declan is joined by his sister, Rachel. What starts as a simple rescue mission quickly spirals into a tense roadside reckoning. As secrets emerge and tempers flare, Declan is forced to confront the string of poor life decisions that led him to this moment.

A Homegrown Story: Shot almost entirely in Dumfries & Galloway—specifically featuring the stunning, rugged backdrop of the Mennock Pass—the production team is thrilled to bring the film back to the region for this special event.

Experience this evocative piece of independent cinema on the big screen in the heart of Dumfries.

We're delighted to be screening a documentary from locally born filmmaker, Glenda Rome (daughter of Jock Rome who runs Kilnford farm shop), will also provide an introduction and there will be a short Q&A session after the film.

Along rugged coastlines, through ancient forests, and into the geological bedrock of Scotland’s wild places, Expressing the Earth embarks on a cinematic journey into Geopoetics - the philosophy developed by the late Scottish poet-thinker Kenneth White, which seeks a deeper connection between mind, language, and the living world.

This powerful debut feature by Glenda Rome is a meditation on perception and belonging - guided by White’s poetry and thought, yet grounded in the Earth itself. Through immersive cinematography and the voices of artists, geologists, and thinkers influenced by his work, the film explores where landscape and mindscape meet, revealing a space where geology, art, and inner reflection converge.

A poetic and thought-provoking journey, Expressing the Earth invites us to look again at our relationship with the planet - and to rediscover the creative connection between human perception and the living Earth.

About the Director: Glenda is a Scottish filmmaker whose cinematic work bridges art, environmental and human connection. For over two decades she has worked internationally on documentaries and community projects — from collaborating with Indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian rainforest and Iñupiat people in Alaska, to helping young and under-represented voices tell their own stories through film.

When a family moves to the countryside, the children are reluctant to embrace their new lives until they discover an enchanted wood full of eccentric characters in this fantasy adventure film. Based on the book by Enid Blyton.

A gifted piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.

Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as for tuning Steinways. With his once-promising musical career over, he works across New York with his mentor Harry Horowitz (Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman), encountering a range of characters, including composition student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), with whom he forges an unexpected connection. Niki’s safecracking work threatens his budding romance with Ruthie and pulls him into increasingly dangerous territory. Blending romance, drama, and the taut suspense of a heist thriller, TUNER also features performances from Tony Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno, and Lior Raz.