Part of The Queer Art of Film season at the Robert Burns Centre. With an introduction by Dr Connor McMorran and a chance to discuss the film afterwards in an informal setting.

In the absurdist autobiographically-inspired dark comedy that boldly reimagines the Joker’s origin, a painfully unfunny aspiring clown (Vera Drew as Joker the Harlequin) grapples with her gender identity while unsuccessfully attempting to join the ranks of Gotham City’s sole comedy program in a world where comedy has been outlawed.

Featuring an introduction by Dr Connor McMorran. Connor McMorran holds a PhD in film theory from the University of St Andrews, and has written or spoken on horror films, East Asian cinema, and various critical and philosophical frameworks and histories. They currently focus on queer film history and theory, and work as part of the team behind the St Andrews Film Festival (SAFF).

Screening in association with Dumfries Fairtrade in recognition of World Fairtrade Day. Followed by informal Q&A.

When a massive Chinese factory complex in rural Ethiopia plans an ambitious expansion to a second site, the realities of industrialisation are pulled into focus.

Made in Ethiopia takes a panoramic view, following three women involved in the project from polar perspectives: Motto, the formidable businesswoman in charge of the expansion project, factory worker Beti who has staked her future on the work opportunities the factory provides, and farmer Workinesh, whose land has been earmarked for the new industrial park.

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

Take a journey with maverick musician Neil Young in this personal, behind-the-scenes doc as he cruises the coast on his recent solo tour. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker and Young’s wife, Daryl Hannah, Coastal offers a glimpse behind the curtain of this unguarded iconoclast, as he navigates a return to the stage post-Covid – from his everyday observations on the bus to his candid, wry banter with his audience.  The illuminating film also features songs rarely, if ever played live, performed in breathtakingly beautiful theatres.

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive

ENCORE SCREENING Sunday 18 May 2025. Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023. Running time: 365 minutes (Runtime and intervals TBC). Sung in German with English subtitles.

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.

Cast: To be confirmed

ENCORE SCREENING: Sunday 25 May 2025. Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon. Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon. Music: Joby Talbot | Joni Mitchell | Keaton Henson | George Gershwin. Running time: 180 minutes (Runtime and intervals TBC)

Director Martyn Robertson is joined by the cast of the film and special guest former professional footballer Kenny Deuchar to launch the release of the Make It To Munich at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre.

Make It To Munich follows Ethan Walker, who decides to cycle from Scotland to Germany for Scotland's opening match against Germany in Euro 2024 - just nine months after a horrific accident.

“Make it a must: this super Scottish film smashes male stereotypes” · Neil Mackay - The Herald

"An Astonishing Film" · BBC Breakfast News

“One of the greatest triumph against the odds stories I have ever worked on” · Tom English - BBC Scotland Sport 

The fun begins at 10.30am with a sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones.

Author and illustrator Eric Carle’s beloved children’s story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” springs to life in this delightful collection of animated tales.

Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

Based on Raynor Winn's bestseller, The Salt Path tells the emotional and life-affirming story of a couple whose connection with the natural world helps them overcome challenges and ultimately reconnect with one another.

This evening's screening of The Salt Path is a Captioned Screening.  A Captioned Screening is a service for D/deaf and hard of hearing audience members providing subtitles to enable understanding of the film’s dialogue and off-screen action. The screening is open to all customers.

Based on Raynor Winn's bestseller, The Salt Path tells the emotional and life-affirming story of a couple whose connection with the natural world helps them overcome challenges and ultimately reconnect with one another.

"I need you to trust me … one last time." Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

This afternoon's screening of Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning is a Captioned Screening.  A Captioned Screening is a service for D/deaf and hard of hearing audience members providing subtitles to enable understanding of the film’s dialogue and off-screen action. The screening is open to all customers.

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

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). Flow was a deserved winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at this year's Academy Awards.

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). Flow was a deserved winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at this year's Academy Awards.

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro) appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins. The latest film from director Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch, Asteroid City).

This evening's screening of The Phoenician Scheme is a Captioned Screening.  A Captioned Screening is a service for D/deaf and hard of hearing audience members providing subtitles to enable understanding of the film’s dialogue and off-screen action. The screening is open to all customers.

In this enchanting tale blending wildlife adventure and science fiction, a newly manufactured robot is shipwrecked on an island uninhabited by humans. Programmed to assist people, the robot ROZZUM unit 7134, or simply ‘Roz’, is baffled to find herself in these wild natural surroundings, where she is treated with suspicion by the native animals. Nevertheless, Roz learns to communicate with creatures, learning survival skills and becoming an adoptive parent to an orphaned gosling. But just as she makes the forest her home, her mysterious past comes back to haunt her. Based on an acclaimed children’s book, this gorgeous animation explores what happens when nature and technology collide.

In this enchanting tale blending wildlife adventure and science fiction, a newly manufactured robot is shipwrecked on an island uninhabited by humans. Programmed to assist people, the robot ROZZUM unit 7134, or simply ‘Roz’, is baffled to find herself in these wild natural surroundings, where she is treated with suspicion by the native animals. Nevertheless, Roz learns to communicate with creatures, learning survival skills and becoming an adoptive parent to an orphaned gosling. But just as she makes the forest her home, her mysterious past comes back to haunt her. Based on an acclaimed children’s book, this gorgeous animation explores what happens when nature and technology collide.

The perfect first cinema outing for pre-schoolers, this hour-long theatrical experience will start with the oinktastic news that Mummy Pig is expecting a baby! The cinema experience features Peppa, with her family and friends breaking into the real world through a mixture of animation and live action, with children playing along with their favourite onscreen characters.

The perfect first cinema outing for pre-schoolers, this hour-long theatrical experience will start with the oinktastic news that Mummy Pig is expecting a baby! The cinema experience features Peppa, with her family and friends breaking into the real world through a mixture of animation and live action, with children playing along with their favourite onscreen characters.

Short animated films full of visually dazzling joy from all around the world. Animation is the most imaginative and engaging of all art forms and is the perfect platform to enthral and inspire the wide-open imaginations of kids.

An ambitious sea snail forms an unlikely friendship with a humpback whale. Together they travel across the globe but when the Whale becomes beached in a secluded bay, can Snail save him?

Happy couple Bella and George receive a parcel containing a baby named Zagazoo, who transforms into a series of badly behaved animals.

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica inthemuch-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?

Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

The Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival is one of the largest short film festivals in the world. This is a special chance to see some of their favourite animated short films for children, in one jam-packed programme.

Iggety ziggety zaggety zoom! Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in the animated adaptation of the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. 

A mysterious tiger turns up and invites himself in for tea. Sophie and her Mummy watch in fascination as the tiger eats not only their tea, but everything else in the house!

In the bustling heart of London, Tabby McTat and his busker friend Fred delight crowds with their duets until an unexpected separation tears them apart.