Ongoing
Event Series Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024

EIFF: Sing Sing (15+)

Red Lecture Theatre

With a career best performance from Colman Domingo, Sing Sing is a poignant drama that unfolds within the walls of the notorious prison in upstate New York. We meet wrongly imprisoned Divine G (Domingo), who discovers new purpose through a theatre program called Rehabilitation Through the Arts. Sing Sing is a story of resilience and the restorative impact of art, whilst offering us pieces of hope in even the darkest places.

EIFF: Xibalba Monster (Monstruo de Xibalba) (12+ Advisory)

Red Lecture Theatre

A delicate portrait of a young Mexican boy, struggling to deal with the death of his parents, who wants to know what happens when we die. The boy forms an unlikely friendship with a local hermit whose inconceivable age and ailing health feeds his curiosity along with the world around him, which is full of mystery and intrigue.

EIFF: Timestalker (15+)

Red Lecture Theatre

Alice Lowe’s vibrant second feature offers a playful take on the romantic comedy with a reincarnation twist. Agnes chases her true love across the centuries, but can’t quite seem to get the happy ending she’s looking for. Her various unlucky deaths and a cast of offbeat side characters repeatedly get in her way

EIFF: Acting (12+ Advisory)

Red Lecture Theatre

An immersive documentary from acclaimed director Sophie Fiennes, looking behind the scenes of the acting process, from voice exercises to text analysis and the thrills of performance. In an old castle, theatre director Declan Donnellan leads a dozen young actors as they work on Shakespeare's Macbeth. His insights unlock their imagination and help them find their own way through this challenging text.

Event Series Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024

EIFF: Phantom of the Paradise (15)

Red Lecture Theatre

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brian De Palma's rock opera masterpiece. A Faustian tale of betrayal and obsession playing out in the gaudy halls of a concert hall, this deliriously entertaining musical features the legendary Paul Williams as cynical music producer Swan who tricks naive composer Winslow Leach (William Finley) into sacrificing his life's work