Junk Head is an expansive stop-motion sci-fi action thriller, meticulously styled and set in a dark and perilous universe that harbours surprises around every corner. In the distant future, mankind has lost its ability to procreate, a human-created species has revolted and developed a separate society underground. When a virus wreaks havoc on the surface,
Perfect Days, the latest film from Wim Wenders, absorbs us in the day-to-day rhythms and the small joys of Hirayama, a Tokyo janitor who cleans public toilets around the city. As he drives from job to job, we follow him as he plays music on his cassette player, with the likes of Patti Smith, Lou
Focused on a fortune teller, the film employs a narrative structure akin to classical Chinese novels. It provides a comprehensive portrayal of the lives of marginalized individuals in China, including prostitutes, gamblers, beggars, and the disabled.
Diplomacy is Andrei Sannikov’s life. Having succeeded in demobilizing the world’s most dangerous nuclear weapons arsenal, this master diplomat is now armed with a tie and business cards fighting for the return of a vanished democracy.
Yannick is the latest absurdist comedy from prolific French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux, who previously directed Rubber, Mandibles and Deerskin. Watch this slice of Gallic deadpan surealism for free with The CineSkinny Film Club and MUBI.
Great British Gravel Rides: Cycling the wild trails of England, Scotland and Wales. Great British Gravel Rides pays homage to the very best gravel cycling across England, Wales and Scotland. Whether you want a challenging pedal through the country’s awe-inspiring landscapes or a more leisurely day out in the saddle, let the film help you
Part of the Representation of South Asian Women in Scottish Culture showcase. Nina’s Heavenly Delights (2006) – Screening + discussion. Director: Pratibha Parmar. Screenwriter: Andrea Gibb. Featuring Laura Fraser, Shelley Conn, Art Malik, Ronny Jhutti, Veena Sood Nina, a Scottish Asian woman in the midst of an identity crisis, returns home after her father’s death
Representation of South Asian Women in Scottish Cinema Curated by Sana Bilgrami South Asian communities appear on the periphery of Scottish cinema where films have predominantly explored narratives about white Scottish masculinity and female voices often struggle to be heard. South Asian women are virtually invisible except in a scattering of documentary and fiction films.
A series of short films and discussion, part of the Representation of South Asian Women in Scottish Culture showcase. Across the Waters (Sana Bilgrami, Documentary, 2004) Four months pregnant, in 1955, a young woman left her village in Pakistan with her new husband and travelled to the remote and beautiful Outer Hebrides. Fifty years later,
Part of the Representation of South Asian Women in Scottish Culture showcase. Ae Fond Kiss (2004) – screening and discussion. Director: Ken Loach. Screenwriter: Paul Laverty. Featuring Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Shamshad Akhtar, Ahmad Riaz, Ghizala Avan and Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh Partly conceived as a response to the changing attitudes towards Muslims in the wake
Convenient, tired and vapid, ‘East-meets-West’ is a cliché that has for decades been used to sell the ‘Hong Kong story’ to the world. Yet in the forgotten legend of Harry Odell, Hong Kong’s first impresario, a rediscovery of the city’s soul awaits.
June is Pride month, and to celebrate, the CineSkinny Film Club has teamed up with the brilliant streaming service MUBI for a screenings of the fantastic queer drama Monica.
A special screening of Punk the Capital accompanying the Hard Art DC book/photo exhibit at Summerhall. Following the screening will be a Q&A with musician Alec MacKaye and filmmaker James June Schneider.
A special screening of Punk the Capital accompanying the Hard Art DC book/photo exhibit at Summerhall. Following the screening will be a Q&A with filmmaker James June Schneider.
The CineSkinny have teamed up with MUBI to give audiences a second chance to see one of the films of the year on the big screen: Alice Rohrwacher’s ethereal graverobbing saga La Chimera.
The CineSkinny have teamed up with MUBI to give audiences a second chance to see one of the most gorgeous films ever made: Tarsem Singh’s cult classic The Fall.
The Big Bike Film Night will be celebrating cycling at the Summerhall Cinema at 7pm on Thursday 3rd and Saturday 5th October, with a 2.5 hour programme proclaimed as ‘a feast of short films devised and designed for the two-wheel devotee’. For 10 years, The Big Bike Film Night has focused on one singular goal- to bring together
The Big Bike Film Night will be celebrating cycling at the Summerhall Cinema at 7pm on Thursday 3rd and Saturday 5th October, with a 2.5 hour programme proclaimed as ‘a feast of short films devised and designed for the two-wheel devotee’. For 10 years, The Big Bike Film Night has focused on one singular goal- to bring together
The second instalment of bizarre, eerie, and unique animated films from the late Eastern Bloc (1980-1997). A surgery is performed on a bust of Joseph Stalin, a yeti living in the mountains of Kazakhstan gets to listen to The B-52s, and a man pawns his face to buy a lottery ticket…
Samizdat presents a unique and vibrant collection of 17 films entered into our Short Film Competition. Out of the 1100+ submissions we received this year, our curators have carefully selected some of the finest contemporary shorts from Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
In this hypnotising sci-fi noir, inspector Glebsky arrives at a remote hotel in response to a call out: except there is nothing to investigate, yet. As he meets its strange guests, the hotel is cut off from civilization by an avalanche – and bizarre events start to unfold.
This collection of shorts explores the secret lives of those unseen or unnoticed. Survivors of the apocalypse welcome the dawn of a new day, a mysterious man arrives dead on an airplane, and a small hermit crab struggles to find a new home. Featuring a variety of animation, including the winner of the Jury award
This programme of shorts explores those who live on the edge and the challenges they face. Whether it be an emotional edge, the unknown space between life and death, being on the front lines during a pandemic or living in a war zone, these films all explore the extraordinary intensity of life and the after-life.
Contemporary Scottish shorts and new filmmakers celebrated in a dedicated Scottish shorts programme. Co-curated with Glasgow Media Access Centre, including shorts commissioned via GMAC’s ‘Little Pictures’ programme and some ESFF in competition filmmakers to watch out for. Networking follows the screening.
Loved ones are memorialised, a fish shop worker clutches at a forgotten childhood and two famous writers face-off in this eclectic programme of shorts. This programme explores how we experience memory through feelings of loss and breathes new life into who have left this world. Including a BFI funded drama, and a UK premiere for
