Event Category:
Event Series The Innocents (15)
Event Series
Summerhall Cinema

The Innocents (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

A dread-inducing, grippingly under-the-skin genre journey; smartly unsentimental as a study of childhood, its shocking study of powers being used for abject evil sets The Innocents apart from the countless other coming-of-age and superhero films it expertly subverts. “The Innocents is a nightmare unfolding in cold, clear daylight” ★★★★★ The Guardian

Event Category:
Event Series Adults in the Room (15)
Event Series
Screen Horizons

Adults in the Room (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

Based on politician Yanis Varoufakis’ memoir, Adults in the Room takes the audience back to Greece in 2015, a country on the edge of collapse. Two up-and-coming politicians, Yanis and Alexis, rebel against the status quo and subsequently become an inspiration to many. But can their friendship survive in the brutal, unforgiving world of politics?

Event Category:
Event Series The Rose Maker/La fine fleur (12a)
Event Series
Screen Horizons

The Rose Maker/La fine fleur (12a)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

The legendary Catherine Frot stars in this engaging comedy as Eve Vernet, the greatest rose grower in France. A once booming business, Eve’s farm is now on the verge of bankruptcy and in danger of being bought by a powerful competitor. Her secretary Véra (Olivia Côte) believes she has found a solution and hires three

Event Category:
Regular Music

Laura Veirs

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Laura Veirs grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she often spent summers camping with her family, which gave her much of her songwriting inspiration. Veirs didn’t seriously listen to music until she was in her 20s; instead, she just heard what was in her environment. She listened to folk, country, classical and pop music around the house and on the radio during her youth. Veirs is fascinated with the intersection of art and science and she explores that in her work.

Event Category:
Event Series Cha Cha Real Smooth (15)
Event Series
Summerhall Cinema

Cha Cha Real Smooth (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

Fresh out of college and without a clear life path going forward, 22-year-old Andrew is stuck back at home with his family in New Jersey. But if there’s one thing that belongs on his non-existent résumé, it’s how to get a party started. This lands him the perfect job of motivational dancing at the bar and bat mitzvahs for his younger brother’s classmates. IndieWire ★★★★

Event Category:
Event Series Cha Cha Real Smooth (15)
Event Series
Summerhall Cinema

Cha Cha Real Smooth (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

Fresh out of college and without a clear life path going forward, 22-year-old Andrew is stuck back at home with his family in New Jersey. But if there’s one thing that belongs on his non-existent résumé, it’s how to get a party started. This lands him the perfect job of motivational dancing at the bar and bat mitzvahs for his younger brother’s classmates. IndieWire ★★★★

Event Category:
Summerhall Singers

Summerhall Singers

Main Hall

Join the Summerhall Singers community choir for their Summer concert! You can expect an eclectic mix of songs, old and new! Suitable for all the family, and musical tastes, this will be a wonderful hour of song and merriment.

Event Category:
432 Presents

Joan As Police Woman

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Using “beauty is the new punk rock” as her credo, Joan Wasser took center stage as Joan as Police Woman after years of being a supporting player and collaborator. Wasser’s project blends two of the most profound influences on her music: the classic soul of legends such as Al Green and Nina Simone, and experimental underground acts ranging from Sonic Youth to Bad Brains.

Event Category:
Event Series The French Minister/Quai d’Orsay (15)
Event Series
Screen Horizons

The French Minister/Quai d’Orsay (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

In the aftermath of French Presidential Election fever, it seems fitting that this witty and razor-sharp comedy should return to the big screen. Young graduate Arthur Vlamrick (Raphaël Personnaz) is hired as a speechwriter for the tough-talking Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Taillard de Vorms (Thierry Lhermitte) and rather than idealism what he finds a

Event Category:
Event Series Adults in the Room (15)
Event Series
Screen Horizons

Adults in the Room (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

Based on politician Yanis Varoufakis’ memoir, Adults in the Room takes the audience back to Greece in 2015, a country on the edge of collapse. Two up-and-coming politicians, Yanis and Alexis, rebel against the status quo and subsequently become an inspiration to many. But can their friendship survive in the brutal, unforgiving world of politics?

Event Category:
Nothing Ever Happens Here

Andrew Wasylyk (+ Rick Redbeard)

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

As the Spring of discontent took hold on 2020, Scottish composer and producer Andrew Wasylyk sought shelter in the familiar. Low-light morning walks in Dundee’s 19th century Balgay Park acted as sanctuary and solace to events happening in the world outside. Wasylyk’s acclaimed new album, ‘Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia’ presents itself as a collection of recreational meditations embed with blue and golden melodies that land in a territory akin to experimentalists such as Robert Wyatt and Virginia Astley.

Event Category:
Event Series Swan Song (12a)
Event Series
Summerhall Cinema

Swan Song (12a)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

In this outrageously entertaining and unexpectedly tender comedy from writer/director Todd Stephens (Edge of Seventeen), retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger escapes his small-town nursing home after learning of his former client’s dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. ★★★★ The Guardian

Event Category:
Summerhall Cinema

Everything Everywhere All At Once (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure. Exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led. “★★★★★ – an all-out cinematic assault, a cacophony of creativity that dazzles, delights, and defies explanation with every passing second. Leaving you breathless is its entire MO” – The Independent

Event Category:
Event Series Swan Song (12a)
Event Series
Summerhall Cinema

Swan Song (12a)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

In this outrageously entertaining and unexpectedly tender comedy from writer/director Todd Stephens (Edge of Seventeen), retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger escapes his small-town nursing home after learning of his former client’s dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. ★★★★ The Guardian

Event Category:
Event Series The Rose Maker/La fine fleur (12a)
Event Series
Screen Horizons

The Rose Maker/La fine fleur (12a)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

The legendary Catherine Frot stars in this engaging comedy as Eve Vernet, the greatest rose grower in France. A once booming business, Eve’s farm is now on the verge of bankruptcy and in danger of being bought by a powerful competitor. Her secretary Véra (Olivia Côte) believes she has found a solution and hires three

Event Category:
Event Series The French Minister/Quai d’Orsay (15)
Event Series
Screen Horizons

The French Minister/Quai d’Orsay (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

In the aftermath of French Presidential Election fever, it seems fitting that this witty and razor-sharp comedy should return to the big screen. Young graduate Arthur Vlamrick (Raphaël Personnaz) is hired as a speechwriter for the tough-talking Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Taillard de Vorms (Thierry Lhermitte) and rather than idealism what he finds a

Event Category:
Event Series Swan Song (12a)
Event Series
Summerhall Cinema

Swan Song (12a)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

In this outrageously entertaining and unexpectedly tender comedy from writer/director Todd Stephens (Edge of Seventeen), retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger escapes his small-town nursing home after learning of his former client’s dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. ★★★★ The Guardian