Ride the Wave is an award winning Scottish feature documentary following young surfer Ben on his quest to become a big wave surfer. Having participated in competition surfing worldwide, 14-year-old, under-18 champion, Ben, is prepared to put his life on the line to ride one of the biggest and most dangerous cold water waves in
Braving Brexit with their best films, we’re delighted to welcome Shortcutz Amsterdam, Adriatic Film Festival, Agence Belge du Court Métrage and Munich’s Unified Filmmakers, screening their award winners! A panel discussion hosted by Aidan Stanley of RTE to talk about what makes a great short film, follows the screening.
Three glorious hours to settle into drawing one single pose (with a few warm-ups at the start). 360 views of the model in a gorgeous, spacious room, dreamy tunes and warm company. I’ve decided to run long pose sessions in the beautiful Main Hall at Summerhall on every 2nd Sunday of the month. “Long” in
Ride the Wave is an award winning Scottish feature documentary following young surfer Ben on his quest to become a big wave surfer. Having participated in competition surfing worldwide, 14-year-old, under-18 champion, Ben, is prepared to put his life on the line to ride one of the biggest and most dangerous cold water waves in
The stories we tell help to shape the world around us. Perspectives merge in this wonderful mixture of animation and comedy from around the globe. From a beautiful Scottish animation exploring the deep sea, to a Spanish Sci-Fi revealing complexities of human nature; this programme features all sorts of stories! Awards Ceremony and Closing Night
Join warm and welcoming Reconfigure for an evening of untutored life drawing. With themes, narrative and props for extra juicy inspiration, eclectic tunes, and help if you need it! Here’s what happens: whether you’re a seasoned pro or don’t know a pencil from a pen, we welcome all ages and all abilities – ESPECIALLY those
Bridgeport, January 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report reveals something else. Ten years later, the director and cousin of the teenager examine the past causes and future consequences of this unsolved crime. Like an imagined biography, the film will explore the relationship between
Summerhall presents Culture House, an exhibition of our resident creatives. We invite you to attend the private view and exhibition launch with Cloth, Rudi Zygadlo, Will Anderson & Ainslie Henderson. Delivering angular alt-rock cut through with deep electronic grooves, Cloth are Glasgow twins Rachael and Paul Swinton. Influenced by Cocteau Twins and The XX, Cloth
A festival gem upon its initial release in 2021 (Glasgow Film Festival Audience Award winner, BFI Flare), Sweetheart is a stunning directorial debut by British writer/director Marley Morrison. The film follows AJ, a teenager dragged along to a family summer holiday at a Dorset coast caravan park with her mum and sisters. Full of teenaged
This documentary follows the career of singer Sinéad O’Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. The film charts O’Connor’s journey from 1987 to 1993, using archive footage to paint a richly cinematic portrait of the artist through a contemporary feminist lens. Directed by
The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil? The Oil Machine brings together
To help celebrate turning the ripe old age of 10, Mediterraneo are putting on a special Mini Mediterraneo, for the little fans of dancing and live music from around the world. Come and jump, dance, and warm up your winter weekend in Summerhall’s Main Hall with some live pizzica, tarantella and tammuriata from southern Italy
To help celebrate turning 10 years old, Mediterraneo are teaming up with their friends at Italian Folk Connections and putting on a special dance workshop to help you fine tune your moves for the evening’s concert. Come and join us for a demonstration and workshop of the basics of Southern Italian Pizzica and Tammurriata dance
Céline Sciamma captures a spectacular glimmer of working-class Parisian youth in this vibrant coming-of-age drama. Oppressed by dead-end and limited options at school as well a turbulent family life, Marieme joins a gang of three free-spirited girls. Seeking freedom from her own reality, Marieme quits school and changes her name to be accepted by the
Kapil Seshasayee is a protest musician and visual artist from Glasgow Scotland. A one man combination of Scott Walker, Blood Orange, Arca and Thundercat, creating something wholly unique. Combining electronica flourishes evoking FKA Twigs with virtuosic Indian classical guitar ornamentations, stunning vocals and lush Prophet synthesizers , Kapil presents protest music as you’ve never heard it
The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil? The Oil Machine brings together
Mediterraneo is 10 years old, and it’s time to celebrate with a huge party edition of Edinburgh’s very own world music concert series! So come join us for one wild night of live Italian Pizzica, Brazilian Forro, and Spanish Flamenco firing up Summerhall’s dissection room. Three bands and 18 musicians will take the stage, complete
Ten year old Laure isn’t like most girls. She prefers football to dolls and sweaters to dresses. When Laure, her parents and little sister Jeanne move to a new neighbourhood, family life remains much the same. That is, until local girl Lisa mistakes Laure to be a boy. Indulging in this exciting new identity, Laure
As a young woman growing up in the working-class Paris suburb of Creteil, Neïla Salah (Camélia Jordana) dreams of becoming a lawyer. Enrolled at the renowned Assas Law School in Paris, on her first day she runs up against Pierre Mazard (Daniel Auteuil), a professor known for his provocative behaviour and misconduct. To redeem himself,
La Promesse de l’aube This riveting biopic follows acclaimed novelist Romain Gary, the only writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature twice. Beginning with his childhood in Poland, via growing up in Nice and Paris and his time training as a pilot during the Second World War, the film will appeal to
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland’s top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Join warm and welcoming Reconfigure for an evening of untutored life drawing. With themes, narrative and props for extra juicy inspiration, eclectic tunes, and help if you need it! Here’s what happens: whether you’re a seasoned pro or don’t know a pencil from a pen, we welcome all ages and all abilities – ESPECIALLY those
This documentary follows the career of singer Sinéad O’Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. The film charts O’Connor’s journey from 1987 to 1993, using archive footage to paint a richly cinematic portrait of the artist through a contemporary feminist lens. Directed by
London-based producer Ryan Lee West better known under the name Rival Consoles, is notable for making synthesisers sound human and atmospheric. Over the course of a critically acclaimed fifteen-year career, Rival Consoles’ music has diversified from the challenging electronic output of his early EPs to gradually become more conceptual and metamorphic, such as Articulation (2020) which
