It’s been nearly a year since Optimo graced Summerhall with their presence – The duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes return to the Dissection Room with another eclectic and euphoric session which has made them legends in the Glasgow and international club scene, now into their 25th year – Optimo (Espacio) is still throwing
Moonage Daydream documents the life, career, and creativity of David Bowie from the 1970s to the year 2000. Defying the documentary genre, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen paints Bowie through a collage of archive footage, live material, film clips, paintings, and music. With access approved by the Bowie estate, the film features never-before-seen archive footage of
(Canción sin nombre, 2019) Peru, 1988. The country is in the grip of a devastating political crisis. Georgina, a young woman from the Andes, has her newborn daughter stolen, after giving birth at a fake health clinic. The desperate search for her baby leads her to Pedro, a young and tenacious investigative journalist who will
Famously labelled as “an agonizingly bad vampire movie” by Roger Ebert upon its initial release in 1983, The Hunger has since claimed its place in the cult underground. David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve star as stylish vampire lovers biting their way through the NYC club scene. When John (Bowie) begins to show signs of rapid
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
Moonage Daydream documents the life, career, and creativity of David Bowie from the 1970s to the year 2000. Defying the documentary genre, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen paints Bowie through a collage of archive footage, live material, film clips, paintings, and music. With access approved by the Bowie estate, the film features never-before-seen archive footage of
Sumptuous costume adaptation from the oft filmed novel by Honoré de Balzac. Félix Grandet reigns supreme in his modest house in Saumur where his wife and daughter Eugénie lead a distraction-free existence. Extremely avaricious, he does not take a favourable view of the handsome suitors who rush to ask for his daughter’s hand. Nothing should
Authentik (Suprêmes) In 1989 a group of friends finds a means of expression thanks to the hip-hop movement newly arrived in France. After dancing and graffiti, JoeyStarr and Kool Shen began to write rap lyrics imbued with the anger that simmered in the suburbs. Thus, iconic hip-hop band Suprême NTM was born. Their feverish rhythms
The CineSkinny Film Club, from the team behind The Skinny magazine, presents a retrospective of transgressive short films from prolific Glasgow filmmaker Bryan M Ferguson, one of the most distinctive voices on the Scottish film scene. We’re showing a selection of Ferguson’s most recent shorts and music promos, alongside a few of his older films.
The CineSkinny Film Club, from the team behind The Skinny magazine, presents David Robert Mitchell’s gorgeous horror It Follows. The premise is simple but delicious: a group of teens are being terrorised by a sexually transmitted curse that causes a monster to follow its victims to the death, assuming any form, visible only to the
(La chica nueva, 2021) Jimena travels to Río Grande, in the Argentinian island of Tierra del Fuego, to join her half-brother Mariano. With almost no money, she manages to arrive there with the hope that she will do better. The wind, the cold and the complex context of economic crisis will make Jimena develop her
Produced by the Safdie Brothers (Uncut Gems, Good Time) and directed by Owen Kline in his directorial debut, Funny Pages follows Robert, a teenager searching for independence and a breakthrough into a career as a cartoonist. Rejecting his cosy suburban upbringing, Robert moves to a questionable lodging on the outskirts of Trenton in the name
Golden Balls (18) (Huevos de oro, 1993) Benito González (Javier Bardem) is a macho contractor in Benidorm who dreams of erecting the tallest skyscraper in the region. He marries Marta (Maria de Medeiros), the educated daughter of a banker, while keeping his ex, the model Claudia (Maribel Verdú), on the side. But can his force
Nine-year-old Tete feels jealous of his baby brother as he gets to drink milk from his mother’s breast. Tete prays to the moon to bring him a breast for his own, and his wish looks set to happen with Estrellita (Mathilda May), a beautiful French dancer from a newly arrived circus. But with the meddling
We all know the tunes – Heart of Glass, Denis Denis, Sunday Girl, etc – as the list of classic hits Debbie Harry & Blondie created in the late 70s & early 80s is both timeless & almost endless. This special new project, sees Summerhall favourites the Transatlantic Ensemble recreate all those Blondie hits you
Being Alone Together is a heart-warming and witty programme of shorts from Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Being Along Together showcases the distance (physical and psychological) between people who will, maybe, just maybe, one day re-connect again. Running as part of Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh 2022
CHI Chia-wei devoted his life to educating people about AIDS: he gave out condoms in the 80s while dressed as Snow White, Jesus or a mummy. At a press conference, he came out as gay and became the first person in Taiwan to do so publicly. His activism garnered a lot of media attention as
From every November to the following February, Indigenous migrant fishermen set up camp along Taiwan’s Lanyang River to catch the season’s first eel. Camaraderie and bonds are forged as they face the hardship together.
Sous le ciel d’Alice In the fifties, young Alice leaves her native Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil
Sumptuous costume adaptation from the oft filmed novel by Honoré de Balzac. Félix Grandet reigns supreme in his modest house in Saumur where his wife and daughter Eugénie lead a distraction-free existence. Extremely avaricious, he does not take a favourable view of the handsome suitors who rush to ask for his daughter’s hand. Nothing should
In October, CinemaAttic presents LANDSCAPES OF RESISTANCE. A programme exploring landscapes and humans, and how our surroundings affect the way we live and inhabit this world. We were promised progress, and we want to investigate how the race for progress has affected communities across the globe. Is it possible to bring together rocket science, ethnographic
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
The Wannadies are one of Sweden’s sweetest secrets, a band that was lucky enough to look beyond the pop sensations of Abba, Ace of Base, and Roxette to establish a career inside modern rock. Hailing from Skelleftea, the Wannadies formed in the late ’80s and brought Sweden’s alternative rock scene to the forefront nearly a decade later.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SEATED (UNALLOCATED SEATING). Approximate Timings: Doors – 19:30 Matthew Thomason – 19:45-20:15 Lubomyr Melnyk – 20:30 – 22:00 Curfew – 22:30 Lubomyr Melnyk is one of the greatest pianists of our time – some consider him to be the greatest pianist alive because of his extraordinary virtuosity —which he
