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  1. Sands 24: Orlando, My Political Biography (15)

    Sands 24: Orlando, My Political Biography (15)

    Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00

    (Orlando, ma biographie politique) Deftly weaving fact and fiction, Orlando, My Political Biography uses Virginia Woolf's classic novel to explore gender identity in unique and insightful ways. Leaping through genres including documentary, drama, comedy and musical, we follow more than 20 trans and non-binary interviewees as they each discuss their identities in relation to...

  2. 'Dog Apartment', a Master Class with Priit Tender, part of the 'Constructing Other Worlds' events.

    'Dog Apartment', a Master Class with Priit Tender, part of the 'Constructing Other Worlds' events.

    Prof. Priit Tender (Estonian Academy of Arts) will give a masterclass on his film, Dog Apartment as part of the two-day event 'Constructing Other Worlds' - Free

    As part of a two-day event 'Constructing Other Worlds: Ethnography/Animation' Prof. Priit Tender (Estonian Academy of Arts) will be presenting a masterclass on his animated film, Dog Apartment. Priit will describe the motivations behind and technical questions involved in creating Dog Apartment as an example of some of the work of animation studio Nukufilm...

  3. Sands 24: Welcome to Collinwood (15)

    Sands 24: Welcome to Collinwood (15)

    Pay what you can: £20, £18, £16

    The Russo brothers' second feature, Welcome to Collinwood, produced by Steven Soderbergh, is packed with offbeat charm and infectious energy. A motley crew of small-time crooks hatch a hilariously disastrous plan to pull off the ultimate heist in Collinwood, a rundown neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio (the Russos' beloved hometown). The ensemble cast featuring George...

  4. Sands 24: Silent Roar (N/C 15)

    Sands 24: Silent Roar (N/C 15)

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    Meet Dondo, a teenage surfer on the Isle of Lewis, grappling with the unresolved grief of his father's mysterious disappearance at sea. As he navigates the challenges of school, his crush on Sas, and the arrival of an eccentric new minister, Dondo's world is suddenly rocked by cosmic visions. Louis McCartney's portrayal of Dondo...

  5. Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

    Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

    Pay what you can: £10, £8, £6

    Anna Hints' atmospheric, almost mystical, feature-length documentary debut invites us to become part of a supportive, witty, sweaty female collective who gather in a traditional Estonian smoke sauna, as their mothers and grandmothers have done before them. With an ethereal soundtrack and intimate cinematography, the film is both deeply personal and strikingly universal as...

  6. Sands 24: Sometimes I Think About Dying (N/C 12A)

    Sands 24: Sometimes I Think About Dying (N/C 12A)

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    Fran (Daisy Ridley) spends her days in a cubicle of a depressing Oregonian office, committed to avoiding any unnecessary contact with her coworkers. She functions like a ghost, and prefers daydreaming (mostly about her own death!) to small talk. But then a new colleague, Robert, joins the company. He is charming, friendly, and determined...

  7. Sands 24: Achilles (15)

    Sands 24: Achilles (15)

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    In his directorial debut, Farhad Delaram takes us on a journey between cities in contemporary Iran. Farid, nicknamed Achilles, is a Tehran-based filmmaker who gives up on his artistic ambitions and instead, works the night shift in an underfunded hospital, disheartened by a political system entrenched in corruption and abuse. In the psychiatric ward,...

  8. Sands 24: Wolfwalkers (PG)

    Sands 24: Wolfwalkers (PG)

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    Wolfwalkers is the third and final installment of Tomm Moore's Irish Folklore Trilogy of acclaimed animated films, following The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014). Oscar-nominated, Wolfwalkers is a fantastical story of friendship, family, and fighting for what you believe in. Set in Ireland in 1650, we follow Robyn as...

  9. Sands 24: Maestra (N/C 12A)

    Sands 24: Maestra (N/C 12A)

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    Five remarkable conductors from across the globe prepare for and compete in La Maestra --- the world's only competition for female conductors. Maggie Contreras' debut feature documentary delves into the lives of these women through intimate footage capturing their everyday moments --- from studying and rehearsing with families by their side to navigating the...

  10. Sands 24: This Much I Know... with Karen Gillan

    Sands 24: This Much I Know... with Karen Gillan

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    Scottish actress, director, and writer, Karen Gillan joins us to talk about her career in front and behind the camera, and to present two of her shorts, Conventional (2015) and The Hoarding (2020). Gillan is best known for her roles in Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, The Big Short, as well as...

  11. Godfather Death: A Grimm's Musical

    Godfather Death: A Grimm's Musical

    The Avison Brothers present - Pay What You Can £15.00 / £12.00 / £10.00

    Based on a little-known Grimm's fairy tale, this musical tells the story of one poor boy's journey through life, with Death as his Godfather. Welcome to this darkly comic and gleefully macabre world --- there are no Disney endings here... Running time: 1h 15m Ages 14+ Contains swearing, themes of death (including one reference...

  12. David Bowie and me: Parallel Lives

    David Bowie and me: Parallel Lives

    Jack Docherty - Pay what you can: £20, £18, £16

    Following rave reviews and a sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, Jack Docherty joins us with his critically-acclaimed show David Bowie & Me. The comic, author, actor and writer uses his time spent with Bowie on The Jack Docherty Show in 1997 as a jumping...

  13. MacFloyd present All That Is Now

    MacFloyd present All That Is Now

    Pay What You Can £20.00 / £18.00

    MacFloyd bring us their fresh new All That Is Now tour. Delivering an unforgettable journey through Pink Floyd's legendary discography, this eight-peice rock band span five decades of timeless classics. Featuring great music and a visual light display to give you an experience to remember. Running time: 2h 15m All...

  14. Jean de Florette (PG)

    Jean de Florette (PG)

    Pay what you can £8.00 / £6.00

    Co-adapted by director Claude Berri from a novel by Marcel Pagnol, this hugely successful French historical drama concerns a feud over a valuable spring in a remote farming community. City dweller Jean Cadoret (Gérard Depardieu) inherits the land when the original owner is accidentally killed by covetous farmer Cesar Soubeyran (Yves Montand). Soubeyran and...

  15. The Motive and the Cue (15)

    The Motive and the Cue (15)

    National Theatre Live: - Pay What You Can £20.00 / £15.00 / £10.00

    Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play. 1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud's exacting direction. But as rehearsals...

  16. Manon des Sources (PG)

    Manon des Sources (PG)

    Pay what you can £8.00 / £6.00

    The concluding segment to one of the best-known French films follows the fortunes of Jean de Florette's daughter Emmanuelle Béart, heir to her father's farmlands and now the object of his former rival Ugolin's (Daniel Auteuil) affections. Filmed at the same time as Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources is a deeply satisfying conclusion...

  17. The Collie's Shed

    The Collie's Shed

    Pay What You Can £15.00 / £12.00 / £10.00

    Based in a local Men's Shed in East Lothian, The Collie's Shed follows four retired miners as they discover how a review into the policing of the mining strikes in the 80's by the Scottish Government suddenly affects them, their friendships and their relationships. Journey with us between the past and present as we...

  18. Yiddish Cinema: The Drama of Troubled Communication

    Yiddish Cinema: The Drama of Troubled Communication

    A conversation with Jonah Corne and Monika Vrečar

    The turbulent Yiddish world of the first half of the twentieth century produced great works not only of literature, theatre, and music, but of cinema. In their new book, Jonah Corne and Monika Vrečar explore these little-known, "ethnic," diasporic films and bring to light the films' unique preoccupation with the idea that, to quote...

  19. James V: Katherine

    James V: Katherine

    Raw Material and Capital Theatres present - Pay What You Can: £20, £18, £16

    "If a young woman made you smile, you wouldny want to see her set on fire, would you?" Katherine Hamilton is a nineteen-year-old woman facing arrest and trial in the King's court, with only her quick wit as defence against execution. James V: Katherine is a dramatic interpretation of key events during a turbulent...

  20. Children's Classic Concerts: Big Top Brass

    Children's Classic Concerts: Big Top Brass

    Pay What You Can: £15, £12, £10

    Roll up, roll up... Children's Classic Concerts presents Big Top Brass. A carnival of musical acrobatics and live magic, with bells, trills and circus skills -- this is the Greatest Show! Performed by CCC's brass quintet, Thistle Brass, and presented by Owen Gunnell alongside our spectacular Magic Circle magician, this promises to be an...