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The Annexe Healthy Living Centre, 9a Stewartville Street, Partick, Glasgow
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21 Jun 7pm The Case for Christ Presented by the New Life Church. Email jonathanfollmer@aol.com to confirm attendance. Part of the West End Festival. A journalist and atheist…
Cameo, 38 Home Street, Edinburgh
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8 Jun To be confirmed
13 Jun To be confirmed 		Blank City Documentary depicting the crime and drug-addled mess that was 1970s Manhattan. This hotbed of the disenfranchised masses became the home of one of…
19 Oct–21 Oct Times vary EDINDOCS A tribute to the art of independent documentaries which, along with screenings, offers prizes for best short and best feature. The festival is…
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
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20 Jun 5.30pm The Art of Flight GRAMNet and BEMIS screening, preceded by the Refugee Survival Trust's short film, Destitution. Part of Refugee Week. Guerilla documentary charting…
7 Jun 7pm Climate Change: Melting Glaciers in Bolivia Screening of a Guardian documentary about the devastating effects of climate change on poor communities in Bolivia. Followed by an expert panel…
31 May 7pm The Cosmic Dissecting Room Show Surrealist artist Grigoris (Semitecolo, playing himself) leaves Athens to stage a happening on the island of Samos.
20 Oct–23 Oct Times vary Document 10 Film Festival This documentary film festival uses international film to raise the profile of human rights and social issues that are not exposed in the mainstream…
19 Jun 6pm Infinite Detention in Scotland Short films around the subject of indefinite detention in the UK, followed by a panel discussion. Part of Refugee Week.
Corrie and Sannox Village Hall, Corrie, Isle of Arran
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6 Sep 8pm Arran on Film Archive footage of Arran's past. Part of McLellan Arts Festival.
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, Dundee
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1 Jun–7 Jun Fri 1pm; Sat 11am; Sun & Mon 1pm; Tue noon; Wed & Thu 1pm Dinotasia Werner Herzog narrates this documentary-style film which uses CGI to re-create the world of the dinosaurs.
19 Jun 6pm To Shoot an Elephant This risk-taking documentary follows the lives of Palestinians under attack on the Gaza Strip.
Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh
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16 Jun–17 Jun Sat 1.15pm; Sun 11am African Cats Samuel L Jackson narrates the stories of a lion family and a cheetah family as they raise their young in the Kenyan savannah.
15 Jun–18 Jun Mon 6.10pm; Fri–Sun 1.30pm, 4.20pm & 6.10pm Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Documentary on Sesame Street's almost-too-adorable scarlet fuzzball Elmo, and the likable and driven puppeteer Kevin Clash who turned him from a… (3 stars)
28 Jun 4.05pm Blue Black Permanent Glasgow Women's Library offers a very rare opportunity to see Margaret Tait's debut feature, 20 years after its original release. This screening… (4 stars)
19 Jun 8.30pm ECA Film & TV A collection of work from Edinburgh College of Art's graduating filmmakers.
14 Jun 6.15pm Gagarinland This film examines the idolisation of Yuri Gagarin, from the people living in the town named after him to the curator who manages the museum…
6 Jul–12 Jul Fri & Sat 3.55pm & 6.15pm; Sun 1.20pm & 8.35pm; Mon 3.30pm & 8.35pm; Tue 8.35pm; Wed 6.15pm; Thu 3.30pm & 6.15pm
13 Jul–19 Jul Fri 3.50pm & 6.15pm; Sat 1.20pm, 3.50pm & 8.40pm; Sun 3.10pm & 8.40pm; Mon 3.30pm & 8.40pm; Tue 3.30pm & 6.15pm; Wed & Thu 3.30pm & 8.40pm 		Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present A feature-length documentary film following notorious performance artist Abramovic as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at MoMA in New…
6 Jul–8 Jul Fri 1pm; Sat 6pm; Sun 3.45pm One Day in September The extraordinary story of the kidnapping of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorist organisation Black September during the 1972 Munich Olympics…
20 Jul–23 Jul Mon 3.15pm & 8.40pm; Fri & Sat 4.15pm & 6.15pm; Sun 4pm & 8.40pm Personal Best Filmed over four years, this documentary follows British sprinters on their respective journeys to the London 2012 Olympics.
24 Jul–26 Jul Tue 3.15pm & 8.35pm; Wed 6.15pm; Thu 3.15pm & 6.15pm Salute On the podium after the 1968 Olympic 200-metre final, two Americans raised their fists in a 'black power' salute. This is the story of the third man…
10 Jun 3.40pm Scotland by Train: Programme 2 This collection of short films celebrates Scotland's railways in conjunction with the National Museum of Scotland's exhibition of Scottish railway…
8 Jul 4.15pm Sodankylä Forever: Part One Peter von Bagh's documentary explores the first filmgoing experiences of a variety of filmmakers, including Claude Chabrol, Samuel Fuller, John…
22 Jul 4.15pm Sodankylä Forever: Part Three Focusing on the subject of light, this final part of Peter von Bagh's trilogy of documentaries explores the visions of Roger Corman, Robert Wise…
15 Jul 4.15pm Sodankylä Forever: Part Two This second documentary about the Midnight Sun Film Festival focuses on the experiences of various filmmakers, including Wim Wenders, Robert Wise…
8 Jun 8.15pm Tibet in Song Featuring a discussion about the issues raised. This documentary focuses on the music of traditional Tibetan culture. Director Choephel was…
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri & Sat 1.30pm; Sun 6.10pm; Mon–Thu 1.30pm Town of Runners A pretty and thoughtful documentary about the tiny town of Bekoji in Ethiopia, which has produced an astonishing number of champion long-distance… (3 stars)
1 Jun–5 Jun Mon & Tue 1.20pm, 6pm & 8.40pm; Fri 6pm & 8.40pm; Sat 6pm; Sun 1.10pm Two Years at Sea Documentary about Jake Williams, a man living an isolated existence in northern Scotland. Rivers' debut feature has no voiceover or dialogue – there… (4 stars)
2 Jul–5 Jul Mon–Wed 6.10pm; Thu 3.30pm & 8.15pm
6 Jul–8 Jul Fri 3.40pm, 6.10pm & 8.40pm; Sat 3.40pm & 8pm; Sun 3.40pm & 8.15pm 		Woody Allen: A Documentary Best known for his work on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weide turns his attention to the notoriously publicity-shy Woody Allen. Filmed over a year and a…
13 Jul–19 Jul Fri 4pm, 6pm & 8.45pm; Sat 3.40pm, 5.50pm & 8.15pm; Sun 1pm & 8.45pm; Mon 3.15pm & 8.45pm; Tue 8.15pm; Wed 6.15pm & 8.30pm; Thu 3.15pm, 6.15pm & 8.30pm You've Been Trumped Documentary charting one of the US's most famous hairpiece models, aka Donald Trump, as he moves to build an enormous golf and residential… (4 stars)
17 Jul 5.45pm You've Been Trumped Followed by a discussion led by a representative of the Humanist Society of Scotland. Documentary charting one of the US's most famous hairpiece… (4 stars)
Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow
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3 Jun 6pm Big Banana Feet A fascinating time capsule of a documentary, as Grigor and David Peat follow Billy Connolly on his 1975 Irish tour, as the young comedian faces a…
2 Jun–5 Jun Mon 2pm; Tue 12.45pm; Sat 2.10pm Dinotasia Werner Herzog narrates this documentary-style film which uses CGI to re-create the world of the dinosaurs.
27 Jun–28 Jun Wed 5.30pm; Thu 3.15pm & 8.25pm The Man with the Jazz Guitar Biographical documentary about largely forgotten Django-inspired guitarist Ken Sykora, who abandoned fame at the height of his success in the 1970s…
The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh
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9 Jun–17 Jun Sat & Sun 7.30pm Edinburgh Short Film Festival Part of Leith Festival. A selection of the best shorts by filmmakers from around the world.
12 Jun 7pm Edinburgh Short Film Festival A Ragged University at Edinburgh Short Film Festival special! In association with the Royal Society of Arts and ESFF, the Ragged project is…
The Hippodrome, 10 Hope Street, Bo'ness
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2 Jun–6 Jun Wed, Sat & Sun 2pm African Cats Samuel L Jackson narrates the stories of a lion family and a cheetah family as they raise their young in the Kenyan savannah.
8 Jul–9 Jul Mon 11am; Sun 7.30pm Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Documentary on Sesame Street's almost-too-adorable scarlet fuzzball Elmo, and the likable and driven puppeteer Kevin Clash who turned him from a… (3 stars)
IMAX Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
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25 May–31 May Fri 2pm & 3.15pm; Sat & Sun 12.30pm & 3.30pm; Mon–Wed 2pm & 3.15pm; Thu 1pm, 2pm & 3.15pm Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World IMAX / 3D
Documentary about the huge creatures that ruled the seas before the time of the dinosaurs.
Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh
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24 Jun 9pm The Creator Followed by a Q&A with the artists. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Atmosphere Programme. A film created by art filmmakers Al and…
Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham
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11 Jun Jun 11, 7.30pm 		A Lifetime Guarantee: The Raleigh Players Historical drama telling the story of the Raleigh factory, incorporating film clips.
O'Neill's, 71–73 Albion Street, Glasgow
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8 Jul 2pm Elvis Presley Film Society Over-18s only
A screening of a handful of the swivel-hipped one's 30-plus films, including California Holiday, an hour of rehearsal and concert performances, and…
Tollcross Community Centre, 117 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
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21 Jun 6.15pm Cinema Club Join the Welcoming Association for a Refugee Week-themed film and a community discussion about experiences of refugee living in Scotland. Food and…
Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, Hawick
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26 Oct–28 Oct Times vary Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival A quirky film festival which points focus at work relating to the natural world and our relationship with it. Set against the backdrop of Hawick…

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