|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
24 Jun
1.20pm
|
Coal Money + Brutality Factory
Filmmaker in attendance. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Spotlight on Wang Bing Two astounding short works by a contemporary master…
|
|
1 Jul
6.45pm
|
Don't Expect Too Much
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Films on Film As Nicholas Ray’s partner, Susan Ray lived with We Can’t Go Home Again from the…
|
|
19 Jun
8.30pm
|
ECA Film & TV
A collection of work from Edinburgh College of Art's graduating filmmakers.
|
|
23 Jun
1.45pm
|
Fengming: A Chinese Memoir (He Fengming)
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Spotlight on Wang Bing An elderly woman walks along a snowy street to her apartment. She makes…
|
|
26 Jun
5.50pm
|
Forever Loved (Lawas Kan Pinabli)
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Philippine New Wave There are an estimated six million documented and one million undocumented…
|
|
21 Jun
8.05pm
|
Fukushima: Memories of the Lost Landscape (Soma kanka: dai ichi bu - ubawareta tochi no kioku)
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: New Perspectives Tokyo-based documentary filmmaker Yojyu Matsubayashi, anxious to document the…
|
|
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…
|
|
22 Jun
8.45pm
|
The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: International Competition From the director who brought The People Versus George Lucas to EIFF 2010…
|
28 Jun
8.45pm 30 Jun
5.05pm
|
Low Definition Control – Malfunctions #0
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Black Box Surveillance is a form of control – you never know when you’re being watched. Described by…
|
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…
|
|
9 Jul–12 Jul
Mon 8.15pm; Tue 2.45pm & 8.15pm; Wed 2.45pm & 5.45pm; Thu 5.45pm
|
Marley
Kevin Macdonald's documentary chronicles the rise of Bob Marley, the first musical superstar from the developing countries to gain a global…
|
|
27 Jun
5.45pm
|
No Man's Zone (Mujin chitai)
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: New Perspectives Filmmaker Toshi Fujiwara journeys into the 20-kilometer zone around the afflicted…
|
|
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…
|
|
24 Jun
9.30pm
|
One Mile Away
Followed by a Q&A with Penny Woolcock, producer James Purnell and the young men in the documentary, and a special live performance at the…
|
|
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.
|
|
23 Jun
9.45pm
|
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Philippine New Wave Not so much a documentary, nor a compendium of interviews, but an almost rarefied…
|
27 Jun
7.55pm 28 Jun
9.45pm
|
Riding Zorro (Montando al zorro)
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Looking South This documentary recounts the life of 'El Zorro', a legendary untamable horse of the…
|
|
30 May–31 May
Wed & Thu 6pm
|
Robert Mugabe … What Happened?
Followed by a Q&A with the film's producer and special guests. This combination of archival footage and interviews sheds light on how a man who…
|
|
31 May
3.15pm
|
Robert Mugabe … What Happened?
This combination of archival footage and interviews sheds light on how a man who brought hope turned into a ruthless dictator.
|
|
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…
|
|
27 Jun
8.45pm
|
The Search for Emak Bakia (Emak Bakia baita)
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: International Competition In 1926, Man Ray filmed a cinepoem in the southeast of France, and called…
|
|
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…
|
23 Jun
9pm 1 Jul
1pm
|
Sodankylä Forever: The Century of Cinema (Sodankylä ikuisesti: Elokuvan vuosisata)
Screening with A Day at Karl Marx’s Grave (Peter von Bagh/Finland/1983/16 min). Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Films on Film The…
|
|
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…
|
|
24 Jun
8.50pm
|
Tondo, Beloved: To What Are the Poor Born? (Tundong Magiliw: Pasaan isinisilang siyang mahirap?)
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Philippine New Wave Documentarist Jewel Maranan turns her camera on one of the oldest and most…
|
|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
1 Jul
4.30pm
|
We Can't Go Home Again
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Films on Film For a long time, the hardest to see of the films of Nicholas Ray (Johnny Guitar, Rebel…
|
|
26 Jun
6pm
|
What is this Film Called Love?
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Films on Film Together with Sergei Eisenstein, his imaginary companion on a walking tour of Mexico…
|
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…
|
|
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…
|