As part of Edinburgh Deaf Festival, BSL Film Club will be screening Ted Evans' Deaf-led thriller, Retreat! In search of belonging and connection, a young woman arrives at a remote wellness retreat for Deaf people, but nothing is what it seems. A gripping debut thriller from filmmaker Ted Evans that will unsettle audiences and leave them guessing until the final frame. Billed as the world’s first Deaf thriller and made in British Sign Language with an all-Deaf principal cast and a Deaf director, Retreat stars Anne Zander, Sophie Stone, and James Boyle, This event welcomes hearing and deaf audiences who are interested in British Sign Language (BSL). There will be a Q&A afterwards with guests to be confirmed. There will be live captioning and BSL/English interpretation for the introduction and Q&A. The film will be shown with on-screen descriptive subtitles. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Bridging the Gap premieres at EIFF! 🌺 This year's theme is 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘀. Six stories running alongside each other, connected by the echoes between them. From a vanishing therapeutic community existing in parallel to the outside world, to two Michaels from the North East pushing back against queer erasure; from two ‘Irish Giants’ separated by centuries yet connected by a rare condition, to a Scottish refinery’s slow decline mirroring tensions between renters and landlords. And finally, through the lives of feral cats, a reflection of our own fractured relationship with the natural world. ✻ AMONGST MEN dir. Katie McFadden ✻ CHERRY PICKER dir. Olive Jones ✻ FERAL dir. Miranda Rose Carter-Watson ✻ NO PLACE LIKE HOME dir. Michael Lee Richardson ✻ HIDDEN TREES dir. Sophie van Bree ✻ WHEN THE FIRES STOP dir. Matthew Dunsmore 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: Tue 18 Aug 2026 | 18:00 | The Cameo Wed 19 Aug 2026 | 14:00 | Cineworld

What does it look like to live in a city that is a key participant in a giant, often elitist cultural industry? What happens if you live here, make art, but don’t have access to the funding and platforms that lead to prestige and success? What is it like to have a world famous arts festival come to town that often seems to exist in a separate dimension from the lives of most of the city’s residents? And what does access to arts and education mean in practice, especially for working class people and those existing outside of the city and wider central belt? Join us for a programme of short films and discussion to explore these questions collectively. Business As Usual (2024, Brazil/Portugal, 23 minutes) Okay Keskidee Let Me See Inside (2025, UK, 20 minutes) Community Theatre (2025, Scotland,13 minutes) Arts The Catalyst (2004, Scotland, 17 minutes We will have an introduction from EMBASSY and a post screening discussion, moderated by Rachel Hamada from Take One Action, who will be joined by: Tomiwa Folorunso, co chair at Take One Action, and founder of JALI film weekender Lewis Baillie, director, Community Theatre Hayley Dawson, Scottish Working Class Network Rehan Yousuf, Sett Studios and former North Edinburgh Arts Community Worker Access: All films will have dialogue subtitles. Please let us know if you need BSL interpretation when booking. You can find more access information on the EMBASSY website.

Grassmarket Community Picturehouse Collaborates with the Edinburgh Film Guild for a series of four masterpieces of Italian cinema. In La Chimera, Alice Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro) directs Josh O'Connor as Arthur, a fresh-out-of-prison archaeologist who joins up with his old gang of tombaroli, grave robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up, all while haunted by the ghosts of lost love. This screening is presented in part of a series of 4 masterpieces of Italian cinema, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Film Guild.

GCP Collaborates with the Edinburgh Film Guild for a series of four masterpieces of Italian cinema. In The Four Times (Le quattro volte) An old goat shepherd lives in a quiet village in the hills of Calabria that most villagers have left long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his cure in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day. But soon, his soul will move on through four successive lives. This screening is presented in part of a series of 4 masterpieces of Italian cinema, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Film Guild.

GCP Collaborates with the Edinburgh Film Guild for a series of four masterpieces of Italian cinema. Master Italian auteur Federico Fellini directs Amarcord, the story of Titto, a young boy growing up in Borgo San Giuliano in 1930s fascist Italy, and the interesting cast of characters he meets along the way. This screening is presented in part of a series of 4 masterpieces of Italian cinema, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Film Guild.

GCP Collaborates with the Edinburgh Film Guild for a series of four masterpieces of Italian cinema. A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters in this classic spaghetti western. This screening is presented in part of a series of 4 masterpieces of Italian cinema, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Film Guild.

Welcome to the screening of our DocuClub Edi, a part of the Docudays UA family. We will watch ‘The Hamlet Syndrome’, directed by Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski’. A few months prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, five young women and men participate in a unique stage production that attempts to relate their war experiences to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

“‘Le Mohican’ carries on the themes of classic Westerns while showcasing a meaningful approach to freedom and community.” Irish Film Critic A Corsican shepherd refuses to sell his coastal land to criminals. After severely injuring a mobster’s son who tried to threaten him, he becomes the target of a ruthless manhunt.

Montrose LandxSea Film Festival returns to Montrose Playhouse from 11–13 September 2026 for a packed weekend of films, conversations and special events exploring our relationship with land, sea and the living world. Across three days, discover 22 new films — including premieres and award winners — alongside filmmaker Q&As, lively discussions, special guests and events for younger audiences. Together, the programme invites us to look more closely at our changing planet, share ideas and imagine new possibilities.