Music fans and cinephiles are invited to step behind the Music fans and cinephiles are invited to step behind the silver screen this May as celebrated composer and multi-instrumentalist Dick Lee launches a new six-week series of illustrated talks, Music in Film. Over six weeks, Lee—whose career spans five decades in jazz, folk, and classical music—will dissect how composers use sound to manipulate our emotions, from the chilling strings of Hitchcock’s Psycho to the epic western soundscapes of Ennio Morricone. The series is designed for everyone from casual moviegoers to dedicated musicians. Attendees will explore the evolution of the craft, including the transition from silent film accompaniment to the lush orchestral scores of the Golden Age and the experimental textures of modern cinema, with the help of plenty of video and audio examples on the Laser Display Screen and some played live by Dick on clarinet/sax/recorder. Each session is £20, or £96 for all 6. About Dick Lee: Dick is a prominent figure in the Scottish music scene, known for his work with Dick Lee's Chamber Jazz and Dr. Lee's Prescription, among many others, and his extensive contributions to musical lecturing (U3A, Edinburgh University etc.). There are plenty of examples of Dick's music from the last 5 decades on the YouTube channel Dick Lee's Sonic Meltdown.

Ana is going through a strange moment. In addition to going through the family conflicts and identity issues typical of her age, she experiences something new. While forming a close bond with her new friend Corrales, the word suicide somehow enters into their lives, at first only as a distant and transgressive idea, fuelled by their interactions online. However, little by little, what at first seemed to be a game on social media, starts to filter into reality.

Clara is a teenager growing up in a small indigenous community high in the Andes. Her adoptive mother, a midwife who took her in as a baby, has taught her the ancient songs used to guide women through childbirth, melodies passed down for generations, believed to bring new life safely into the world. But while her voice carries on this tradition, her dreams lie elsewhere: she longs to leave the mountains behind and become a folk music star in the big city. This screening will have English descriptive subtitles, transcribing both dialogue and key audio information from the film

Willy and Jojo, lifelong friends, spend time at La Pampa motocross track to combat boredom. One evening, Willy unexpectedly uncovers a secret that Jojo has been keeping.

Martín is an orphan who works as a shoeshine boy on the streets of La Paz, Bolivia. One day, he decides to steal the dog of his best client, a lonely tailor he has begun to imagine is his father. He hopes that in helping the man to search for the dog, the two of them will become closer as they spend time together. The Dog Thief is the debut feature film from Chilean director Vinko Tomičić Salinas. It was developed at the Cannes Cinefondation Residency and the Venice Biennale College Cinema programme and had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.

One late summer, Clémence tells her ex-husband that she’s having romantic relationships with women. Her life is turned upside down when he takes custody of her son. Clémence must fight to remain a mother and a free woman.

As part of Refugee Festival Scotland 2026, we are excited to present Southside Open Air Cinema Day, a full day of screenings and conversations taking place at Queen’s Park Arena in Glasgow Southside on Sunday 14 June. Bringing together filmmakers, artists, activists and local communities, the programme explores climate displacement, exile, memory, belonging and collective resistance through documentary and artist moving image. The day opens with the Scottish premiere of Black Water, presented in collaboration with Scottish Documentary Institute. The film examines the growing crisis of climate displacement in Bangladesh, where rising sea levels threaten to permanently submerge large areas of the country’s southern coastline. This is followed by Routes & Returns, a curated shorts programme featuring works by Bircan Birol, Razan Madhoon, Huss Al Chokhdar and Ahmad Awdallah. Across the programme, personal and poetic forms explore migration, queerness, longing and the fragments of home carried across borders. The day culminates in a special outdoor screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street, returning the film to the neighbourhood where the events it documents took place. Set against the Kenmure Street immigration raid in Glasgow Southside, the film documents the collective action that stopped two men from being detained by the Home Office. The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Felipe Bustos Sierra, Aamer Anwar, Tabassum Niamat and Mohammad Asif. Together, the programme traces a journey through global crisis, lived displacement and public solidarity, creating a shared civic space for reflection, conversation and collective gathering in the heart of Glasgow Southside. Explore the full film programme: https://www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk/events/event/southside-open-air-cinema-day/ and our full festival programme with more than 150 events across Scotland: https://www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk/events/ Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery.

Returning to Reims won the 2023 Cesar Award for Best Documentary Film. Based on the novel by Didier Eribon, the film tells an intimate and political story of the French working class from the beginning of the 1950s to today.

Join us for Cinetopia Salon #4 a cultural evening of apéro, arts, cinema and good conversation! EDEN by Mia Hansen-Løve + French House DJ set from Ann Tweak 18 JUNE, 6-10.30PM AT FRENCH INSTITUTE OF SCOTLAND (please note this is an 18+ event) Come early for our apéritif hour with a drinks bar and complementary nibbles before the film, a chance to mingle, relax and start the evening in true Salon style. Paris in the early 1990s. Paul is a teenager on the edge of something extraordinary: a wave of underground garage music that transforms dingy clubs into cathedrals of pure feeling. He and his friends form a DJ collective, plunge into the nightlife, and watch their raves grow into something like a grand democracy of bliss. Among the faces in the crowd: a young Daft Punk. Based on the real experiences of her brother and co-writer Sven, Mia Hansen-Løve's fourth feature follows Paul across two decades, from the euphoric early nights to the slow erosion of circumstance, financial pressure, and changing times. In a swell of colour and beats, Hansen-Løve captures the texture of that defining Paris era: beautiful faces, impulsive movement, cascading light, and music that seems to hold everything together for as long as it plays. Eden is a film about what it feels like to be young enough to believe the music will never stop. Before the screening, Liam Schell, guest curator of this event, will introduce the film. Following the screening, Ann Tweak takes over with a French house DJ set inspired by the sounds and spirit of Eden. About the DJ: Ann Tweak is a born and bred DJ from Edinburgh with more than decade under his belt curating and running parties across independent venues in the Capital, with a deep rooted passion for underground music and years spent working at renowned record shop Underground Solution, he brings an extensive knowledge of the sounds he loves. For this event he will be digging deep into his first love for electronic music, French Touch! Everything from Cheek's 'Venus (Sunshine People)' to DJ Falcon & Thomas Bangalter's perfect end of the night classic 'Together'. Special thanks to Leith Kino for their support of this event. Evening Schedule 6-6.30pm – Apéro hour in the Salon 6.30 pm - Film screening EDEN by Mia Hansen-Løve 9.15-10.15 pm – Live DJ set from Ann Tweak - (bar will remain open until 10 pm) Please note: drinks can be purchased at our pop-up bar (cash or card), but are not included in the ticket price. Food is only allowed in the Salon space before and after the film, but drinks will be allowed during the DJ set from 9-10.15 pm in the main space. Complementary nibbles available on a first-come basis only from 5.30 pm. Duration of the film : 2hrs 18 mins Price: £12/£10 for IFE Members

Maria Schneider, on the cusp of adulthood, stars in the cult classic “Last Tango in Paris.” Unprepared, she’s thrust into fame, becoming an iconic actress amidst glory and scandal.