“Focusing on a mother and daughter besieged by forces both worldly and otherwise in a Tehran apartment block, Under the Shadow presents a gripping portrait of an independently spirited woman shackled by sharia law who becomes more scared of the demonic forces tormenting her daughter than of the lashes threatened by her rulers or of fire falling…Continue readingUnder The Shadow (15)
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A poetic and intimate story of loss, rebirth and transformation which documents one man’s journey into a world beyond sight. You will find a great review of the film here. You can watch the trailer here. Notes on Blindness (U)2016, UK 90 mins Friday 29th September Hallhill Doors and Bar 7.30 Film starts at 8.00Continue readingNotes on Blindness
This month’s film is Son of Saul. Rotten Tomatoes summed it up like this – Grimly intense yet thoroughly rewarding, Son of Saul offers an unforgettable viewing experience and establishes director László Nemes as a talent to watch. You can watch the trailer here. Son of Saul (15) Hungary, 105 mins, Subtitles Friday 25th August at Hallhill…Continue readingSon of Saul
A surreal comedy set in a dystopian future where single people are arrested and given 45 days to find love or be turned into an animal. In 2010 we screened a film called Dogtooth which was written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Dogtooth was one of those films that sharply divided the audience between those…Continue readingThe Lobster
The red carpet is back, for the DAFTAs (Dunbar Amazing Film Talent Awards) ceremony. We will be screening all the films shortlisted for this year’s competition. The competition is in its fourth year and has set a new record for the number of films entered. It promises to be a hotly contested and highly enjoyable event.…Continue readingThe DAFTAs @ Hallhill Healthy Living Centre, Sunday 18th June
A union to cherish between a writer-director and star working at peak power, Things to Come offers quietly profound observations on life, love, and the irrevocable passage of time. You can watch the trailer here. Things To Come (12) France 2015, 100mins (Subtitles) Friday 26th May @ Hallhill Doors and Bar 7.30 Film Starts at 8.00…Continue readingThings to Come
The competition is free to enter and is open to everyone. Whether you are young or old, a budding film maker, have something important to say or just want to do something creative with your digital camera we would like to hear from you. Your film can be on any subject and in any genre, it can…Continue readingDunbar Short Film Competition 2017 – The DAFTAs
‘In terms of family drama, has any film been more moving than Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story? Time and again, Ozu has made films about family, and the shifting structure we refer to as “time and again”. Family is less a fixed entity than a kind of weather system that keeps coming back. So children…Continue readingTokyo Story
A powerful portrait of female empowerment set in a remote Turkish village. Early summer in a village in Northern Turkey. Five free-spirited teenaged sisters splash about on the beach with their male classmates. Though their games are merely innocent fun, a neighbour passes by and reports what she considers to be illicit behaviour to the…Continue readingMustang
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, the new film from acclaimed director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) is a gripping, human tale of survival. On the losing side of a civil war in Sri Lanka, a Tamil soldier (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) poses as the husband and father of two other refugees in…Continue readingDheepan