This summer, we've teamed up with The Hoxton Hotel Edinburgh to bring you a curated programme of classic movies to their intimate, 5-seater secret cinema! 🍿 Enjoy chill vibes, cool drinks, delicious food at their restaurant Patatino Edinbugh, and check out our handpicked selection of films! Over July, we're celebrating all things Superman and Superwomen with a programme inspired by the films and actors who helped develop the iconic Hollywood superhero style and look. In August, we go full Noir, sharing unmissable American and French noir thrillers spanning the greatest decade of the genre. Free and open all day until late* 📽

To mark Earth Day 2025, Cinetopia:DOC is proud to host the UK premiere of THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT, a revelatory journey through a pivotal moment in the history of the climate crisis. Using exclusively archival footage as narrative, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT transports viewers back to 1988-1992, when the world stood at a crossroads in addressing global warming - the 'greenhouse effect'. This compelling documentary exposes how President George H.W. Bush's administration, caught between increasingly alarming scientific evidence and mounting pressure from industrial titans, as well as battling rifts within his own White House team, ultimately undermined crucial climate action at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. This decision dramatically altered our planet's future and set us on the path towards our current climate emergency. From the acclaimed filmmaking team behind ATHLETE A, AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL:TRUTH TO POWER, and the Oscar-nominated LEAD ME HOME, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT is an unflinching look at how political battles within the White House, and media narratives outside of it, shaped our environmental destiny. Co-directors Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, and Jon Shenk masterfully weave archival material to uncover the fascinating and damning origin story of our climate crisis, connecting the dots between past decisions and today's challenges with devastating precision. This special Earth Day screening invites audiences to understand not just how we arrived at our current climate reality, but also to reflect on the power of decisive action, and the consequences of missed opportunities as we continue to confront one of humanity's greatest challenges. Cinetopia:DOC is a monthly documentary club bringing audiences together to watch, discuss and connect around the documentary genre and craft. We screen exceptional documentary films alongside filmmaker Q&As or conversations as well as offer a space afterwards for continued discussion and networking in the Cameo bar. Cinetopia:DOC is supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI's Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI and the Scottish Documentary Institute and produced by Cinetopia, a hub of activity around filmgoing and filmmaking based in Edinburgh.

CINETOPIA: DOC presents: KIM'S VIDEO! A must-see for video store nerds, physical media lovers and movie buffs!🍿 Please note: to take part in the MYSTERY VIDEO SWAP BOX please arrive 20 minutes before the screening. Bring a DVD or Video from your collection at home, pop it in the swap box, and lucky dip for a surprise one to take home! Kim’s Video follows modern-day cinephile and filmmaker, David Redmon, on a seemingly quixotic quest to track down the whereabouts of the massive video collection of the now-defunct Kim’s Video, an iconic NYC video rental store with more than 55,000 beloved and rare movies - frequented by Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino, and the Coen Bros. Playing with the forms and tropes of cinema, David’s bizarre and increasingly obsessive quest takes him to Sicily, where he becomes entangled in a web of local politics, and to South Korea, where he tracks down the enigmatic Mr. Kim in the hope of influencing the collection’s future. “An ode to the love of cinema, this film will strike a chord with anyone who has ever rented a movie.” 📼 Cinetopia connects the film community. We're a film exhibition and film events hub who create events and content for both the general public as well as film industry professionals, from screenings to networking, pop-up outdoor cinema, and panels. we also produce a podcast and film Substack.

CINETOPIA: DOC presents: KIM'S VIDEO! A must-see for video store nerds, physical media lovers and movie buffs!🍿 Please note: to take part in the MYSTERY VIDEO SWAP BOX please arrive 20 minutes before the screening. Bring a DVD or Video from your collection at home, pop it in the swap box, and lucky dip for a surprise one to take home! Kim’s Video follows modern-day cinephile and filmmaker, David Redmon, on a seemingly quixotic quest to track down the whereabouts of the massive video collection of the now-defunct Kim’s Video, an iconic NYC video rental store with more than 55,000 beloved and rare movies - frequented by Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino, and the Coen Bros. Playing with the forms and tropes of cinema, David’s bizarre and increasingly obsessive quest takes him to Sicily, where he becomes entangled in a web of local politics, and to South Korea, where he tracks down the enigmatic Mr. Kim in the hope of influencing the collection’s future. “An ode to the love of cinema, this film will strike a chord with anyone who has ever rented a movie.” 📼 Cinetopia connects the film community. We're a film exhibition and film events hub who create events and content for both the general public as well as film industry professionals, from screenings to networking, pop-up outdoor cinema, and panels. we also produce a podcast and film Substack. more dates here - www.cinetopia.co.uk/kimsvideo

CINETOPIA: DOC presents: KIM'S VIDEO! A must-see for video store nerds, physical media lovers and movie buffs!🍿 Please note: to take part in the MYSTERY VIDEO SWAP BOX please arrive 20 minutes before the screening. Bring a DVD or Video from your collection at home, pop it in the swap box, and lucky dip for a surprise one to take home! Kim’s Video follows modern-day cinephile and filmmaker, David Redmon, on a seemingly quixotic quest to track down the whereabouts of the massive video collection of the now-defunct Kim’s Video, an iconic NYC video rental store with more than 55,000 beloved and rare movies - frequented by Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino, and the Coen Bros. Playing with the forms and tropes of cinema, David’s bizarre and increasingly obsessive quest takes him to Sicily, where he becomes entangled in a web of local politics, and to South Korea, where he tracks down the enigmatic Mr. Kim in the hope of influencing the collection’s future. “An ode to the love of cinema, this film will strike a chord with anyone who has ever rented a movie.” 📼 Cinetopia connects the film community. We're a film exhibition and film events hub who create events and content for both the general public as well as film industry professionals, from screenings to networking, pop-up outdoor cinema, and panels. we also produce a podcast and film Substack. more dates here - www.cinetopia.co.uk/kimsvideo https://tickets.montroseplayhouse.co.uk/movie/kims-video-qa

Presented by Cinetopia:DOC and Take One Action! (N/C 12A+) 88 mins Directors: Juan Palacios & Sofie Husum Johannesen In Danish with English subtitles. Tickets available on a sliding scale. See below for more info. The 27 residents on the tiny Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø are used to severe weather and flooding. Climate change has only made things worse and now it poses a serious existential threat to the eight-square-kilometer island. However, its last farmer, Gregers, whose family has lived there for eight generations, hasn’t given up in the face of the impending catastrophe. He refuses to build a life elsewhere and instead hopes to find a wife to manage the farm with him. As a storm is slowly approaching, Gregers and his faithful dog inspect the obsolete dikes that protect his beloved island. In the meantime, Mie blows out the candles of her 100th-year birthday cake, Ellen and Ingeborg complain about the moon disease they suffer from, birdwatcher Niels laments about the rare birds that don’t visit the island anymore, and tourist guide Preben tells stories, about how Mandø’s entire community was almost completely wiped out during a storm surge in 1634, to summer visitors who come and go on a daily basis. Despite the new threats from the rising sea, today’s current generation holds on steadfastly to their little part of the world. The portrait of this microcosm is accompanied by masterfully crafted shots of the distinctive landscape, shifting skies, and seas that change with the wind and tide. In a sense, the grim fate of these islanders, presented in daily humorous situations, affects us all. “Directors Juan Palacios and Sofie Husum Johannesen find beauty and sadness in this visually exquisite documentary about a tiny island community menaced by climate change.” The Film Verdict “Impressively, the film walks that delicate line of both celebrating Mando as an entirely unique place, an island lost in time, and holding it up as a King Canute-esque symbol for humanity’s ongoing fight to hold back the tide.” Screen Daily 12A+: This film is not rated by the BBFC, but we recommend it is appropriate for all those aged 12 and above. To make their events more accessible, Take One Action’s tickets operate on a sliding scale policy. Choose what you pay based on your personal circumstances, from £0 – £10. When you pay a higher price, you help subsidise a ticket for somebody on a lower income. Prices* £0 – No income £2 – Low income £4 – Low income £6 – Concession £8 – Full price £10 – Pay it forward *When booked online, tickets priced £2 to £10 will be charged a booking fee. Screening at the Screen Machine About our Ullapool Location Car Park, Lochbroom Leisure Centre, Ullapool, IV26 2UE

THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP takes the audience on a powerful, visually arresting journey through humanity’s endless cycle of war and peace. The film follows 20-year-old Andriy Suleyman as he tries to secure a sustainable future while navigating the human toll of armed conflict. From the Syrian civil war to strife in Ukraine, Andriy’s existence is framed by the seemingly eternal flow of life and death. Donations to this fundraiser will support funds that provide psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the war and Medical Aid funds. If you wish to donate, please prepare your donation in cash. Thank you.

Join us for an intimate filmmakers circle led by Ahmed Saleh around memory, documentation of the intangible layers of life, and how to capture past stories and experiences in film. This event precedes the live performance ‘Inside the TV Box, I Found the True Story of the People of Palestine’ as part of Falastin Film Festival, a volunteer-run, not-for-profit collective of Palestinians and allies dedicated to sharing Palestinian stories and voices with Scottish audiences through the power of cinema and art. This intimate, screen-free, and participatory event is open to Scotland-based documentary and non-fiction moving image filmmakers, cinematographers, writers and producers. It provides a safe, inclusive, and supportive space designed to open a discussion about the journey from observer to participant, from reality to magical realism and the process of interweaving personal stories with others’ memories into film and performance.

Screening as part of the Latin Connections Festival run by CinemaAttic Original Title: Los restos del pasar Directors: LUIS (SOTO) MUÑOZ Y ALFREDO PICAZO Country: Spain Year: 2023 Duration: 83 The Trail Left by Time is a film that drifts between fiction and non-fiction, told with stunning sensitivity and a poetic realism reminiscent of the most lyrical and folkloric Carlos Saura. It follows a man who, in what feels like his final breath, recalls an Easter Week from his childhood in the village where he grew up; seven days that shaped the adult he would become. Through an intimate tone and a powerful soundtrack, the film allows its evocative images and music to speak for themselves. It reflects on the essence of a place: the meaning of its customs and beliefs, its rituals around life and death, the delicate balance between individual and collective memory, and the inevitable transience of all that inhabits us.

Latin Connections Film Festival in association with Brasil: A Slow Film Festival presents: INTO THE VOID: COLLECTIVE DREAMS IN BRAZILIAN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA This programme showcases a selection of contemporary Brazilian short films that reflect the country’s rich filmmaking talent and its political (and poetic) resistance, particularly during the years of the Bolsonaro presidency. These films, awarded at prestigious festivals like Locarno, Berlinale, and Cannes, delve into powerful themes of physicality, nature, transformation, and exploitation. They explore the strength of human bodies when they come together, and the profound impact of collective action to, why not, imagine a new world. The human body, perhaps the very foundation upon which capitalism is built, often goes unnoticed in its potential to create change when we move in harmony. Beautiful, complex, dissident bodies. This is a programme that will take you from pure laughter to pure emotion, dare we say, tears. Featuring intimate, deeply humanist character studies, innovative glass-painted animations, and formally daring films that incorporate Amazonian myths and ghosts, it offers a unique space for contemplating identity, culture clash, migration, and the potential of connection-making in an ultra-capitalist era: all garnished, by the way, with some incredible music scores and beats. At its heart, the programme is a tender yet defiant reminder of the power of human connection in the face of overwhelming challenges. It calls for an anti-capitalist reevaluation of our relationship with nature, and the ways in which we are (dis)connected from it, from the bustling streets of major cities to the deep recesses of the Earth. A journey that takes you from hyper-urban spaces like Rio or São Paulo, to the Amazon jungle, to the outer cosmos, and to the core of the Earth. Are you ready? Fasten your seatbelts.