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François Ozon’s "Quand vient l'automne" follows Michelle, a retired grandmother in rural Burgundy whose fragile reunion with her estranged daughter is shattered by a mysterious mushroom poisoning. As suspicion, guilt, and old secrets surface, Michelle’s bond with her friend Marie-Claude and her ex-convict son deepens in this quietly unsettling drama-thriller about family, aging, and moral ambiguity.

When Autumn Falls [Quand Vient L'Automne]

Date

27. elokuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The Love That Remains" follows an Icelandic family over a year as parents navigate separation, lingering love, and shared responsibility. Set against stark natural landscapes, the film blends intimate domestic moments with touches of surreal humour, exploring how love changes rather than disappears. Hlynur Pálmason crafts a tender, visually poetic, meditation on family, loss, and endurance.

The Love That Remains [Ástin sem eftir er]

Date

3. syyskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"No Other Choice" follows a laid-off paper industry worker whose desperation to reclaim his middle-class life drives him toward a shocking plan: eliminate his job competition. Blending black comedy, thriller and social satire, Park Chan-wook crafts a darkly funny, unsettling portrait of economic anxiety, masculine pride and moral collapse under modern capitalism.

No Other Choice [Eojjeolsuga eobsda]

Date

10. syyskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"Sentimental Value" is a Norwegian family drama about two sisters whose estranged father, a once-famous film director, reenters their lives after their mother’s death. When he asks one daughter to star in his autobiographical new film—and casts a young Hollywood actress when she refuses—old wounds resurface. The film explores grief, memory, art and uneasy reconciliation with bittersweet humour.

Sentimental Value [Affeksjonsverdi]

Date

17. syyskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"Father Mother Sister Brother" is a quiet, melancholy anthology following three estranged family relationships in the U.S., Ireland and France. Across interconnected stories, adult children confront aging parents, unresolved tensions and buried memories. In Jim Jarmusch’s understated, wry style, the film becomes a reflective meditation on family distance, mortality and the fragile bonds that endure despite emotional disconnection.

Father Mother Sister Brother

Date

24. syyskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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Jafar Panahi’s "It Was Just an Accident" follows a former political prisoner who believes he has found his old torturer. He and fellow survivors abduct the man, sparking a tense moral reckoning over revenge, memory and justice. Blending thriller, dark comedy and political allegory, the film examines trauma and resistance under authoritarian rule.

It Was Just An Accident [Yek tasadof-e sadeh]

Date

1. lokakuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"My Father’s Shadow", directed by Akinola Davies Jr, is a semi-autobiographical drama set during Nigeria’s turbulent 1993 election. It follows two young brothers spending a rare day in Lagos with their estranged father, navigating personal tensions and political unrest. Through this journey, the film explores memory, family bonds and the emotional legacy of an absent parent

My Father's Shadow

Date

8. lokakuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The Golden Spurtle", directed by Constantine Costi, is a warm, quirky documentary set in a Scottish Highland village during the annual World Porridge Making Championship. It follows eccentric local organisers and international contestants competing for the coveted title, while capturing themes of tradition, community and simple pleasures amid a gently humorous, low-stakes culinary contest.

The Golden Spurtle

Date

15. lokakuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", directed by Robert Wiene, is a landmark of German Expressionism. The story follows a hypnotist, Dr. Caligari, who uses a sleepwalker, Cesare, to commit murders. Told through a framing narrative, the film’s distorted sets and unreliable perspective blur reality and madness, culminating in a twist that questions the narrator’s sanity and authority. This silent film will be accompanied by professional organist Aaron Hawthorne, on the 1904 Ayr Town Hall organ.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Date

22. lokakuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"It's Not My Film" follows Wanda (Zofia Chabiera) and Janek (Marcin Sztabiński), a couple in a long-term rut, who attempt to save their failing relationship by embarking on a bitter, 400-kilometer winter hike along the Polish Baltic coast.

It's Not My Film [To nie mój film]

Date

29. lokakuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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A small town on the coast of Galicia, is shaken two years ago by the shipwreck in which seven of its nine crew members died. After two years of mourning, they decide to revive their Rondalla (traditional folk music group), to compete in an annual regial contest, which brings a lot of joy and excitement.

Band Together [Rondallas]

Date

5. marraskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"Sirat", directed by Óliver Laxe, is a haunting road drama set in the Moroccan desert. It follows a father and his young son searching for a missing daughter, joining a group of ravers on a perilous journey. Blending realism with spiritual and existential themes, the film becomes an intense odyssey of loss, connection, and survival.

Sirāt

Date

12. marraskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York", directed by Chris Columbus, follows Kevin McCallister as he accidentally boards a flight to New York City while his family heads to Florida. Alone in Manhattan, he enjoys the city’s luxuries but soon encounters the escaped burglars, Harry and Marv, and must outsmart them once again using clever traps. The film is being shown to raise funds for Whiteley’s Retreat. Entrance fee is payable by everyone.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Date

15. marraskuuta 2026

Screening Time

5.00 ip.

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"Nouvelle Vague" is Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world's most beloved and influential movies, Nouvelle Vague transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the transformative power of cinema.

Nouvelle Vague

Date

19. marraskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"Still Pushing Pineapples", directed by Kim Hopkins, is a poignant documentary following ageing pop singer Dene Michael of Black Lace fame. As he tours small venues with his girlfriend and elderly mother, the film explores fading celebrity, family bonds, and resilience, blending humour and melancholy while reflecting on working-class life and the enduring pursuit of relevance and dreams.

Still Pushing Pineapples

Date

26. marraskuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The Ballad of Wallis Island", directed by James Griffiths, is a British comedy-drama about a lonely lottery winner who invites his favourite folk duo—former lovers—to reunite for a private performance on a remote island. As old tensions resurface, the film blends gentle humour with melancholy, exploring nostalgia, lost love, and the human need for connection.

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Date

3. joulukuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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A family living in the Jura mountains is torn apart following the return of the son's biological father.

Jim's Story [Le Roman de Jim]

Date

10. joulukuuta 2026

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The President’s Cake", directed by Hasan Hadi, is a poignant drama set in 1990s Iraq under Saddam Hussein. It follows nine-year-old Lamia, who is forced to bake a birthday cake for the President despite severe poverty and food shortages. As she searches for ingredients, her journey reveals the hardships, fear, and resilience of ordinary people living under an oppressive regime.

The President's Cake [mamlakat alqasab]

Date

7. tammikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The Last One for the Road" is a reflective Italian road drama that follows two aging, cash-strapped friends obsessed with having “one last drink.” When they befriend a shy architecture student, the trio embark on a wandering journey across Veneto, where humor and aimlessness give way to deeper themes of friendship, regret, and the search for meaning across generations.

The Last One for the Road [Le città di pianura]

Date

14. tammikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"Network", directed by Sidney Lumet, is a biting satire of television news and corporate media. It follows aging anchor Howard Beale, whose on-air breakdown boosts ratings and turns him into a manipulated spectacle. The film critiques sensationalism, profit-driven journalism, and the erosion of ethics in broadcasting through dark humor and powerful performances.

Network

Date

21. tammikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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TBA, Focus Film Festival in association with the Goethe Institut, Glasgow.

Fokus Films Festival in association w/ Goethe Institut, Glasgow.

Date

28. tammikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The History of Sound", directed by Oliver Hermanus, is a period romantic drama set around World War I. It follows two young music students, Lionel and David, who meet in 1917 and later reunite to travel through rural Maine recording folk songs. As they document voices and traditions, a quiet, deeply felt love develops between them.

The History of Sound

Date

4. helmikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The Voice of Hind Rajab", directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, is a powerful docudrama based on real events in Gaza. It reconstructs the final hours of a young Palestinian girl trapped under fire, using real emergency call recordings alongside dramatized scenes of Red Crescent responders. The film explores helplessness, moral tension, and the human cost of war.

The Voice of Hind Rajab [Ṣawt Hind Rajab]

Date

11. helmikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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In “Blue Heron”, Sophy Romvari’s acclaimed feature debut, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family settle into a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is shaken by the increasingly dangerous behaviour of her oldest brother, Jeremy.

Blue Heron

Date

18. helmikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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Audience Choice Film to be detemined later in the season.

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Date

25. helmikuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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"The Wolves Always Come at Night", directed by Gabrielle Brady, is a hybrid docudrama following a Mongolian herding family whose traditional life is devastated by climate change. Forced to migrate from the countryside to Ulaanbaatar, they struggle to adapt to urban existence while grieving their lost connection to land, animals, and identity.

The Wolves Always Come at Night

Date

4. maaliskuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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Based on a true story, in late 1970s Barcelona, Manolo Vital, a bus driver, takes bold action to protest the neglect of Torre Baró, an immigrant neighbourhood. His act becomes a symbol of resistance against systemic inequality during a pivotal moment in the city’s modern transformation.

EL 47

Date

11. maaliskuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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Earth Hour Film to be determined.

EARTH HOUR

Date

25. maaliskuuta 2027

Screening Time

8.15 ip.

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