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Since the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives. Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century on an intimate and exclusive road trip across England with the uncompromising Parr, whose subjects, frames and colours have revolutionised contemporary photography.
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was born and the art world was changed forever.
Learn about the history of Dumfries’ Fairs and the Travelling Showpeople who create them. Many Showfamilies have operated on the Whitesands for generations – hear their stories while watching a series of short films, including a new one by Ruari Barber-Fleming which documents a ‘Fairground Walkabout’. This event will also screen historical shorts of Showman Albert Biddall’s cinematograph, snippets from historical fairs in Dumfries and Galloway, and Showfamilies personal footage of past fairs during floods. Each short film will be introduced.
Screening followed by discussion on the history and future of Dumfries’ fairs, and the impact of proposed flood prevention plans on the Whitesands.
Hosted by Showpeople Alex James Colquhoun, Mitch Miller, filmmaker Ruari Barber-Fleming, and artist t s Beall. Presented by Fair Scotland in collaboration with The Stove Network. Funded by The People’s Project.
Ash Rise is an exhibition of new work from 20 of Scotland’s leading and emerging makers using wood from Scottish ash trees. The exhibition and a documentary film is touring Scotland to tell the story of this beautiful tree, its historic and contemporary brilliance as a material and the challenges of ash die-back.
Join us for a double bill screening of the Ash Rise (60mins) film alongside a documentary film about the innovative wood sculptor/furniture designer Tim Stead and the battle to save the Grade A listed interior he created in his family home in the Borders. In the interval, we’ll have refreshments and chat with Tom Addy, maker and creative director to the Ash film and Beatrix Wood, director of Tim Stead: Magician with Wood, who is based in Dumfries and Galloway.
*** Profits from each screening will be donated to a local charity in each town its screened in ***
Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi’s last live appearance (4th November 2002, at London's Forum), We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. is a 96-minute movie comprising crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows and rare archive footage of Fugazi curated by Joe Gross, Joseph Pattisall and Jeff Krulik.
Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds.
Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group.
“For those who never saw Led Zeppelin live, the early concert footage alone is worth coming to see” - NME
Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds.
Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group.
“For those who never saw Led Zeppelin live, the early concert footage alone is worth coming to see” - NME
When a bomb endangers the Pha Tang temple, 'Satu' an orphan child laborer decides to head north through the rich and feral landscape of Laos in search of his long lost mother with his new photojournalist friend 'Bo'.
We hope that director Joshua Trigg will join us for a post-film discussion (tbc).
The next documentary in artist-filmmaker Margy Kinmonth’s trilogy exploring how artists depict war following Eric Ravilious – Drawn To War.
War Paint – Women At War shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art and asking: when it's life or death, what do women see that men don't?
Artists featured include Dame Rachel Whiteread, Zhanna Kadyrova, Maggi Hambling, Assil Diab, Dame Laura Knight, Marcelle Hanselaar, Cornelia Parker, Maya Lin, Shirin Neshat and Lee Miller. An entirely female cast of contributors makes this film a unique undertaking – telling vital truths in turbulent times.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Slade in Flame, a gritty rather than glam classic, the film will be back on the big screen from 2 May 2025, newly remastered and released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland by BFI Distribution.
Acclaimed as a stone-cold bona-fide cult classic over subsequent decades, and boasting a razor-sharp screenplay, superb performances and the power-packed foot-stomping soundtrack, Slade in Flame has been newly remastered by the BFI from the best available 35mm materials for its cinema release.