Cinema Screenings
November - February
at Craigmillar Now
We’re excited to be hosting local cinema screenings throughout November - February at Craigmillar Now!
Our Programme
Margaret Tait Shorts Thursday 30th November 3pm
Tish Monday 18th December 2pm
The Bill Douglas Trilogy:
My Childhood Thursday 18th January 3pm
My Ain Folk Thursday 25th January 3pm
My Way Home Thursday 1st February 3pm
Accessibility
The screenings are based in the ground floor of the Arts Centre with seating. As Craigmillar Now is based in a historic church the building gets cold during winter months - we will have the heating on but ask visitors to please wear warm clothes and layer up just incase. We have a ground floor, accessible bathroom. All our bathrooms are gender neutral. There is an echo in the church which can effect hearing aids. We have accessible parking on site and ramp access to the centre.
Refreshments
Themed refreshments will be available to buy throughout each screening.
Margaret Tait Shorts (NC)
Thursday 30th November, 3pm
30 minutes with English subtitles
Colour (16mm)
We’ll be showing a collection of short films by Scottish filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait. The films include Colour Poems (12 mins), Calypso (4 mins), These Walls (4 mins) and Garden Pieces (12 mins).
TISH
Monday 18th December, 2pm
90 mins with English subtitles
Tish Murtha was a visionary photographer committed to documenting the struggle and inequality of the working-class communities that framed her upbringing. Her archive of work from Northeast England and London’s Soho in the 1970s and 1980s is lovingly realised in this exploration of the legacy of her work and private life by her daughter, Ella Murtha. Ella Murtha and Jen Corcoran will be joining us at Craigmillar Now for this screening.
Free but booking is essential. Book here
The Bill Douglas Trilogy: My Childhood (PG)
Thursday 18th January, 3pm
46 minutes with English subtitles
Black & White
In My Childhood (1972), eight-year old Jamie lives with his granny and elder brother in a Scottish mining village in 1945. With his mother in a mental health institution and his father absent, he is subject to the hardships of poverty.
Free but booking is essential. Book here
The Bill Douglas Trilogy: My Ain Folk (PG)
Thursday 25th January, 3pm
55 minutes with English subtitles
Black & White
In My Ain Folk (1973), Jamie is sent to live with his paternal grandmother and uncle; a life full of silence and rejection.
Free but booking is essential. Book here
The Bill Douglas Trilogy: My Way Home (PG)
Thursday 1st February, 3pm
71 minutes with English subtitles
Black & White
My Way Home (1978) sees Jamie's ultimate victory over his circumstances; after a spell in foster care, and a homeless shelter, he is conscripted into the RAF, where he embarks on a redemptive friendship with pal Robert, which allows him to emerge from his ineffectual adolescence to pursue his artistic ambition.
Free but booking is essential. Book here