Cultural lineage
Independent cinema
Screens programmed by choice rather than by distributor demand — what plays is a decision, not a default.
3 venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London working in this tradition
Venues
Filmhouse
88 Lothian RoadEdinburgh
Filmhouse has occupied a former church at 88 Lothian Road since 1978 and has been the long-term home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the longest…
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose StreetGlasgow
Glasgow Film Theatre opened in 1939 as the Cosmo, Britain's first purpose-built arthouse cinema outside London, and has operated continuously on Rose Street…
Watermans Arts Centre
40 High StreetLondon
Watermans Arts Centre is a multi-arts venue on Brentford High Street — independent cinema, theatre, exhibitions, dance and talks under one roof on the…
Upcoming
Full programme →Bell Square 2026: Ertza
Watermans Arts Centre · Tomorrow · 13:00 · Free
Bell Square 2026: Ertza
Watermans Arts Centre · Tomorrow · 15:00 · Free
Ghost in the Machine + Q&A — Valerie Veatch
Filmhouse · Tomorrow · 15:00
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Tomorrow · 15:30
Sleepaway Camp — Robert Hiltzik
Filmhouse · Tomorrow · 18:20
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Tomorrow · 20:15
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Tomorrow · 20:45
Trolls — Mike Mitchell
Filmhouse · Sun 23 Aug · 11:00
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Sun 23 Aug · 13:00
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Sun 23 Aug · 14:30
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Sun 23 Aug · 17:30
In the Mouth of Madness — John Carpenter
Filmhouse · Sun 23 Aug · 17:45
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Sun 23 Aug · 18:15
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Sun 23 Aug · 20:00
Tony (Baby + Carer) — Matt Johnson
Filmhouse · Mon 24 Aug · 10:30
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Mon 24 Aug · 13:30
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Mon 24 Aug · 16:00
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Mon 24 Aug · 18:10
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Mon 24 Aug · 20:20
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Tue 25 Aug · 15:45
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Tue 25 Aug · 16:00
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Tue 25 Aug · 18:10
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Tue 25 Aug · 18:15
Can I Live? + intro — Daniel Bailey
Filmhouse · Tue 25 Aug · 18:30
In the Mouth of Madness — John Carpenter
Filmhouse · Tue 25 Aug · 20:20
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Wed 26 Aug · 14:30
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Wed 26 Aug · 15:15
The Ballad Of Wallis Island + Q&A w/ Tim Key — James Griffiths
Filmhouse · Wed 26 Aug · 17:00
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Wed 26 Aug · 18:10
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Wed 26 Aug · 20:40
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Thu 27 Aug · 13:15
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration) — Danny Boyle
Filmhouse · Thu 27 Aug · 15:30
Activating Archives: Reclaiming Colonial Images + Q&A — Kamal Aljafari (<i>UNDR</i>); Diana Allan (<i>Partition</i>)
Filmhouse · Thu 27 Aug · 18:00
Lady — William Clemens
Filmhouse · Thu 27 Aug · 20:40
All This Victory + Q&A — Ahmad Ghossein
Filmhouse · Fri 28 Aug · 14:30
Parallel Time + Q&A — Samira Makki (<i>When Solid Turns To Dust, Or A Note On Liquidity From Palestine</i>); Rakan Mayasi (<i>Bonboné</i>); Al Jazeera (<i>Walid Daqqa: A Parallel Life</i>)
Filmhouse · Fri 28 Aug · 17:30
Gaza: What Still Grows + Q&A — Woroud Alqassas (<i>Seeds & Roots</i>); Maria Marrone (<i>Rendered In Light</i>); Mai Saad & Ahmed Al Danaf (<i>One More Show</i>)
Filmhouse · Fri 28 Aug · 20:10
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre — Marcus Nispel
Filmhouse · Fri 28 Aug · 20:30
Gaza: Against The Perfect Victim + Q&A — Mahmoud Nabil Ahmed
Filmhouse · Sat 29 Aug · 12:00
South Lebanon: Homage to the Frontliners + Q&A — Randa Chahal Sabbag (<i>Souha, Surviving Hell</i>); Batoul Faour (<i>The Bunker, The Barracks & The Base</i>); Fatima Joumaa (<i>From My Mother's Novel</i>); Joude Bazzoun (<i>66 Days</i>)
Filmhouse · Sat 29 Aug · 15:10