Local Cinema is a network of community cinemas based in Edinburgh, coordinated by Morvern Cunningham. We support film screenings co-curated with and for local communities across a range of community spaces in the city. Local Cinema is supported by the City of Edinburgh Council. The current series of On Falling community cinema screenings are supported by Film Hub Scotland.
Local Cinema is delighted to present a series of community cinema screenings of ‘On Falling’ – the debut feature film by Edinburgh-based director Laura Carreira and the first film to be produced by Ken Loach’s production company Sixteen. The film tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh.
All Local Cinema screenings of On Falling will include descriptive subtitles and take place in accessible venues. Please check in advance with individual venues directly for more information and to reserve tickets for events.
Local Cinema is supported by the City of Edinburgh Council, Film Hub Scotland and the Edinburgh Film Guild. If you’re interested in organising a community cinema screening as part of the Local Cinema programme, please contact project facilitator Morvern Cunningham via morverncunningham@gmail.com.
Please follow the links below to find more information about each of the Hubs and how to book a ticket.
Community Wellbeing Collective
(organised by Empowering Multicultural Communities Alliance)
Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
The Crannie Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
The Crannie Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
The Crannie Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
granton:hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
granton:hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
granton:hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar NOW. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar NOW. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar NOW. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Duncan Place Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Duncan Place Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Duncan Place Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar Now. Photo credit: Bob Winton 
Craigmillar Now. Photo credit: Bob Winton
New documentary Bill Douglas: My Best Friend had its Edinburgh premiere at Craigmillar Now as part of the Local Cinema programme on 27th September 2024. The post-film Q&A was conducted by artist and Craigmillar Now trustee Andrew Crummy, with archivist Kenny Munro and actor Alex Norton.
Tish was screened at Craigmillar Now on 18th December 2023, as part of the Local Cinema programme. Tish is a portrait of the visionary photographer Tish Murtha, who was committed to documenting the struggle and inequality of the working-class communities that framed her upbringing. Watch the trailer from the event and the full Q&A with the film’s director Paul Sng below.
