Duncan Place Community Cinema
Our regular Duncan Place Community Cinema programme from December to March has now been confirmed.
Tickets for these films are now on sale, with more information and ticket links below.
Here’s the dates and times for you to mark your calendars.
Click on each film title for film trailers.
Saturday 13th December, 2pm - The Holdovers
Thought-provoking and warm-hearted Christmas-themed comedy drama.
Saturday 10th January, 2pm - Moonage Daydream
David Bowie documentary screening on the 10th anniversary of his death.
Thursday 12th February, 7pm - Short Film programme
An evening of short films. Full programme to be finalised.
Friday 6th March, 7pm - Aliens
40th anniversary screening of the sci-fi cult classic.
The Local Cinema Network
Duncan Place Community Hub is part of the Local Cinema network; community cinemas across Edinburgh, led by WHALE Arts and coordinated by Morvern Cunningham. They support film screenings co-curated with and for local communities across a range of community spaces in the city, including WHALE Arts; North Edinburgh Arts, Duncan Place Community Hub, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Space@Broomhouse Hub, Craigmillar Now and Crannie Community Hub.
The latest Local Cinema shared community cinema programme runs from August 2025 – March 2026, more details below. When tickets become available, you can book them directly from venues or via this link: https://linktr.ee/localcinemaedin
Local Cinema is supported by the City of Edinburgh Council and the Edinburgh Film Guild.
Duncan Place Community Cinema: The Story so far!
Films we’ve shown in the past include The Old Oak, Seven Songs for a Long Life, Adam, Everyman, Pride, Harold and Maude, Io Capitano, Save The Cinema, Restless Natives, Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands, Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché, Much Ado About Dying, and Life Is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza.
We’ve accompanied some of those films with various things including a community meal, a death café, a film quiz, panel discussions and talks from The Welcoming, Girls Rock School Edinburgh and Engender, plus some musical performances too. Even the films where we’ve not had something after the film have been thoroughly enjoyed, as people have let us know that they enjoy the space to chat with other folks in their community about the film afterwards. Something that many feel they don’t get the opportunity to do in a traditional cinema venue.
If you have any questions about our Duncan Place community cinema, please email events@duncanplace.org