Timespan’s Community Cinema comes back in 2026! We will screen films fortnightly on Saturday mornings, showcasing archival and international films that highlight the stark realities of the climate crisis.

16th May – Caora Mor: The Big Sheep by Margaret Tait, 1966 and Crofters, 1945

30th May – Blue Heart, Britton Caillouette 2018
Combining stunning cinematography with a fantastic breadth of individual portraits, this sumptuous documentary chronicles communities fighting to save the last wild rivers of Europe.

13th June – Màiri Mhòr: Her Life and Songs, 1994
A drama-documentary, written by John McGrath, recounting the life story of songwriter Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson). After being wrongly imprisoned in 1820 for stealing, she took to composing some of the most evocative and enduring music in Gaelic.

27th June – Land Grabbing, Kurt Langbein, 2015
An urgent call to action, tendered by beckoning examples of resistance and change from within poor countries themselves.

11th July – Selection of shorts including:
Scenes from a Shetland Croft Life, Jenny Brown, 1932.
Da Makkin O’ A Keshie, Jenny Brown, 1932.
Eriskay – A Poem of Remote Lives, Dr. Werner Kissling, 1935.
The Most Important Plant in the World, Caroline Vitzthum, 2024.

25th July – Local Hero Bill Forsyth, 1883
This much-loved feature from Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth is a charming and humorous portrait of an island community resisting takeover by the oil and gas industry.