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Established in 2012, West Side Cinema offers the edge of world cinema in a relaxed and social atmosphere – themed music, cabaret style table seating and you can ‘bring your own’ drinks and snacks.

Doors open 7:15 for a 7:45 start
£5 / £3 student and Young Scot card

In the documentary ‘SMILE and WAVE’ the flow of the tide and memories of the past, in particular director Evas father, are intertwined with the vulnerability of life and what remains when something is gone. Amongst the many treasures that Eva finds along the shore of Vesterålen, Norway, one in particular is the heart urchin. ‘It is magical and secretive, thinner than an eggshell and as vulnerable as you and me. In a universe of skeletons and waving barnacles emerges a story of a life’.

Director Eva Charlotte Nilsen will be attending our screening to give a Q & A after the film. Orkney Voices will be reading poetry and prose in response to the themes, and Douglas Montgomery will play the Hardanger Fiddle to compliment the evening, as part of Orkney Nature Festival and Norwegian Constitution Day.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/758426171

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