One Bum Cinema Club
FREE no booking required
Date and Time
7th Sep - 27 Nov 2026
Address
Dumfries and Galloway Libraries
Map
Price
Free, No booking required
Language
English
Accessibility
Our animated film programme will be captioned in English.
Step inside the world’s smallest cinema and experience the magic of animation like never before!
One Bum Cinema Club invites you to enjoy a brand new selection of short, family-friendly animated films, all from the comfort of your own personal cinema seat.
Curated as part of Manipulate Arts’ Autumn Animation Season and Captivate Programme, this playful installation showcases a diverse programme of Scottish and international shorts. From heartwarming tales to imaginative adventures, each film offers a window into the creativity and craft of leading artists from Scotland and around the world.
Lockerbie Library: 17 Sep – 2 Oct
Georgetown Library: 6 Oct – 16 Oct
Kirkcudbright Library: 20 Oct – 30 Oct
Stranraer Library: 16 Nov – 27 Nov
Perfect for audiences of all ages, One Bum Cinema Club is a joyful, intimate experience that celebrates the wonder of animation, one viewer, one seat, and one unforgettable moment at a time.
The One Bum Cinema will be touring libraries across the Dumfries and Galloway, presented in partnership with Arts D&G and Dumfries and Galloway Libraries.
Shorts Programme
A Walk into the Afterlife – Jiyun Jeong (Luxembourg)
A small cat journeys into the garden of the afterlife in search of a magical flower.
(4 mins)
The Tearaway – Eleanor Stewart (Scotland)
‘The Tearaway’ is a paper caper about a group of woodland friends trying to track down a naughty beaver. This handmade film has been crafted entirely out of paper and brought to life using stop motion animation.
Pigeon Holding – Liv Dugdale (Scotland)
Exploring the relationship between people and birds through a combination of hand drawn animation and photographic collage, centring around the community of pigeon keepers in Glasgow.
(2 mins)
First Flight – Adrian Jaffe (Germany)
Three little birds, a symphony of frogs, and a first flight unlike any other.
(4 mins)
DUCKS – AJ Jefferies (UK)
It’s a perfectly normal day in the park. The sun is shining, ducks are swimming and everything is as it should be…”
(5 mins)
Little Taste of Joy – Jonathan Djob Nkondo (France)
A surreal spectacle somewhere between a circus show and a religious ritual: human figures sing, perform acrobatic tricks and stare in awe at magical flora.
(5 mins)
Partners and Funders
Manipulate Arts’ Autumn Animation Season is supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery
Presented in partnership with Arts D&G
