In Dreams: A Movie Weekend
Cromarty Cinema is excited to announce a special event over the weekend of 13 – 15th March 2026. Mark Cousins, renowned filmmaker and creator of imaginative events, will be our first guest curator – programming a magical weekend of film and surprises around the theme of dreams and dreaming.Features will include Orson Welles’ Macbeth, Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood For Love and Vincente Minnelli’s dream of a Scottish paradise, Brigadoon.
The films will be wrapped around with personal introductions, music, and short films. Special guests will be dropping in virtually from around the world, and the cinema and its surroundings will join in the dream theme. More than a selection of films, ‘In Dreams’ will be a mood, a celebration, a transportation.
I jumped at the chance of making a cinema weekend in Cromarty, one of the most visual places I’ve ever been. I suggested that it would be about dreams because the best films are dreamlike, and because Cromarty sometimes looks like a painting by Rene Magritte. I can’t wait to work with the volunteers to make something enchanting. The aim is for people to say “what a weekend I’ve just had“.
Mark Cousins
Tickets will be available online from the 1st March, and seats will not be individually allocated. Any spare tickets will be sold at the desk 30 minutes before screenings. The Last Splash coffee shop, next to the cinema, will be open for extended hours that weekend.
We are grateful to Creative Scotland for their support of the guest curator initiative.
The weekend programme:
Macbeth
“Graphic, atmospheric, a delirious B movie from a master filmmaker” Orson Welles lush adaptation of the Scottish Play is an…
The Singing Ringing Tree
“If you’re a certain age, images of this film are etched in your brain. Surreal, childlike, andfull of magic, this…
Cemetery of Splendor
“A gentle masterpiece about dreaming together and healing” In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping…
Happy as Lazzaro
“One of the most acclaimed filmmakers of our time weaves a mythic story about time and kindness” Purehearted teen Lazzaro…
Brigadoon
“Criticised for its fantasy portrait of Scotland, Brigadoon’s gorgeous backdrops were painted by an Edinburgh man. Its theme of city…
In the Mood for Love
“a cinematic swoon, a reverie of clothes, music and longing” Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital…
Play Me Something
“A fascinating cast, boldly Scottish and innovative” A group of individuals are stranded at a small island airport when the…
