Check out our upcoming events at Refractive
The genre of “social documentary” is a broad one, encompassing many styles, objectives and histories. For this series of 5 in-person Advanced Skills workshops, we will consider social documentary photography as ethical and issue-based visual storytelling. Each session will involve display and dialogue around inspirational images, practical How To tips and some hands on activities, […]
Join Refractive for a screening of award-winning (and BAFTA tipped) coming of age drama film, Bird by Director Andrea Arnold. The film screening will take place on Friday 14th March at The Wynd Centre. The feature will be accompanied by a short film (to be announced). Doors open 7pm, screening starts at 7.15pm. […]
Join Refractive for a screening of widely acclaimed and award-winning drama film, The Outrun by Director Nora Fingscheidt. The film screening will take place on Tuesday 18th March at The Wynd Centre. The evening will also include a screening of Friends on the Outside (2023), a short film directed by Annabel Moodie. Doors […]
Join Refractive, in partnership with Johnstone Textile Space, for a screening of award-winning fashion documentary film, Fashion Reimagined by Director Becky Hutner. The film screening will take place on Thursday 20th March at Johnstone Textile Space. A bit about Johnstone Textile Space: The JTS Gallery is contemporary arts space in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. They host a […]
A dynamic fusion of Projection Mapping, Digital Art, and Local Film celebrating Renfrewshire’s unique architecture and environment. OUTDOOR PROJECTION Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March 2025, 7pm-9pm at No 1 High Street, Paisley, PA12AE Admission Free Join us outdoors at 1 High Street, Paisley—a long-overlooked and much loved local landmark which will […]
Join Refractive for a screening of award-winning drama film, On Falling by Director Laura Carreira. The film screening will take place on Friday 28th March at The Wynd Centre. The evening will also include a screening of Care (2023), a short film directed by Jagoda Tlok. Doors open 7pm, screening starts at 7.15pm. […]
Join us for the first of our Refractive Industry Sessions: Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at 1.30pm. Discover practical ways to make your film and digital work more sustainable. Our speakers for the afternoon session are Dan Bernard of Fast Familiar (Digital Story Studio) and Sarah Hamilton recently appointed Screen Sustainability Consultant, at Climate for […]
Exciting Guest at Our Next Artist Meet Up – Wilma Smith! We’re delighted to welcome Wilma Smith, a brilliant writer, director, and stop motion animator originally from Coatbridge, to our next Refractive meet-up. Wilma began making films as a teenager and went on to study at Glasgow School of Art. She started on […]
Join Refractive for a screening of the award-winning documentary Make it to Munich by Director Martyn Robertson. The film screening will take place at the Weavers Paisley on Thursday 11th September, 7pm (doors from 6.30pm). Make it to Munich | Martyn Robertson | 2025 | UK | English (with English Subtitles) | BBFC Rating: 12A In […]
Join Refractive for a screening of the Oscar Winning Flow by Gints Zilbalodis. The film screening will take place on Saturday 20th September at The Wynd Centre Paisley, 2pm (doors open 1.45pm).
Refractive are delighted to welcome filmmakers and digital artists to participate in a Filmmaking Masterclass with Director Luke Fowler as part of Paisley Docs: Rebels and Innovators. The Masterclass will take place at the Refractive Hub in the UWS Witherspoon Building (Paisley) on Saturday 11th October, 1-3pm. This event will be followed by a screening of Luke and co-director Corin Sworn's film On Weaving at Johnstone Textile Space, 5pm (doors from 4.30pm).
Join Refractive and Johnstone Textile Space for a screening On Weaving by Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival's Artists and Residence Luke Fowler and Corin Sworn. The film screening will take place at Johnstone Textile Space on Saturday 11th October, 5pm (doors from 4.30pm).
Refractive Scotland CIC is funded by Renfrewshire Council's Cultural Organisations Fund.
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