By Julie Hindkjær, volunteer journalist at Roskilde Festival's Media House
Forget dusty film reels and heavy-going documentaries. Tucked away in the old barn in Clean Out Loud, Roskilde Festival's cinema returns as a lively meeting place where films spark conversations, workshops, live performances and shared experiences.
Roskilde Festival Folk High School has helped develop and curate Cinema, and for lecturer Marie Erbs Ørbæk, giving the festival cinema a new role has been a personal mission.
"We want it to be a window to the world – a place where people ask questions. You should leave feeling a little wiser, but it absolutely has to be fun as well."
Cinema is also one of the festival's best places to slow the pace without stepping away from the experience.
"Instead of hiding away in your tent scrolling on your phone, Cinema is somewhere we can still be together. It gives you a breather while offering a powerful cinematic experience on the big screen," she says.
Practical information
Where: The old barn in Clean Out Loud (East)
When: Throughout First Days. Screenings every day at 11.00, 15.00, 19.00 and 23.00.
Admission: Free – first come, first served.
Capacity: 100 seated guests (expanded to 150 for selected events).
Presented by: Roskilde Festival and Roskilde Festival Folk High School in collaboration with CPH, the European Parliament, The Why Foundation, Bevica Foundation, RoskildeBio.nu and the National Film School of Denmark.
Meet Emma Holten after the opening film
The opening film, The Tender Revolution, follows people challenging a system that has lost its sense of care and humanity.
After the screening, activist Emma Holten and disability researcher Emil Falster take the stage for a discussion on how to build a more inclusive society.
The talk will be in Danish.
Sunday 28 June at 11.00 – Cinema
Join a debate on Europe's shared nature
Following Alcarràs, journalist Jakob Skaaning hosts a conversation with Danish Members of the European Parliament about who really gets to decide the future of our shared natural environment.
The film is screened with English subtitles.
Sunday 28 June at 15.00 – Cinema
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Learn to interpret live music in sign language
After Deaf, musician and sign language interpreter Mia Maja Holst Manstrup leads a workshop exploring how live music can be experienced through sign language.
Monday 29 June at 15:00 – Cinema
When bold dreams meet reality
The documentary Christiania is followed by a conversation between director Karl Forchhammer and Roskilde Festival CEO Signe Lopdrup about bold visions, communities and the realities of making dreams last.
The film is screened withed English subtitles.
Sunday 28 June at 19:00 – Cinema
Meditate on concrete
Yes, really.
After The History of Concrete, you're invited to join a collective meditation on concrete itself. Inspired by the raw surroundings of Musicon, the session explores how even the hardest places can become spaces for reflection and human connection.
Tuesday 30 June at 19:00 – Cinema
Horror, vampires and midnight
Once darkness falls, Cinema takes on a different character.
On Sunday, test your horror film knowledge in a quiz after Sinners.
Sunday 28 June at 23:00 – Cinema
On Tuesday, Carl Th. Dreyer's silent classic Vampyr is reimagined with a brand-new live score performed in the cinema by the duo Big Fan.
Tuesday 30 June at 23.00 – Cinema