Screenings & Events
Cafe Ray operates an 18-seat micro cinema.
The cinema offers sofa and soft-chair seating with coffee, fika and soft drinks available for every show.
Tickets are available at the door via Swish or card.
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Chasing time
James Balog / on location in Iceland 40 minutes/ Documentary / USA / directed by Jeff Orlowski-Yang
Screening dates: 18:00 / Thursday January 22, 2026
Tickets at the door
Film Synopsis:
If a single photo can inspire change, how influential are a million images? Over the course of the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project, photographer James Balog and his team brought some of the world’s first and most compelling visual evidence of climate change to the global stage as he depicted the rapid melting of glaciers around the world. Thoughtfully helmed by acclaimed director Jeff Orlowski-Yang (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral, The Social Dilemma) and first-time filmmaker Sarah Keo, Chasing Time is a meditative exploration of time and mortality, following James and his crew as they bring the decades-long project to a close, cataloging more than one million images in the process. The short documentary reunites James and the Emmy-award-winning team behind Chasing Ice to capture the end of the epic undertaking and spotlight the power of an intergenerational effort to seed hope and inspire action toward a sustainable future. A beautiful tribute to the power of images and the importance of mentorship, the team examines the legacy their efforts have made on the world.
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Rhythm of A Flower
83 mins/ Experimental / India / directed by Amit Dutta
Screening date: 18:00 / Thursday January 29 2026
Synopsis:
Kumar Gandharav, a child prodigy who subsequently became one of the finest and most original geniuses of Indian classical music, was struck by tuberculosis at the height of his abilities. For years, he lay in bed, barred from using his lungs, unsure if he would ever be able to rise or sing again.
Meanwhile, his senses were gathering sounds from nature, from distant folk melodies, and from every vibration of life. Sometimes he practiced, singing so softly that it was hardly audible beyond his bed. This film takes this single moment of him lying on his sick bed and expands it, where his life of music and contemplation moves like a dream. When he rises after six years in bed, with only one lung spared, he writes, sings, and teaches again, giving voice to the six long years of silence and bridging the old and new with visionary insights.
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And, Towards Happy Alleys
89 mins / Documentary / India / directed by Sreemoyee Singh
Date: 18:00 / Friday, January 30 2026
Fascinated by Iran’s film culture and the poetic works of the feminist poet Forough Farrokhzad, Indian filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh sets out in search of the protagonists of Iranian cinema. The numerous interviews she conducts over a period of six years with filmmakers Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Shirvani and human rights activist Nasrin Sotudeh, among others, show the precarious situation in which critics of the regime find themselves, including the constant threat of imprisonment and being banned from practising their profession. With a keen eye for unusual situations, she documents the effect of the Islamic Republic’s strict and omnipresent censorship on the daily lives of Iranian women whose uncompromising struggle has put them at the forefront of the protests that are currently rocking the country.
And, Towards Happy Alleys is a passionate declaration of love for the cinema and poetry of Iran which also provides a frank view of daily life, and bears witness to a fearless generation raising its voice and implacably demanding its civil liberties. -
Dear Sirs
93 mins/ Documentary / USA / directed by Mark Pedri
Screening date: 17:00 / Saturday January 31 2026
Meet The Filmmakers: Q&A with Director Mark Pedri & Producer Carrie McCarthy live in cinema.
Producer: Mark Pedri & Carrie McCarthy
Composer: James Craft
Animator: Drew Christie
Editor: Mark Pedri
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Mark Pedri had never heard his grandfather Silvio’s story despite spending nearly every day together for 10 years. It wasn’t until after Silvio’s death that Mark found an archive of old photos, letters, and documents detailing Silvio’s journey as a Prisoner of War (POW) in World War II. The discovery inspired Mark to bike over 500 miles across Europe, following the original Prisoner of War transportation routes, in an effort to tell his grandfather’s story and better understand the man who helped raise him. -
Palestine Film Festival
Various
Screening date: 17:00 / Thursday March 19 2026
In collaboration with partners in Malmö and around the world, we present a collection of Palestine-themed feature documentary films and short films at Cafe Ray. Some films will be presented along with director Q&As.
Full program to be released in February!