Dundead

27/05/2026

"...an original horror that has both the scares and the smarts." - Screen Daily: https://tinyurl.com/2c67c5dm

Reviews are in for Backrooms:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - HeyUGuys
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Radio Times
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Independent

Join us for our Dundead screening: https://tinyurl.com/3eu73js6 or catch it in DCA cinema from Fri 29 May: https://www.dca.org.uk/events/B5d-backrooms/

Kane Parsons' debut feature is based on his own YouTube shorts

26/05/2026

Last call to complete our Dundead 2026 survey: https://tinyurl.com/4u7j645c

Your feedback will help us shape next year's festival, plus there's the chance to win tickets for our screening of Backrooms - https://tinyurl.com/3eu73js6

19/05/2026

Have you filled in our Dundead festival survey yet?

It's super quick, helps us for planning next year's fest and there's a chance to win a pair of tickets to our screening of Backrooms: https://tinyurl.com/4u7j645c

17/05/2026

Delicious Dundead merch 🍽️

If you missed out on this year's t-shirt, print or our brand new caps at the festival, we've now added limited quantities to our online shop: https://tinyurl.com/4k4ykcns

16/05/2026

"Time and tide lap unnervingly at the shore in Mark Jenkin’s wonderful and ghostly new film, Rose of Nevada." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Skinny review: https://tinyurl.com/mwrr95am

Catch Rose of Nevada in DCA Cinema until Thu 21 May: https://tinyurl.com/4mfz4ntu

Time is as slippery as freshly caught mackerel in Mark Jenkin's third feature, in which two young men (George Mackay and Callum Turner) find themselves transported back in time by a mysterious fishing boat.

15/05/2026

The festival may be over but the horror continues with our monthly screenings. Next up is our Dundead screening of Backrooms on Fri 29 May, introduced by Dundead programmer Michael Coull: https://tinyurl.com/3eu73js6

If you can't make it along, Backrooms continues in DCA Cinema: https://tinyurl.com/ysr5nw9h

This special screening includes an introduction from Dundead programmer Michael Coull.

14/05/2026

Did you survive Dundead 2026?

We'd love to hear your thoughts about the festival. Your feedback is very important and will help us as we begin planning for Dundead 2027.

Fill in our short survey: https://tinyurl.com/4u7j645c

08/05/2026

Day 1 done ✔️

08/05/2026

Excellent artwork and some great reviews of our Dundead day 1 films: Camp and Dumplings.

The festival continues tonight with our Dundead Film Quiz, the Scottish premiere of Theatre is Dead and Blood Diner.

Find out more and see what else is coming up over the weekend: https://tinyurl.com/57dy5nwc

07/05/2026

"Lovers of all things hair-raising have a treat in store this weekend as Dundee Contemporary Arts plays host to annual horror, cult and weird cinema fest Dundead..."

The List have included Dundead in their weekend round-up:

Another weekend is in view, so here's some culture for you. In this round-up, we're indulging in Parisian pop rock, gasping in horror at Dundead, exploring our