Here's your Skyline Film rooftop programme for May

Early May deserves something slower. Swap packed bars for a glasshouse screening where greenery frames the screen and evening air does half the work. For three nights (May 1-3), SAMA Garden teams up with Skyline Film for a small run of open-air films, set within a leafy structure at BITEC BURI. 

Another nice touch: pets are welcome. Dogs curl up by your feet, cats in carriers settle beside you, and nobody minds. It's low-key, a little whimsical and just the right kind of sociable. 

Late May brings a change of scene for anyone bored of sofa screenings. Up on the rooftop at River City Bangkok, eight films roll out across three nights from May 21-23, each with its own mood and genre, all set against the slow shimmer of the Chao Phraya. 

Have a look at what's showing and see if anything grabs you.

Here's what's screening across the weekend:

Friday May 1

500 Days of Summer – 5.30 pm (screening starts at 6.15pm)
Tom meets Summer, and what begins as a bright, easy connection slowly fractures through a mosaic of memories. The story skips backwards and forwards, tracing the gap between expectation and reality. Sweet, awkward, quietly devastating. Growth rarely arrives neatly, and this one doesn't pretend otherwise.

Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story – 8.15pm (screening starts at 8.45pm)
Mei Li hits 30 and watches romance slip further out of reach. Then comes Loong, a BTS engineer who brings a flicker of possibility to her routine. Their bond builds between train rides and late nights, shaped by timing that never quite aligns. Bangkok hums in the background as she decides whether to hold on or let it pass.

Saturday May 2

Inside Out – 5.30 pm (screening starts at 6.15pm) 
Riley's world shifts, and her emotions scramble to keep up. Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust steer the ship, until two of them go missing and everything wobbles. Bright, inventive and surprisingly tender, it lands on a simple truth: every emotion earns its place.

Night at the Museum – 8.15pm (screening starts at 8.45pm)
Larry signs up for a quiet night shift and gets anything but. Exhibits wake after dark, from towering dinosaurs to historical icons with plenty to say. What starts as mayhem turns unexpected partnership, with Larry finding his footing along the way.

Sunday May 3

School of Rock – 5.30 pm (screening starts at 6.15pm) 
Dewey Finn bluffs his way through a teaching job and rewrites the rulebook. Classrooms swap rigidity for riffs as students discover rhythm, confidence and a shared goal: forming a band good enough to compete. Loud, funny and oddly heartwarming.

About Time – 8.15pm (screening starts at 8.45pm) 
Tim learns he can move through time and uses it to shape his life and love story. Each adjustment brings new consequences, nudging him towards a deeper understanding of family and everyday joy. It lands gently, favouring presence over perfection.

Thursday May 21

Begin Again – 5.30pm (Screening starts at 6.30pm)

A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days – 8.30pm (Screening starts at 9pm)
An advertising executive and ladies' man, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.

Friday May 22

One Day – 5.30pm (Screening starts at 6.30pm)

After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.

My Girl (Fan Chan) – 8.30pm (Screening starts at 9pm)
Jeab hears that his childhood sweetheart Noi-Naa is to be married, so he makes the trip back home to his provincial village. While he is there memories of his childhood come flooding back.

Saturday May 23

Sing Street (2016) – 5.30pm (Screening starts at 6.30pm)

A young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention. 

Parasite – 8.30pm (Screening starts at 9pm)
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

Sunday May 24

When Harry Met Sally – 5.30pm (Screening starts at 6.30pm)

Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship. 

Léon: The Professional – 8.30pm (Screening starts at 9pm)
When her family is murdered by a group of corrupt officers led by the tyrannical Norman Stansfield, a young 12-year-old girl enlists the help of an Italian-American hitman to seek revenge.

Tickets are B550 via here, including a snack and drink set. Details live on the Facebook page for Skyline Film.