For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. Made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, the film is an act of creative resistance during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region.
This screening includes the short documentary THE MEDALLION, and is followed by a post-film discussion.
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After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
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The untold animated origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Why do so many men struggle to show their feelings? Part therapy, part road trip, BAFTA award winning filmmaker Duncan Cowles asks men how they open up and, in the process, addresses his own difficulties with intimacy. With profound honesty and deadpan wit, SILENT MEN intertwines a series of awkward conversations that explore masculinity and what makes men tick.
This screening includes the short documentary PLUNGE, and is followed by a live Q&A.
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An experimental – at times fantastical – film co-created by a collective of autistic artists based in Hastings who invite you into a neurodiverse world within the undulating logic of neurotypical environments.
This screening includes the short documentary AUTISM PLAYS ITSELF, and is followed by a Q&A.
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Audiences are invited to bring their little ones to enjoy the magic of Disney on the big screen, with a new fun-filled cinema experience featuring Mickey Mouse, Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Ariel, Bluey and more.
Whether it’s their first time in the cinema, or they regularly enjoy the movies, it’s one not to miss! DISNEY JUNIOR CINEMA CLUB 2024 brings together songs, interactive games, and episodes for pre-schoolers throughout the month of October.
The 27 residents of the tiny Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø are used to severe weather and flooding. Climate change has only made things worse and now it poses a serious threat to the eight-square-kilometre island. Its last farmer, Gregers, whose family has lived there for eight generations, refuses to build a life elsewhere and hopes to find a wife to manage the farm with him.
This screening includes the short documentary film BEER.
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Unresolved historical injustices and a devastating drought raise the stakes in a generations-old conflict between indigenous farmers and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven.
This screening includes the short documentary MARINADE, and is followed by a remote Q&A.
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Haunted by a tumultuous past, Vera has spent 20 years in refuge at a Belarusian monastery. Guided by her love of horses, she sets out on a path to redemption. From the thick snow of the Belarusian forest to the heat of the French Camargue, MOTHER VERA is the story of a young Orthodox nun, her turbulent past and fragile future.
This screening includes the documentary short THE BROKEN GODDESS, and is followed by a live Q&A.
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Pati's world turns upside down when her stolen computer becomes the target of an invisible Hacker and blackmail threat. Through her search for redress, Pati discovers that her story is just one of countless cases and the vulnerability of our privacy in an online world.
This screening includes the short documentary ETERNAL FATHER, and is followed by a remote Q&A.
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A bold and joyous celebration of trans identity from acclaimed writer and activist Paul B. Preciado, told through the lens of Virginia Woolf’s iconic novel. Featuring a myriad of trans and non-binary voices – our new ‘Orlandos’ – this documentary offers a dazzling example of how life, poetry and gender can meet in search for truth.
This screening includes the short documentary ROBERT AND GEORGIE. Please join us at The Folkestone Bookshop after the screening for coffee, pastries, discussion and a celebration of trans and non-binary voices.
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When residents of a remote Siberian coal mining city discover that an abandoned mine has caught fire, pushing toxic gas into their homes, they turn to citizen journalist Natalia Zubkova for help. Filmed over the course of four turbulent years, this taut and revelatory eco-thriller shines new light on the human cost of coal and the clandestine tactics of Russia’s surveillance state.
This screening includes the short documentary VISIBLE MENDING, and is followed by a remote Q&A.
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How can you measure happiness? The country of Bhutan invented Gross National Happiness, and Amber is one of the agents who travels door to door to measure how happy people really are. We embark with Amber on a cross-country road trip meeting citizens from all walks of life, reminding us of the fragility of our own happiness. No matter where we live.
This screening includes the FILMMAKING CHALLENGE AWARDS, and the short documentary TOTEM.
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In this British Mockumentary, the competitive giant vegetable growing world is rocked by scandal when up-and-coming prospect Caroline has her prized marrow plants stolen.
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Against the backdrop of a shared obsession with Bollywood fantasy, Mariam, a Pakistani Muslim woman, and her Canadian-born daughter Azra come of age in two different eras.
The screening on Monday 9th September is a free Escapes preview with descriptive subtitles.
The target of a sinister plot, young Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After fourteen years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
American journalist Ruth travels to Poland with her father Edek to visit his childhood places. But Edek, a Holocaust survivor, resists reliving his trauma and sabotages the trip, creating unintentionally funny situations.
While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile,
his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in
a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the
National Theatre in London.
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