2025 Film Schedule
Power Station - School Screening
From Wednesday 15th Oct 25, 9:00AM to Wednesday 15th Oct 25, 10:30AM@ Silver ScreenWe're excited to present a very special schools screening of Power Station as our second FREE school screening at the…Blue Has No Borders + Fear Nothing + Q&A
From Wednesday 22nd Oct 25, 6:30PM to Wednesday 22nd Oct 25, 8:30PM@ Silver ScreenA major new feature documentary about Folkestone, directed by local director Jessi Gutch. Jessi moves to Folkestone's white cliffs; a…Tickets availableStill Pushing Pineapples + The Farm On Our Street + live music + Q&A + DJ
From Thursday 23rd Oct 25, 6:00PM to Thursday 23rd Oct 25, 9:30PM@ Silver ScreenA melancholic yet heartfelt story of the former singer of the pop band Black Lace and his journey on the…Tickets availableInside the Archive
From Friday 24th Oct 25, 4:00PM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 4:00PM@ KollectivCome and find out how a film archive works in this brand-new exhibition. The BFI National Archive looks after one…Power Station + Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites + Q&A
From Friday 24th Oct 25, 5:30PM to Friday 24th Oct 25, 7:45PM@ Silver ScreenInspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating…Tickets availablePredators + Zoom Q&A
From Friday 24th Oct 25, 8:00PM to Friday 24th Oct 25, 9:30PM@ Silver ScreenTo Catch a Predator was a popular US television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to…Tickets availableFilmmaking Challenge 2025
From Saturday 25th Oct 25, 9:30AM to Saturday 25th Oct 25, 10:40AM@ KollectivBe the first to see the 10 shortlisted films for this year’s Filmmaking Challenge in a free screening at Kollectiv.…Tickets availableCuba & Alaska + Jamni + Zoom Q&A
From Saturday 25th Oct 25, 11:00AM to Saturday 25th Oct 25, 12:40PM@ Silver ScreenA raw and intimate profile of two Ukrainian Medics from the frontlines of the war, Cuba & Alaska captures the…Tickets availableOur Land + Rick on the Roof + Q&A
From Saturday 25th Oct 25, 1:30PM to Saturday 25th Oct 25, 3:35PM@ Silver ScreenOur Land dares to tread where few have trespassed before. The film seamlessly juxtaposes the two sides of the debate…Tickets availableCoexistence My Ass! + The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
From Saturday 25th Oct 25, 4:00PM to Saturday 25th Oct 25, 5:50PM@ Silver ScreenNoam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to…Tickets availableHow Deep Is Your Love + Headland + Q&A
From Saturday 25th Oct 25, 6:30PM to Saturday 25th Oct 25, 8:45PM@ Silver ScreenUK PREMIERE How Deep Is Your Love follows biologists as they explore the deep sea where 70% of our planet…Tickets availableDoc Lover party
From Saturday 25th Oct 25, 9:00PM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 12:00AM@ Burrito BuoyFree to Festival Pass holders, age 18+ Join the festival team, visiting filmmakers and artists from 10pm to 1am for…Communal Sea Swim
From Sunday 26th Oct 25, 9:00AM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 9:45AM@A Folkestone festival tradition! Join the festival team on Sunday morning for a quick dip at Mermaid Beach -…North South Man Woman + Love Immortal
From Sunday 26th Oct 25, 10:30AM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 12:30PM@ Silver ScreenHaving escaped from North Korea to the affluent South, Yujin Han has worked her way up as the CEO of…Tickets availableAgatha's Almanac + After Eight + Zoom Q&A
From Sunday 26th Oct 25, 12:45PM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 2:45PM@ Silver ScreenWe're proud to present the UK Premiere of Agatha's Almanac in Folkestone. Fiercely independent 90-year-old Agatha Bock lives alone on…Tickets availableHow to Build a Library + Visiting Hours + Zoom Q&A
From Sunday 26th Oct 25, 3:15PM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 5:30PM@ Silver ScreenTwo intrepid Nairobi women decide to transform what was a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub. Along…Tickets availableGaza Sound Man (غزة.. صوت الحياة والموت) + Dancing Palestine
From Sunday 26th Oct 25, 5:45PM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 7:30PM@ Silver ScreenGaza soundman offers an intimate journey into Gaza through the language of sound. Sound in Gaza is more than vibration—it carries…Tickets availableNiñxs+ Howls to the Harbour + Zoom Q&A + Awards
From Sunday 26th Oct 25, 8:00PM to Sunday 26th Oct 25, 11:00PM@ Silver ScreenIn the magical town of Tepoztlán, Mexico, fifteen-year-old Karla intimately and unabashedly guides audiences in her journey of self-discovery as…Tickets available