OPENING NIGHT
Saturday 15 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 20h
URCHIN
Fiction Long shots

A young addict living on the streets of London is given a shot at redemption, but his road to recovery soon curdles into a strange odyssey from which he may never escape.

PROGRAMME 1
Sunday 16 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 20h

OTHER SCREENINGS >
Monday 17 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 14h

Monday 17 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 16h
OVERCOMER
Fiction

A self-conscious woman with a striking scar battles anxiety when an online job interview is switched to an in-person one.

THE EATING OF AN ORANGE
Animation

In a large manor house identical figures eat the same, move the same, look the same. But everything will change for one woman when she gets given an orange by an unknown figure.

OFF-LICENCE
Fiction

Over the course of one night in a North London corner shop, shopkeeper Youssef endures discrimination and pressure from his uncle, Samir.

PLUNGE
Animation Documentaries

Katie Wotton’s incredible journey to regain control of her life through reconnecting to nature and the sea.

NO WAY BACK
Documentaries

After a year as a volunteer soldier fighting in Ukraine, Fraser has come home to Edinburgh. Unaccustomed to civilian life, he must now decide whether to stay in the UK or return to combat.

TAILING
Fiction

Marfa is the bright, bold captain of her own ship until a stranger threatens to ruin her day.

FIFTEEN
Fiction

A stint in Young Offenders causes young love to unravel.

STATUE IN THE GARDEN
Animation

Didi moves into an unkempt house in the British city of Stoke-on-Trent. Whilst feeling ill at ease in this unfamiliar environment, she comes across a curious statue in the garden.

FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP
Fiction

Home carer Kate finds herself in uncharted territory when her favourite cranky client Doug drops some unexpected news.


OTHER SCREENINGS > Monday 17 november : 14h Kinepolis | 16h Omnia
PROGRAMME 2
Monday 17 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 20h

OTHER SCREENINGS >
Tuesday 18 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 14h

Tuesday 18 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 16h
HOPES AND BEANS
Fiction

On a grey London morning, Zoe offers to buy a stranger a coffee after reading about it in a self-help book. And it goes terribly wrong.

GILBERT & GEORGE DAYTRIPPING FOREVER!
Documentaries

Artists Gilbert and George embark on an adventure to Southend-on-Sea and explore the meaning of their art and their lives.

CARE
Fiction

James’ prison cell is a state, Ali’s job is to clean it. He’s regretfully agreed to look after his fellow inmate, a ‘wifer’ with dementia.

BAND
Documentaries

The Serenaders dedicate every waking moment to their bandleader… But when brainwashing meets the Bossa Nova, there is no escape.

FLYING MONKEY
Fiction

A young man finds himself at the center of a missing persons investigation when his girlfriend, Alice Butler, vanishes.

FLOAT
Fiction

Ruth is determined to swim the English Channel. The only problem is, she’s an absolutely terrible swimmer.

THE TEST
Fiction

I-Ling is preparing to take her Life in the UK test to get her citizenship.

HOUSTON'S WHITEBEAM
Documentaries

At 80 years of age, climber, botanist and poet Libby Houston continues her work climbing the 300-foot cliffs of Bristol's Avon Gorge to investigate rare plants.

OVARY-ACTING
Animation

A harried thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to be a mother at her sister’s baby shower.


OTHER SCREENINGS > Tuesday 18 november : 14h Omnia | 16h Kinepolis
PROGRAMME 3
Tuesday 18 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 20h

OTHER SCREENINGS >
Wednesday 19 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 14h

Wednesday 19 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 16h
UNDELETABLE
Fiction

Emma makes painful mistakes whilst recording an answerphone message.

STROKES OF WILDFLOWERS
Animation Documentaries

Stroke survivors share their stories about the mental and physical struggles they face and the importance of community within their recovery.

EMPTY YOUR POCKETS
Fiction

Hassan is a young airport customs officer who must secure an advance on his salary to afford his mother’s medication.

GREEN LUNG
Animation

In the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, workers turn towards nature to heal from the conditions of the mill.

HOGMANAY
Fiction

The past, present and future come together when Sarah returns to her recently-deceased Father's flat. Can the spirit of Hogmanay help her before the bells bring in the brand new year?

HOT MESS
Animation

Hot Mess offers an insight into ADHD in a compact and creative way, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a parent.

CLUTTER
Fiction

Jean has a no nonsense attitude to both her cleaning job and her affluent clientele. But faced with the aftermath of a grieving drag queen’s night of hedonism, she is forced to confront the pain of her own loss.

BEYOND THE BOMB
Documentaries

The remarkable story of peace activist Jo Berry who found understanding and decided to meet the IRA bomber who killed her father.

TILL DEATH DO US PART
Fiction

Abby’s husband, Dick, insults the local "Village Watch" kingpin. She tries to dodge social exile and save their mansion, by serving up desperate flattery.


OTHER SCREENINGS > Wednesday 19 november : 14h Kinepolis | 16h Omnia
PROGRAMME 4
Wednesday 19 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 20h

OTHER SCREENINGS >
Thursday 20 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 14h

Thursday 20 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 16h
A MATTER OF MINUTES
Fiction

17-year-old Ava kisses the wrong boy at a house party.

LEARNERS
Fiction

When cantankerous widower David agrees to teach his son’s unemployed girlfriend Ellen to drive, things get off to a terrible start.

DÉDÉ
Animation

Dédé (Ancestor) delves into diasporic female identity from the Ivory Coast.

THE MEDIATOR
Fiction

Chris is struggling with his new life, after an accident leaves him paralysed. He is visited by Mary, a young woman with a unique specialised job.

HUSTLE AND RUN
Documentaries

A joyful, exhilarating underdog story from an unexpected corner of British sport : Flyball, also known as “the F1 of dog sports”

THE WEDDING VEIL  OF THE PROUD PRINCESS
Animation

A princess’s impossible demand sparks an endless war, until a mysterious suitor emerges.

WHAT WOULD MOTHER SAY?
Fiction

With blackmail as their weapon of choice and years of buried secrets as ammunition, a confrontation between two sibling escalates into a hilarious, high-stakes showdown.


OTHER SCREENINGS > Thursday 20 november : 14h Omnia | 16h Kinepolis
PROGRAMME 5
Thursday 20 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 20h

OTHER SCREENINGS >
Friday 21 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 14h

Friday 21 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 16h
HOUSEWARMING
Fiction

Saskia has just bought her first house, but the dream is tainted by an unexpected arrival.

OK/NOTOK
Fiction

Loretta attempts to navigate a turbulent world, a new stranger in her life and unskippable adverts.

SOLIDARITY IN MOTION
Documentaries

Solidarity in Motion follows a group made up of 15 different nationalities as they train together for the 2025 Brighton Marathon Weekend.

CLAWS
Animation

A game of cat and bird.

SHELL
Fiction

Shell is gender transitioning. Elder sister Jess doesn't want that to happen at all. Reunited by their grandmother's death, the pair are faced with each other's life choices.

THE LAST DANCE
Fiction

When the "LA Bar" is hit with a compulsory purchase order, a cornerstone of Caribbean life in 90's East London is threatened.

ROCKET FUEL
Fiction

Set on a Bradford estate, Lenny and Mullet find an abandoned car and turn it into a DIY spaceship.


OTHER SCREENINGS > Friday 21 november : 14h Kinepolis | 16h Omnia
PROGRAMME 6
Friday 21 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 20h

OTHER SCREENINGS >
Saturday 22 NOVEMBER
OMNIA – 14h

Saturday 22 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 16h
TRUCKLOAD
Fiction

Newly disabled, and having spent a year at her mum’s house, Lizzie is finally moving back in with her best friends.

THE PIE DEN
Documentaries

Den Newman prepares for his first pie & mash sale at the Blue Market in Bermondsey, right next to the ‘Den’ football stadium.

PATERNAL ADVICE
Fiction

Glasgow, 1994. A Scottish working class man teaches his son a Scottish working class lesson.

NEW GROUND
Documentaries

A pioneering community where 26 women over 50 are rewriting the script on ageing.

TERMINAL
Fiction

One man. One machine. One endless cycle of winning, losing and self-destruction.

THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
Fiction

Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave to move his body to higher ground.

MOTHER TONGUE
Animation

An animated, loving portrait of Uganda.

TOAD IN THE HOLE
Fiction

Kay orchestrates an evening away from family responsibilities to pursue a surprising liaison…


OTHER SCREENINGS > Saturday 22 november : 14h Omnia | 16h Kinepolis
CLOSING NIGHT
Saturday 22 NOVEMBER
KINEPOLIS – 20h
MAMIE-SITTING (FOUR MOTHERS)
Fiction Long shots

A writer about to publish his new novel is forced to take care of three eccentric older women - and his own mother - over the course of one chaotic weekend in Dublin.