Folkestone Documentary Festival 2025
The 5th edition of the festival takes place from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2025. The festival is a curated celebration of 25 international and UK documentary films taking place over five days in the seaside town of Folkestone, with all screenings taking place at the beautiful Silver Screen Cinema.
This year’s programme dives deep – from the ocean floor to outer space. Meet the creatures who live beneath the waves, explore Korean dating, and uncover the fight for English land rights. Visit eccentric farms and discover the radical power of a Kenyan library. Get fired up by community solar energy, encounter a legend of 80s pop, and see Folkestone as you’ve never seen it before.
What will you see?
Opening Night Film - Blue Has No Borders
A new documentary about Folkestone, which opens the festival
This event is now sold out but festival passes are still available and will grant you access
Coexistence, My Ass!
One woman using satire to confront audiences with difficult truths about Palestine and the challenges of traditional peace activism
Cuba & Alaska
These two best friends face down the unknown together with a warrior fierceness befitting Thelma & Louise.
Predators
The legacy of the hit US reality series To Catch a Predator, and the unsettling world it created
Expanded Industry Day
In partnership with BFI Doc Society and Screen South, Friday 24 October.
Festival Supporters and Partners
