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?

Festival trailer by Klip Films

Blue Has No Borders - Heba

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
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Coexistence, My Ass!

One woman using satire to confront audiences with difficult truths about Palestine and the challenges of traditional peace activism

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Cuba & Alaska documentary

Cuba & Alaska

These two best friends face down the unknown together with a warrior fierceness befitting Thelma & Louise.

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Predators

The legacy of the hit US reality series To Catch a Predator, and the unsettling world it created

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Expanded Industry Day

In partnership with BFI Doc Society and Screen South, Friday 24 October.

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Festival Supporters and Partners

BFI FAN Logo
Screen South Logo
Violet Pictures logo
Klip Films logo
Doc Society Colour
Folkestone Town Council
Docker logo
Kollectiv logo
The View Hotel logo
The Whickers logo
L&B Restaurant Co. logo
Harbour Decor logo
Dr Jekyll's logo