2025 Film Schedule
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Power Station - School Screening
Wednesday 15th Oct 25, 9:00AM@ Silver ScreenWe're excited to present a very special schools screening of Power Station as our second FREE school screening at the…![a group of people sit in a stone circle on the beach under a pink sunset]()
Blue Has No Borders + Fear Nothing + Q&A
Wednesday 22nd Oct 25, 6:30PM@ Silver ScreenA major new feature documentary about Folkestone, directed by local director Jessi Gutch. Jessi moves to Folkestone's white cliffs; a…![]()
Still Pushing Pineapples + The Farm On Our Street + live music + Q&A + DJ
Thursday 23rd Oct 25, 6:00PM@ Silver ScreenA melancholic yet heartfelt story of the former singer of the pop band Black Lace and his journey on the…![stacks of film reels on shelves]()
Inside the Archive
Friday 24th 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…![A series of placards reading Power Station]()
Power Station + Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites + Q&A
Friday 24th Oct 25, 5:30PM@ Silver ScreenInspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating…Predators + Zoom Q&A
Friday 24th Oct 25, 8:00PM@ Silver ScreenTo Catch a Predator was a popular US television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to…![Sunflower Storyteller]()
Filmmaking Challenge 2025
Saturday 25th Oct 25, 9:30AM@ KollectivFilmmaking Challenge is presented in partnership with Screen South and Klip Films. We're thrilled to announce this year's shortlisted films…![Cuba & Alaska documentary]()
Cuba & Alaska + Jamni + Zoom Q&A
Saturday 25th Oct 25, 11:00AM@ Silver ScreenA raw and intimate profile of two Ukrainian Medics from the frontlines of the war, Cuba & Alaska captures the…![Our Land documentary still]()
Our Land + Rick on the Roof + Q&A
Saturday 25th Oct 25, 1:30PM@ Silver ScreenOur Land dares to tread where few have trespassed before. The film seamlessly juxtaposes the two sides of the debate…![Coexistence My Ass!]()
Coexistence My Ass! + The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Saturday 25th Oct 25, 4:00PM@ Silver ScreenNoam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to…![How Deep Is Your Love image]()
How Deep Is Your Love + Headland + Q&A
Saturday 25th Oct 25, 6:30PM@ Silver ScreenUK PREMIERE How Deep Is Your Love follows biologists as they explore the deep sea where 70% of our planet…![Mr Moor Folkestone Documentary Festival]()
Doc Lover party
Saturday 25th Oct 25, 9:00PM@ Burrito BuoyFree to Festival Pass holders, age 18+ Join the festival team, visiting filmmakers and artists from 10pm to 1am for…![people swimming in the sea]()
Communal Sea Swim
Sunday 26th Oct 25, 9:00AM@A Folkestone festival tradition! Join the festival team on Sunday morning for a quick dip at Mermaid Beach -…![a romantic couple kiss]()
North South Man Woman + Love Immortal
Sunday 26th Oct 25, 10:30AM@ Silver ScreenHaving escaped from North Korea to the affluent South, Yujin Han has worked her way up as the CEO of…![an older woman tends her garden]()
Agatha's Almanac + After Eight + Zoom Q&A
Sunday 26th Oct 25, 12:45PM@ 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…![]()
How to Build a Library + Visiting Hours + Zoom Q&A
Sunday 26th Oct 25, 3:15PM@ Silver ScreenTwo intrepid Nairobi women decide to transform what was a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub. Along…![]()
Gaza Sound Man (غزة.. صوت الحياة والموت) + Dancing Palestine
Sunday 26th Oct 25, 5:45PM@ Silver ScreenGaza Sound Man offers an intimate journey into Gaza through the language of sound. Sound in Gaza is more than vibration—it…![two young people lying down looking up at the camera]()
Niñxs+ Howls to the Harbour + Zoom Q&A + Awards
Sunday 26th Oct 25, 8:00PM@ Silver ScreenIn the magical town of Tepoztlán, Mexico, fifteen-year-old Karla intimately and unabashedly guides audiences in her journey of self-discovery as…
