May 2024
Summer of Soul
A joyous Oscar-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, this is a treasure trove of pulse-racing, heart-stopping live music footage. Filmed but never shown...
Find out more »Rye Lane
This rom com set in South London perfectly captures that awkward magic that happens when you first fall for someone. Dom and Yas, both recently...
Find out more »48 Hour Film Challenge Awards
Come to Station Hall Herne Hill and find out who has won the 2024 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE! Our Oscar winning panel of judges are...
Find out more »Pretty Red Dress
In the vibrant streets of South London, a family grapples with desire, identity, and the allure of a single crimson garment. "Pretty Red Dress" weaves...
Find out more »Cycling Shorts ft. If the Streets Were on Fire +Q&A
Join us at the velodrome for an evening of short (and not so short!) films about cycling ranging from London to Lombok. Films include: Wheels...
Find out more »Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Before Chalamet, before Depp, and before Glasgow’s Wonka experience, there was Wilder! Join us at the historic velodrome as we close this year’s festival with...
Find out more »April 2025
Film Quiz
We are very excited to launch this year's Free Film Festival with a film-themed pub quiz at the brilliant Off The Cuff. Hosted by...
Find out more »May 2025
Wilding with Q&A
Wilding documents the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old Knepp Estate. They battle entrenched...
Find out more »A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown is a stunning biopic of one of music’s great enigmas. In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York...
Find out more »48 Hour Film Challenge
Make a Film in a Weekend! The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE is back to continue its search for the...
Find out more »Hundreds of Beavers
Paying homage to Hollywood’s silent era and the golden age of animation, this slapstick epic sees a down-on-his-luck applejack distiller forced to become North America’s...
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