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  Timings   Film Events   Where 10:30 am Doors Open 10:30am-11:45 Short animations from London International Animation Festival Large Hall 11:45 -12:15pm Screening: Peter…

We start the day with a selection of animated short films curated by our friends from the London International Animation Festival. As always, they offer…

Feeling creative? You can get stuck in with workshop facilitator Laura Kloss, who is returning this year with her amazing giant zoetrope. All throughout the…

Throughout the day you can get creative with the help of our partners ‘Splattermake’ and our artist volunteers.  Their well equipped studio is a wonderful…

Of course all filmmaking starts with a story. Storytelling is a great art and we are pleased to invite local storyteller Sarah Hall from Splattheatre…

There will be plenty for you and your family to enjoy on the day.  Have a picnic on the grass with food provided by local…

This Oscar-winning animated version of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf has all the ingredients of the timeless folk tale.  There’s the vast snowy field…

We are delighted to welcome renowned animator Tim Allen to our festival. Tim has worked on many films that will be familiar to us all:…

Our first family feature is the wonderfully affecting French-Swiss stop-motion masterpiece ‘My Life as a Courgette’. Described by one reviewer as a ‘little miracle of…

A running thread through much of our film programming this year is music. Even if a film is silent, it still has music to transport…

Based on the best selling book by Oliver Jeffers this is a wonderful animated tale about a young boy who, much to his surprise, finds…

And finally, rounding off our cinema-filled day we finish with an uplifting film from South Africa.  ‘Felix‘ is a boy from a poor neighbourhood who…

Feel-good biopic of record-store owner and music promoter Terri Hooley who was instrumental in developing Belfast’s punk-rock scene in the 1970s, fostering an alternative Irish…

Song of the Sea is a beautiful traditionally animated film about a young Irish boy called Ben and his little sister Saoirse, who is able to…

An Oscar nominated film from Argentina, Wild Tales is a delicious chocolate box of six darkly humorous tales which explore the theme of revenge and the…

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, a titanic feat…

Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless travelling salesman selling novelties embark upon a tour of the human condition via 39 absurdist vignettes which blur…

It’s 1969 at a strict English girls’ grammar school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at…

A married couple who are preparing to celebrate their forty-fifth wedding anniversary receive shattering news that promises to change the course of their lives forever….

As the lone survivor after traumatic car accident, Mary rebuilds her life and becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival where she must confront her…

In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness the townsfolk are completely unaware they are being stalked by a…

A night of beer, food, film and music as we celebrate Anglo-German relations and screen an iconic 70s T.V play set in the North of…

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown…

A double bill featuring the charming Changing Face of Camberwell, from the 1960s, plus classic British noir crime thriller, Pool of London, shot on location…

The classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with the twist of an all child cast. This is a sing-along fancy dress themed night. Turn…

Suffragette tells the story of the foot soldiers of the early British feminist movement. The suffragettes were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of…

On Christmas Eve, trans gender woman sex worker Sin-Dee Rella, who has just finished a twenty-eight day prison sentence, meats her best friend Alexandra at…

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain’s daughter’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek…

Director Joanna Schwartz’s documentary follows a group of musicians who unite to organise a concert in Timbuktu, Mali, after Islamic extremists ban all forms of…

Free event but please bring a donation to Pecan’s Southwark Foodbank in the form of food. Alfred Hitchcock’s cult classic thriller. A magazine photojournalist housebound…

Time of this event to be confirmed. After Shideh’s building is hit my a missile during the Iran–Iraq War, a superstitious neighbour suggests that the…

Winona Ryder stars as Leliana, a recent college graduate living independently of her supportive out-of-touch parents. Leliana faces the realities of careers and relationships. She…

Karel Zeman’s The Fabulous Baron Munchausen is an extraordinary and a charming film of the adventures of the self-confident Baron Munchausen (and his companion) in…

After college student Taguchi (Kenji Mizuhashi) commits suicide, a number of young adults living in Tokyo witness terrifying visions transferred across the internet. As more…

Back Story introduces Dedric, Daniel, Tyree, EJ, and Jeremy. Each has been given a camera, and has been told to document his life for six…

October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Ausländer is Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the…

Dave (Dennis Christopher) and his working-class friends Cyril (Daniel Stern), Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley) and Mike (Dennis Quaid) spend their post-high school days in Bloomington,…

The eponymous Daniel is an affable, 59-year-old carpenter in Newcastle, fighting to collect his Employment and Support Allowance after falling ill. Waiting to sign on…

Rock opera version of The Phantom of the Opera which also serves as a dark satire of the music business. Notorious record tycoon Swan has…

2015 German drama shot in a single continuous take. Spanish girl Victoria has recently moved to Berlin and one night bumps into a group of…

“This documentary film is the perfect antidote to those sexy, racy, rock ‘n’ roll yawns that most bands like to hide behind. We are indeed…

Loving Vincent is the world first all painted animated film telling the story of the life and death of Vincent Van Gogh. A young man,…

Bold and fun, Free Fire is a high-energy action comedy about an arms deal that goes spectacularly wrong. Directed by Ben Wheatley (High Rise, Kill…

Due to demand we will be ‘hosting’ two separate screenings of The Shed, at 7pm and 9pm. Oobah will be joining us for a Q&A…

Warm, winning, and gloriously alive, Sean Baker’s The Florida Project is a deeply moving and unforgettably poignant look at childhood. Set on a stretch of…

They Live, Carpenter’s 1988 paranoid freak-out, deserves to be thought of as a subversive masterpiece. John Nada (Roddy Piper) struggling to find work in a…

The film has been described by Reece Shearsmith (League of Gentleman) as “The most terrifying programme I’ve ever seen”. When a friendless old widow dies…

An unforgettable mixture of bubblegum teen melodrama and grisly phantasmagoria, Obayashi’s deranged fairy tale Hausu (House) is one of Japanese cinema’s wildest supernatural ventures and…

Part magic realist fable and part gendered social critique, Rungano Nyoni’s debut feature focuses on a young girl who is banished from her village in…

In 2017, housing rose to the top of the British political agenda for the first time in a generation. But despite the media spotlight, few…

London Symphony is a brand new silent film – a city symphony – which offers a poetic journey through the capital. It is an artistic…

We are proud to close this year’s festival with Paris Is Burning, an iconic chronicle of New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on…

A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in an old  church… in a place very similar to The Crypt, St. Giles Church, Camberwell Church Street…

Evelyn is a deeply personal film from Academy Award® winning filmmakers of The White Helmets and Virunga, first screened at the 2018 London Film Festival,…

Manga meets Chinese myth in Big Fish & Begonia, a beautifully realised animated feature film for all ages, screening at William Booth College (Salvation Army)…

Catford Film will join the ranks of the Open Air Cinema scene on Saturday, 21 May on Culverley Green SE6 with their most ambitious event…

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbour, Jay Gatsby. Soon…

Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown…

Join us for the afternoon and learn the tips and tricks to making a short film. We will teach you about producing, directing, basic cinematography…

Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door and through a series of ridiculous events he gains a reputation as the…

Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and…

A fantastic night of independent short films, Q&A with the film makers and live music, hosted by Jamie Madge. Jamie comes with an impressive track…

A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the last Twinkie, and a pair of sisters…

In 1997 rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace were gunned down in separate incidents. Nick Broomfield’s film introduces Russell Poole, an ex-cop with damning…

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. Spend the afternoon in the hands of an established film editor Jaime Estrada Torres who…

When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humour and imagination to protect…

Catford Film 72 Hour Film Challenge 2017 Calling Film Makers Everywhere Catford Film are delighted to be hosting Catford’s very first 72 hour film challenge….

OPENING GALA Catford Free Film Festival 2017 We are delighted to open the festival where we left off last year, in the amazing setting of…

AN INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCING WITH ALEXANDRA BENTLEY **Free event – but must book a ticket due to limited spaces – see link…

KIDS SCREENING 10:00 Doors Open 10:30 Film starts Courgette is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. Although his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his…

DIRECTING WORKSHOP – WITH TV AND FILM PROFESSIONAL NIGEL BRISTOW Free event – but must book a ticket due to limited spaces (see link below)…

Outdoors event – please bring something to sit on, chair or blanket Licenced Bar and Food available. 19:00 Music and bar 20:00 Film starts Set…

CAMERA FUNDAMENTALS WITH CHICO DALL’INHA Free Event – But must book a ticket due to limit spaces – see link below https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camera-fundamentals-catford-free-film-festival-tickets-36606941347 Today’s aspiring filmmakers…

Doors open all day – event starts 19:30 19:30 – Live music from The Fremen The Fremen describe themselves as Urban Rock, Black Rock or…

20:00 Film Starts Join us in Little Nan’s Bar for Catford’s tastiest and quirkiest cocktails. What else could we possibly screen in the latest and…

We are delighted to be joined by Philip Ilson. Philip heads up the London Short Film Festival, and also curates the short films for the…

BRITISH COMEDY NIGHT (Free event – but MUST book to reserve a seat – small booking fee applies)) https://broadwaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873579960 We kick off our British comedy…

AFRICAN NIGHT 19:00 Doors Open 19:30 Live music from Subajah, one of London’s leading reggae artists. Subajah is a Deep Roots Reagge singer-songwriter, originally from…

SCRIPTWRITING WITH RUPERT JONES An introduction to the process of writing. Free event – but must book a ticket due to limited numbers – see…

09:00am Cafe open 10:30am Film starts Catford Film are delighted to join up with The Good Hope Cafe for our children’s screening of ths updated…

Fright Night Party – Secret location – Film and party FRIGHT NIGHT PARTY Sponsored by The Purelake Group http://www.purelake.co.uk/ Book your free coach ticket here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fright-night-party-tickets-36631156776 This…

Spend the day with experience acting coach, Ryan Laccohee. Ryan comes with a wealth of acting experience, and coaches actors in a variety of different…

CLOSING GALA 19:00 Doors open 19:30 Live music with Bronzie Gold Bronzie Gold the lead singer/songwriter of the band Diamond Dust performs an acoustic set…

Back for 2018! Whether you’re a seasoned film-maker, or just fancy giving it a go, our 48hr film challenge is for you! Anyone interested in…

We’re kicking off our third Catford Free Film Festival with 2017’s sci-fi blockbuster Blade Runner 2049. Join us for director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to the…

Join us for a screening of Luca Guadagnino’s stunning coming of age romance ‘Call Me By Your Name’. Set in northern Italy in 1983, the…

We’re returning to the stunning St Lawrence’s Church for a special screening of Le Havre. Director Aki Kaurismäki’s  comedy-drama premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival….

Love the 80s, love cocktails, love Catford? Then this event is for you! Join us at Little Nan’s Bar and enjoy one of their delightful…

We’re back at the Catford Constitutional Club for our Thursday evening screening, and looking forward to showing Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund’s City of God. The 2002 Brazilian…

We’re DEAD excited to return to the incredible Beckenham Place Mansion for this year’s Fright Night event with a screening of Jordan Peele’s Get Out…

Always one of our favourite events of the festival, bring the whole family along to our kiddies screening of Paddington 2! Join Paddington, now happily…

New for 2018, we’re bringing you a special double bill in our pop-up screening space at Unit 2-3 Catford Shopping Centre. Starting with Raoul Peck’s…

All good things must come to an end! Join us for our closing night screening of Ready Player One and enjoy some of the films…

****NOTE – THIS EVENT WAS ADVERTISED AS BEING AT THE CATFORD CONSTITUTIONAL AND IS NOW MOVED TO NINTH LIFE **** Anyone interested in making a…

  In order to get away from their busy lives, the Wilson family takes a vacation to Santa Cruz, California with the plan of spending…

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest…

Free Film Making Workshop – 14th/15th and 21st/22nd September An intensive and highly practical 4-day workshop aimed at anyone who has always wanted to make…

*** TIME CHANGE TO THIS EVENT – IS NOW SCREENING AT 3PM *** Miles Morales is a New York teen struggling with school, friends and,…

Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he…

Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona, who played for S.S.C….

TUCKED is a raw and tender drama about an aging 80 year old drag queen who forms an unlikely friendship with a younger queen, both…

Set in ’70s Kingston and ’80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), who has never fully…

A selection of great short films with directors Q&A

19:15 –  Live Stand-up with Mark Silcox, plus others TBC. Film follows at 8pm **** Omar and Pete are half brothers. When their parents are…

This is an outdoor event:- Please bring chairs, blankets and something warm to wear. Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers-and falls in love with-struggling…

Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals, a Fox that thinks it’s a chicken,…

Khaled, syrian refugee stows away on a freighter to Helsinki. Meanwhile, Wikström is a traveling salesman who wins big at a poker table and buys…

**** Screening of 48 Hour Film Challenge finalists and prize giving  8pm before film screening @8:30 pm *** A Japanese couple stuck with part-time jobs…

EVERYONE WELCOME The first Charlton & Woolwich Free Film Festival is due to take place in September 2016. Come along to the next planning and…

SElect18 are a new video production social enterprise, staffed by people recovering from drugs and alcohol misuse. They will be providing an introduction to the festival….

The Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival opens with a cult classic. It’s all haunted mansions and secret labs, corsets and glitter, sex and the…

Enjoy a cinephile Saturday afternoon at Charlton House as the Charlton and Woolwich Film Festival gets into full swing! 2.00pm – Talk: A Cinephiliac Moment:…

The Third Man is a British classic, directed by Carol Reed and starring Orson Welles. The movie is considered one of the greatest films of…

The third day of the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival kicks off with an afternoon of cinematic treats at Charlton’s hidden gem – Charlton…

The fun continues on the third day of the Charlton and Woolwich Film Festival with zombie themed comedy at community pub the White Swan in…

Our first kids screening of the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival is the latest Snoopy and Charlie Brown adventure. As Charlie Brown embarks on…

Director Brian Hill introduces his documentary musical set in Dharavi, Mumbai, the biggest slum in Asia. The film combines observational footage of the children’s daily…

This film will be introduced by MP for Greenwich & Woolwich Matthew Pennycook Film Plot: This film explores the pain that caused the fury leading…

This is a family screening which will include a short 3 minute welcome from the students at Charlton Park Academy. The Plot: Shaun the Sheep thinks…

Get into the mood for some horror, sci-fi action with our Predator screening with a difference at Bunker 51, a decommissioned Nuclear Bunker in the…

Sit back and enjoy Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival’s short film night showcasing the best shorts around. We have  included a selection of of jaw-dropping, head-scratching masterpieces…

Dress up in 70s Python for prizes, drink and Holy Grail Ale from the bar and join King Arthur and Patsy on their quest in…

Sadly, due to technical problems with the screen in General Gordon Square we have had to cancel this screening. Our apologies for any inconveniece. In…

Blow-Up (1966) is writer/director Michelangelo Antonioni’s iconic view of London’s swinging 60s viewed through the world of fashion photography. It follows a quest by a photographer…

This iconic film of London’s swinging 60s made by one of the innovators of cinema, Michelangelo Antonioni is a combination of murder mystery and a…

Former scientist Galen Erso lives on a farm with his wife and young daughter, Jyn. His peaceful existence comes crashing down when the evil Orson…

A team of international astronauts are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057. We are…

A woman (Nicole Kidman) who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted. You…

In early 20th-century Britain, the growing suffragette movement forever changes the life of working wife and mother Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan). Galvanized by political activist…

Bruce Robinson’s celebrated cult comedy starring Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann. It’s the end of the 1960s and two out-of-work actors, Withnail (Grant) and…

In this classic Walt Disney animation based on Rudyard Kipling’s book, Mowgli, an abandoned child raised by wolves, has his peaceful existence threatened by the…

This lauded drama depicts the life of revered Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. An intense and imaginative artist, Van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he…

Take two complete strangers, make one of them rich the other poor… just watch the fun while they’re… TRADING PLACES.  A classic 80’s bank comedy! …

TV documentary on Jimmy Seed’s determination to break away from gruelling work in the coalmines to lead a distinguished career in playing football and managing….

Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan. Clever, kindhearted Kubo ekes out a humble living, telling stories to…

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that…

FRIDA is the triumphant motion picture about an exceptional woman who lived an unforgettable life. A product of humble beginnings, Frida Kahlo (Hayek) earns fame…

Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, she’s disappointed when her summer…

Short film portraits of our fellow Londoners. We’ll be showing a selection of short films from the 1000 londoners project, a series aimed at describing…

The International Short Film Competition Screening will be at the Grand Library of the reputedly haunted Charlton House from 7pm – 11pm. Films are 18+…

A faithful re-telling of one of the few battles that can truly be said to have changed the course of history. The film faithfully follows…

Rising from Ashes is a feature length documentary about the first Rwandan national cycling team in their bid to make history and represent their country…

Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of “Grease,”…

Our first meeting for 2018, open to everyone, is at Charlton House SE7 7:30pm Wednesday 21st February 2018. You’re very welcome.

The music-loving inhabitants of Pepperland are under siege by the Blue Meanies, a nasty group of music-hating creatures. The Lord Mayor of Pepperland (Dick Emery)…

When Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber), the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new…

“This Is Spinal Tap” shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from…

‘Children of geniuses tend to have a rather hard time of it. If you’re a genius you have to be a bit tough’, says Unity…

Based on R.C. Sherriff’s 1928 play of the same name, this 2017 adaptation gives an insight into the experiences of a group of British officers…

Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway…

          Jonathan Meades turns his forensic gaze on that modern phenomenon that drives us all up the wall – jargon. In…

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. Illegal boxing…

Salvatore “Sal” Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin’ Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he…

The year is 1980, and Jake (Will Brittain) seems to have his life going in all the right directions. He’s got a supportive mother and…

And the winner is… The 3rd edition of the Charlton and Woolwich Short Film Competition will bring a selection of very exciting short films under…

While truanting from school, young siblings Jeremy and Jemima meet the beautiful Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes), who falls for their widowed father, Caractacus Potts…

July 1969. Apollo 11’s astronauts will walk on the moon – and a huge satellite dish outside a sheep-farming Australian town has been chosen to…

An American grandson of the infamous scientist in invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Respected medical lecturer Dr…

  This multi award-winning homage to the love of cinema tells the story of Salvatore, now a successful film director, returning home for the funeral…

After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful…

Orphaned, penniless but ambitious and with a mind crammed with imagination and fresh ideas, the American Phineas Taylor Barnum will always be remembered as the…

Professional rock climber Alex Honnold attempts to conquer the first free solo climb of famed El Capitan’s 900-metre vertical rock face at Yosemite National Park….

The Bridge on the River Kwai opens in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1943, where a battle of wills rages between camp commander…

Starting life as a joke movie title – ‘Jesus  Christ: Lust for Glory’ – Monty Python’s 1979 biblical satire delighted audiences and outraged Mary Whitehouse. …

The Night of the Hunter is an American gothic, Biblical tale of greed, sin and innocence, and the only film ever directed by the great…

ONE CUT OF THE DEAD opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film… Yet, this is no ordinary…

Leitis in Waiting is the story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga leitis, an intrepid group of native transgender women fighting a rising tide of…

Using ground breaking computer restoration technology, Peter Jackson and his team have created a moving, real-life depiction of the Great War of 1914-18 in restored,…

Faces of Genocide: In this award-winning documentary, five survivors of genocide give dignified, powerful accounts of starvation, deprivation, the murder of families, and living in…

Gasp!  A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world’s major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they…

Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl is forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha…

Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world,…

Vertigo is a 1958 American film noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D’entre…

  Bereaved son Henslowe Fisk (Jeremy Northam) reluctantly makes dutiful weekly visits to his distant father Horatio (Peter O’Toole) who has withdrawn from the world…

“Essentially a sports movie” about competitive spelling, Akeelah and the Bee looks at the high-pressured and often privileged world of American spelling bees where talented…

A Biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk on…

Runtime: 1h 33m (93 minutes) INDOORS BBFC Rating: U – a family-friendly matinee All of our film screenings are free. Shrewsbury House is using a…

Runtime: 2h 4m (124 minutes) INDOORS BBFC Rating: U – a family-friendly screening, bring your foals along. Doors: 7.00pm, Film: 7.30pm All of our film…

Runtime: 1h 47m OUTDOORS – some seating will be available or you can bring your own picnic blankets. We recommend wrapping up warm and bringing…

Runtime: 1h 26m (86m) INDOORS – Charlton Assembly Rooms (see pics below) Doors: 7.00pm, Film: 7.30pm BBFC Rating: PG (for mild sex references) Please note…

Runtime: 1h 47m INDOORS Doors: 6.30pm, Talk*: 6.45pm, Film: 7.15pm *The talk is about the history of the church from The Friends of St Luke’s…

Runtime: 1h 30m OUTDOORS – bring something to sit on^ and to keep warm. We also recommend a torch and insect repellant*. The venue is…

Runtime: 1h 47m (107 minutes) INDOORS [NOTE VENUE CHANGE: now at Assembly Rooms, was originally listed under Charlton House] BBFC Rating: 12A – for ‘infrequent…

Runtime: 1h 14m OUTDOORS – Charlton House Gardens Doors: 7.30pm, Film: 8pm BBFC Rating: Not rated See Notes below for detailed information. Documentary: Vegan marathon…

Evening meeting at Charlton House for anyone who’d like to get involved with the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival, part of the Free Film Festivals family.

A free screening of SUMMER OF SOUL (2021, 12/12A) upstairs at artFix in Woolwich on Saturday 10 September at 7pm. Runtime: 1h 57m INDOORS Doors:…

A free screening of THE APARTMENT (1960, PG) in the Assembly Rooms in Charlton Village on Sunday 11 September from 8.30pm (doors: 8.00pm). Runtime: 2h…

A free screening of PRIDE (2014, 15) at The Star in Plumstead on Monday 12 September from 8pm (doors: 7.30pm). Runtime: 1h 55m INDOORS Doors:…

A free screening of DAD’s ARMY (1971, U) in the Old Library at Charlton House on Tuesday 13th September from 7.30pm (doors: 7pm). The evening…

A free screening of THEN BARBARA MET ALAN (2022, Unrated) in The Stables (at Greenwich Carers Centre, near Charlton House) on Wednesday 14 September at…

A free screening of TIMBUKTU (2015, 12) at St Luke’s Church in Charlton Village on Wednesday 14 September from 7.30pm (doors: 6.45pm). There will be…

NOTE: You WILL need a FREE ticket for this event as entry is restricted. More information can be obtained from Paul at [email protected] (or see…

The Man With The Golden Gun at Shrewsbury House, Friday 16th September 2022, 7pm. Plus a Bond-themed disco afterwards. Runtime: 2h 5m INDOORS Doors: 6.00pm,…

A free screening of Dune at St. George’s Garrison Church, Woolwich, Saturday 17th September 2022, 8pm as part of the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film…

CWFFF Public Meeting 29th March, 7.30pm The Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival will be back in September 2023, screening all sorts of films and…

A free screening of Dirty Pretty Things at the University of Greenwich, Monday 19th June 2023, 8pm as part of Refugee Week. Event run time:…

Talking About Trees Subtitled ? artfix, Woolwich (see below for detailed location info) Fri 8 Sep 2023 – 7.30pm (doors 7pm) FREE Dir: Suhaib Gasmelbari…

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves Subtitled ? St George’s Garrison Church (see below for detailed location info) Sat 9 Sep 2023 – 8pm (doors…

Ice Cold In Alex Subtitled ? Shrewsbury House (see below for detailed location info) Mon 11 Sep 2023 – 7.30pm (doors 6.30pm) – with pre-film…

Gregory’s Girl St Richard’s Church Centre (see below for detailed location info) Tue 12th Sep – 7.30pm (doors 7pm) FREE – all screenings are free…

Limbo Subtitled ? St Luke’s Church (see below for detailed location info) Wed 13 Sep 2023 – 7pm (doors 6.30pm) FREE Starring: Amir El-Masry, Vikash…

White Riot The Lord Herbert, Plumstead (see below for detailed location info) Thu 14th Sep – 8pm (doors 7pm) FREE – all screenings are free…

Rio Shrewsbury House (see below for detailed location info) Fri 15 Sep 2023 – 4.30pm (doors 4pm) FREE You can just turn up and no…

Fires Were Started Charlton Manor School (see below for detailed location info) Fri 15 Sep 2023 – 7.30pm (doors 6.30pm) plus pre-film talk at 7pm…

Join us for a FREE outdoor screening of The Ladykillers on Friday 11 August 2017. Perhaps the best-loved classic Ealing Comedy will be screened for…

Join us for a FREE outdoor screening of Dreamgirls on Saturday 12 August 2017, 8.30pm on Ealing Green, in the space opposite the Grove Pub….

At the turn of the 20th Century, a family in South Carolina suffer a schism due to different generational values. Hosted by the African Arts…

This Alfred Hitchcock classic is a story of romance and obsession set in San Francisco. Jimmy Stewart stars as a detective drawn into this world…

A musical cult classic, Jake and Elwood aka The Blues Brothers set out on an adventure through the USA on a mission to save the…

The crew of the Nostromo come face to face with an alien terror in this horror masterpiece from director Ridley Scott. Shaping both sci-fi and…

A 2003 animated film from France that’s beloved by children and adults alike, this charming adventure follows an elderly woman trying to help her grandson…

Apologies, unfortunately we’ve had to cancel this event because of a fire in Glasgow. A beautiful South Korean film delving into seduction and eroticism, The…

1973 Glasgow sees young boy James searching for relief from his family. The coming of age story follows James as his friendships grow and wane…

Glasgow West End Free Film Festival is back and ready to serve you some cinematic adventures starting with David Lynch’s Wild at Heart (1990). Wild…

We’re delighted to once again take part in this year’s West End Free Film Festival! Glasgow West End Free Film Festival is back for its…

This event has been postponed because of Covid-19. Apologies and we’ll let you know the rearranged date asap. Glasgow West End Free Film Festival are…

This event has been postponed because of Covid-19. Apologies and we’ll let you know the rearranged date asap. (Re)discover with us French drama ‘Le Havre’…

Our 2016 Herne Hill Free Film Festival is drawing closer; do you want to be involved? We’ll be getting local people to local venes to…

A riotous pair of short films featuring the dizzying escapades of Laurel and Hardy, complete with live accompaniment on piano by the incomparable Neil Brand.  Big…

We want you to come and make a film in a weekend. We give you a prop, a line of dialogue, a Herne Hill location and 48…

The World’s only superhero lives in Peckham. Faster than a bullet, crap with girls.After a freak meteor storm turns postman Bob into a superhero, he…

Bafta-nominated Kajaki is tense, powerful and moving. The true-life story of the ultimate race against time. Join us in the Prince Regent and witness the…

Come down to the Lido Cafe to see one of this visionary filmmaker’s greatest achievements! Based loosely on the true story of 16th-century conquistador Lupe…

We are pleased to present Le Havre, in collaboration with Play4Calais. The latest film by Aki Kaurismäki is a heart-warming comedy about an African immigrant who arrives…

Five high school students are sentenced to detention and are forced to spend their Saturday in the school library.   John Hughes wrote and directed…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival is delighted to be bringing you a relaxed* screening of the charming 2015 film Paddington. A young Peruvian bear…

In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her…

Twice a year the Tuscan city of Siena goes crazy for the oldest horse race in the world: the Palio. Strategy, bribery and corruption play…

Midnight of my life (8mins) Steve Marriott is one of the British music scene’s greatest vocalists. Midnight Of My Life is a poignant study of…

Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller, Ex Machina. Please note: this venue has…

Three very different short films about individuality and identity, with Q&As from those involved. Join us for ‘I Have Aspergers Syndrome’, ‘Lia’, and the award winning ‘Beverley’. Beverley…

Set in 1970s American Midwest, Academy Award winning film Breaking Away explores the struggles of four young men from working class backgrounds as they find cycle racing…

Winner of the 2009 Oscar for Best Documentary, The Cove does what every great documentary with a cause should; it educates, entertains, and inspires audiences to…

Koyaanisqatsi (film starts at 7.30pm) In the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means “unbalanced life”. The film depicts different aspects of the relationship between humans,…

Winner of both the Asian Film Awards and the Palme D’or at Cannes in 2010, this is a visionary film in the director’s characteristic style:…

Two fantastic and inspiring adventure films from the opposite ends of the camping world! Camping with the Barstows – certificate PG, 19mins (1957-61) A family adventure from…

Grease is a pleasing, energetic musical packed with infectiously catchy songs – come along to Brockwell Park, join the Grease loving crowds and sing along…

Come and see this year’s winning films and the presentation of awards from Oscar winning producer David Parfitt. Now in its 4th year, the competition…

Come to the gardens of the South London Botanical Institute and watch Silent Running – a sci-fi classic about an uncomplicated man faced with a complicated…

What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Filmed over over four years in nine countries and…

Follow the rigours of the 1976 Paris–Roubaix bicycle race from the perspective of participants, organisers and spectators at this special screening at Canopy Beer Co.  This…

A night showcasing the amazing local filmmaking talent. Back for its third year, a night of films either by local filmmakers or films shot locally…

“Whiplash will spit you out elated, exhausted and cheering for an encore.”  Come to Brockwell Lido and witness the multi-Oscar winner in all its glory!…

Join us at The Prince Regent for the UK Premiere of Just To See: A Mystery, a moving documentary on the photographer Philip Perkis. This screening will…

“Free makes it inclusive, donations make it happen” Our two main festival sponsors this year are Boki’s Hair Salon and Pedder Property. We also have…

If you thought German New Year celebrations were all about glühwein, strudel, hearty men playing brass instruments and lederhosen you would, apparently, be wrong. You’d…

It’s a feature film shot on an iPhone 5s. If that doesn’t intrigue you enough to want to join us at The Lido Café on…

Something buried deep inside Koryatunturi in Lapland has been awakened, and reindeer have started to die. Come to OTC on 7th December at 20:00 to…

A favourite film for some and a life-draining 2hr 15mins for others, Love Actually is now (whether we want it to be or not) well…

It may not have won any Oscars but It’s a Wonderful Life is truly one of the great Christmas films. Join us at All Saints…

We don’t want to ruin the film for people that haven’t seen it, but we can reveal that Frozen involves Anna and her sister Elsa,…

We don’t want to ruin the film for people that haven’t seen it, but we can reveal that Frozen involves Anna and her sister Elsa,…

An Oscar winner from one of Italy’s finest working Directors, The Great Beauty is a film about a novelist and journalist who on his sixty-fifth…

See Jesus crucified. Hear from a holocaust denying rabbi. Visit a roadside Trucker’s chapel in the US. All in little more than 90 minutes! Come…

Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, a randy gorilla and commodities trading. If ever there was a recipe for a Christmas comedy classic, 1983’s Trading Places is…

Billy Bob Thornton has a criminal record, a drinking problem, a red and white suit and a weakness for festive robberies. Join us at 8pm…

When the lives of mother and daughter Santa sceptics intersect with that of Kris Kringle, one of the pair begins to suspect he may be…

Come to Fison Fitness on Sunday 18th December to watch Buddy the elf travel to New York in search of his real father, and help…

Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, is tired of Halloweentown. When he stumbles upon Christmas Town he wants to share his discovery with his friends back…

Patrick Shen’s new film In Pursuit of Silence is a meditative film about our relationship with silence, sound and the impact of noise on our…

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Mark Rylance, BFG is the hopscotchy adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book about a young orphan named Sophie and the…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 Hour Film Competition is back for its fifth year, continuing its search for local filmmaking talent. If you’re…

The first great sci-fi film, Metropolis fixed for the rest of the century the image of a futuristic city as a hell of scientific progress…

On 30 April from 8pm the Herne Hill Free Film Festival is hosting its Untold Stories evening at effraspace. With two films about unconnected tragedies…

A winner at Cannes and a nominee for the 2015 Best Foreign Language Oscar (Colombia’s first ever Oscar nomination), Embrace of the Serpent tells two…

Faced with a future that scientists say is a great cause for concern, Demain optimistically identifies initiatives in ten countries around the world that have…

Centred around the documentary Four Mums in a Boat, about four mums from Yorkshire who met on the school run and decided to row across…

While you would not be wrong in calling Adult Life Skills a playful drama about a woman who lives in a shed you’d be missing…

Despite receiving a luke-warm reception from the critics on its release in 1959, Imitation of Life is now widely regarded as one of the masterpieces…

Shot in a single take during the early hours of 27 April 2014 in Berlin, and with most of the dialogue improvised by the small…

After a capacity crowd in 2016 we decided to host a second Herne Hill Adventure Film Night in 2017 headlined by Bear Island, the followup…

If you thought snakes on a plane had potential but was too tame, you may want to come to The Half Moon on 8 May…

In 1992 Bob Roberts, a satirical American-British mockumentary, was released written, directed by and starring Tim Robbins. The film wasn’t a massive success at the…

Screening at 8pm on 10 May at The Half Moon is this modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Othello, set within the music scene of East London….

A down-and-dirty directorial debut from former clean-cut teen star Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider is the definitive counterculture blockbuster. In 1969 it heralded the arrival of…

It’s The Big Lebowski, it’s free (although we’d really appreciate your donations), there’s gonna be a quiz and there’s also gonna be White Russians. We…

To try and sell Moonlight to you as the winner of the 2017 Best Picture Oscar would be true, but it also wouldn’t give the…

Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson has shot movies including Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War (2012) and Laura Poitras’s Citizenfour (2014), and in Cameraperson she has created an audacious…

Winner of the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, Fire at Sea (or Fuocoammare) is a documentary shot on the Sicilian island…

Warning: explicit language! What started as an internet phenomenon has now hit the streets, bars and even major arenas: the noble art of verbal humiliation. Rap…

A regular on lists of the best films of all time and the film that brought Spike Lee fame, fortune and a reputation as one…

In a strong year for animation in which Disney, Pixar, Illumination, Laika and Studio Ghibli all jostled for the Oscars’ crown Disney doubled down late…

A cult classic since its release in 1994, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert tells the music-heavy tale of two drag-queens and a…

Despite being centred on the sport of Wheelchair Basketball, Murderball isn’t really a sports film. It is however one of those rare documentaries where life…

If the story, of a nerdy florist who finds success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant, doesn’t make you want to…

A staple of the Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s programme since we began all the way back in 2012 our Short Film Night looks set…

In early 2017 a musical was released in UK cinemas that went unnoticed, starred a cast of unknowns and had a score that can be…

We’ve always thought that Zaha Hadid’s Evelyn Grace Academy looks like it’s come straight out of science fiction movie, so when we got the chance…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 Hour Film Competition is back for its fifth year, continuing its search for local filmmaking talent. If you’re…

With the new piano now well established outside Herne Hill station the Herne Hill Free Film Festival is pleased to be bringing a night of…

Shown to a sell-out crowd at the Barbican in March 2017, the Herne Hill Free Film Festival is excited to be bringing Hannah Polak’s 2014…

On 7 December put down your LEGO, haul yourself out of your Arne Jacobsen chair and turn off your Bang & Olufsen stereo (playing Aqua’s…

Come along to Judith Kerr’s annual German Christmas market between 1pm and 4pm, and once you’ve picked up a pretzel, mustardised that bratwurst and filled your…

Come to Holy Trinity Church on Saturday 9 December to watch Buddy the Elf travel to New York in search of his real father, and…

Paris, Texas is a stunningly told and gorgeously shot examination of alienation, identity and family breakdown. We honestly can’t think of a better way to…

Come down to the South London Makerspace on Thursday 14th December and enjoy the all-time 60s cult comedy classic heist film with the craziest car…

After the success of the Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s screening of La La Land in May, we know that SE24 loves a good musical….

Give your festive cheer a mid-December boost at the Copper Beech Cafe at JAGs Sports Club on the 17th December at 3pm, with a free…

Christmas films are always filled with beautiful snowy scenes of love, friendship and good will to all men. We know however that Christmas season in London…

Canopy Beer Co. hosts our final event of our Christmas free film festival with a traditional seasonal film but one which below the surface has…

If you’ve ever been tempted to make a film, but haven’t known how, come along to the 198 Gallery on Railton Road on April 28th…

It is with great pleasure that we are launching our 2018 Free Film Festival with the award winning animation ‘Loving Vincent’.  Afterwards we have a…

Ever wanted to know how screen actors do it? Thinking of entering the 48hr film challenge but you’re unsure of the best way to make…

The WIP Club. Intrigued? Get on down to the Lupino Room at the Florence, where we’re teaming up for the first time with this roving…

In 2017 housing rose to the top of the British political agenda for the first time in a generation. But despite the media spotlight, few…

Supported by Herne Hill’s very own Yoga Point, in 2018 the Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 Hour Film Challenge is back to continue its…

Come and enjoy a half hour of FREE fun drama games at one of our kids’ workshops taking place before each of our screenings of…

Those rascals at Pixar have been up to their old tricks again, creating another animated masterpiece to tickle our funny bones and melt our hearts….

Come and enjoy a half hour of FREE fun drama games at one of our kids’ workshops taking place before each of our screenings of…

Those rascals at Pixar have been up to their old tricks again, creating another animated masterpiece to tickle our funny bones and melt our hearts….

“When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home.” Refugee movements are often seen in terms of overwhelming statistics. Human Flow puts faces to numbers…

Rated as one of the top ten documentaries of 2017 but – for reasons unknown to us – never graced with a release in the…

Belleville Rendez-Vous is a stylish and charming animation written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. The main characters are Madame Souza, her orphaned grandson Champion and his dog…

Join us for our Girls’ Voices Day! Always wanted to make a film? Got a story to tell? Our inspirational documentary workshop for young women…

Our Girls’ Voices Day (which kicks off at 2pm with our documentary workshop for girls) culminates in this inspiring true story of a 10-year-old girl…

If the story of a nerdy florist, who finds success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant, doesn’t make you want to…

“If Lars Von Trier were to make a documentary about the current immigration crisis in Europe, it might very well turn out like Stranger in…

If you were concerned that Paddington 2 couldn’t top the original then rest assured. This wonderful sequel has even more of the feel-good moments, slapstick…

Forget The Royal Wedding, forget The FA Cup Final and forget National Red Head Day (it’s really a thing).  There’s only one event to pop…

Supported by Herne Hill’s very own Yoga Point, in 2018 the Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 Hour Film Challenge is back to continue its…

Set in Manchuria in the 1930s, The Good, the Bad, the Weird is Kim Jee-woon’s Eastern Western. Director and writer Kim Jee-woon is known for…

A staple of the Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s programme since we began all the way back in 2012, our Short Film Night looks set…

We loved Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as soon as we saw it. Luckily, as it was only released on 12th January 2018 in the…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival presents an evening in honour of our beloved street piano, with live piano music and a screening of the…

The Herne Hill Baptist Church opens its doors on bank holiday Monday for this beautifully animated fantasy film that will appeal to adults and children…

Wild Combination explores the life and the strange, dreamy music of experimental cellist, Arthur Russell. With interviews from his family, friends and colleagues, using archive…

We celebrate London History Day with a new film that explores the issues faced by a community in the 1970s. Directed by Cathy Hassan, Beyond…

As the final whistle blows on the Herne Hill Free Film Festival, you’ll find us at The Railway, revving up for a bonanza night! Our…

In 2019. At 8PM. On 29 April. At The Commercial. £2 entry. The Herne Hill Free Film Festival is pressing detonate on a quizzical first…

After his first two big-cat related superhero films – Pink Tiger and Burgundy Leopard – flopped at the box office director Ryan Coogler almost threw…

Decades after her original visit, everyone’s favourite magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives….

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 Hour Film Challenge is back for its seventh year. Over the years we’ve had well over a hundred…

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story was one of our favourite screenings at the London Film Festival last year, and to say we’re ecstatic to…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 Hour Film Challenge is back for its seventh year. Over the years we’ve had well over a hundred…

A renowned poet. An unknown policeman. Revolution vs regime, Communism vs the establishment. The arrest warrant is issued, and the chase is on. Chile’s greatest…

A box office slow burner but a critically acclaimed horror, The Babadook is a chilling feature that marks the directorial debut of Australian actor Jennifer…

Fed up with the daily grind back in 2013 Olie Hunter Smart has spent the last 6 years living a more adventurous life, whilst dipping…

Intimately depicting the deprivations of post-war Italy while simultaneously transcending them with a universal story of hope, despair and raw human emotion, Bicycle Thieves graces…

The incredible and anxiety inducing, “true story” of four alienated young men in Kentucky who plot to commit a multi million dollar book heist from…

From poetry to perceptions of perfection, we explore some of the least expected ways people are finding to deal with their mental health and wellbeing….

A product of Netflix’s monumental content-producing machine and Winner of the Audience Award for US Documentary at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Chasing Coral is…

In the atmospheric surroundings of All Saints Church, we’re delighted to present The Passion of Joan of Arc. A classic of the late silent era, Carl…

Ralph’s first outing in 2012 – described as a Who Framed Roger Rabbit for the joystick generation – became a surprise treat, combining strolls down…

The apocalypse has happened. Giant reptiles stalk the land, preying on humans. The good news is they can’t see you. The bad news is they…

The Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses provide a perfect backdrop for this post-apocalyptic sci-fi starring Bruce Dern as the original eco-warrior. Originally released in 1972 with…

On 23 May our Short Film Night returns for its 6th outing to showcase the wealth of film-making talent we have in Herne Hill. All…

We’ll be scaramouching and fandangoing on 24 May at Judith Kerr Primary School as we bring the 2019 Oscar winner Bohemian Rhapsody to our (previously)…

In celebration of all Herne Hill hounds, we bring Wes Anderson’s award winning stop-motion animated Isle of Dogs to Brockwell Park for this year’s biggest…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 Hour Film Challenge is back for its seventh year. Over the years we’ve had well over a hundred…

The ponds at Hampstead Heath are packed through summer, but there is also a hardcore group who swim throughout the year. In this uplifting film,…

Swinging its way to an Oscar for best animated feature in 2018, Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse marks the latest film featuring everyone’s favourite arachnid superhero….

WW2 RAF pilot Peter Carter should have died that night. As his burnt up Lancaster bomber plummeted to its end over the English Channel, the…

We are pleased (and also really really excited) to announce that filmmaker Patrick Keiller will be coming to our screening of London on 31 May…

Our night at Station Square has been one of the highlights of the Herne Hill Free Film Festival every year since we launched. We wheel…

If the election isn’t horrifying enough then we dare you to come to Canopy Brewery Tap Room for a Christmas fright.  Better Watch Out combines…

On the 10th May our Short Film Night returns for its seventh outing to showcase the wealth of film-making talent we have in Herne Hill….

Come down to the Canopy for the award winning Danish Another Round! It’s an intoxicating celebration of life and a sobering examination of midlife crisis…

We are very excited to screen Tron (the 1982 original) at one of our favourite outdoor venues: Herne Hill Velodrome. A computer hacker is abducted…

Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for…

A story 14 years in the making, set in patriarchal Nepal, I Am Belmaya follows a remarkable young Dalit woman as she takes the camera…

Empire of Light, set in Margate in the early 1980s, is a film about the power of strong relationships during blustery times. Hilary (Olivia Coleman),…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE is back to continue its high, low, deep and shallow search for the very best…

On 11th May our SHORT FILM NIGHT returns for its 8th outing to showcase the wealth of film-making talent we have in Herne Hill. All…

Join us at Brockwell Park Greenhouses for a screening of the beloved classic, THE IRON GIANT! This heartwarming animated film tells the story of a…

Oscar® winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out (that we screened at the Lido in 2018) and then Us. Now, he…

Clapham Film Unit is a collective of filmmakers based in South London. Don’t miss their latest films which range from animation to documentary, looking under…

Looking for a chilling and thought-provoking film to send shivers down your spine? Look no further than “Saint Maud,” a psychological horror film that will…

It’s hard to tell if this is a wonderful dark comedy or a Shakespearean tragedy. Filled with fabulous BAFTA winning performances this is not one…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE is back to continue its high, low, deep and shallow search for the very best…

Mind Map (34mins) Director: Finley Newmark Why ride your bike solo 34,000km+ around the world? Boru presses pause on his day to day life in…

Join us for an unforgettable movie experience under the stars at the historic Herne Hill Velodrome. As part of the Herne Hill Free Film Festival,…

HIT THE ROAD a chaotic, tender Iranian family road trip across a rugged landscape, with two sons – one adult, the other an excitable six-year-old…

Please join us for another evening of 4 short films about cycling, with 2 live Q&A sessions. Come to container area at the velodrome to…

In Britain’s post-punk Thatcher years, the legendary Scala cinema showed a diverse range of films, from high art to cult classics. Nudging boundaries of convention,…

In 1970, students at a New England boarding school ‘holdover’ during the Christmas break, under the gaze of their strict teacher. Unlikely life-changing bonds form…

The Herne Hill Free Film Festival’s 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE is back to continue its search for the very best local filmmaking talent. If you’re…

Our SHORT FILM NIGHT debuted at our second festival a whole 10 years ago and we’ve run it every year since. On Tues 7th May…

A documentary that is truly inspirational, following British textile artist Allan Brown over seven years as he finds healing after his wife’s untimely death, through…

We are very pleased to be bringing another ‘silent cinema’ night to Herne Hill Station Square – Buster Keaton’s The General on Friday 10 May….

A gold miner fights off Nazis to defend his gains in this Finnish action war thriller set in 1944.  When the ex-soldier who discovers gold…

The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. Meet EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes. His life’s path…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Spike Lee’s tense disco-fuelled drama. New York City, Studio 54, CBGB and a serial killer called Sam kick start #NXDFFF16 with Spike Lee’s tense disco-fuelled…

A classic from Disney’s Renaissance era retelling Shakespeare’s Hamlet for all the family. This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba,…

Bike Powered screening, courtesy of Electric Pedals of Slam City’s first skate doc with Q & A from film maker Henry Edward Woods and pro-skaters…

Ever taken a holiday by mistake? Two out-of-work actors — the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail — spend their days drifting…

The Field presents This Changes Everything, the film directed by Avi Lewis, and inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything. An inspiring…

An afternoon of cycling and cinema hosted by London Velo.  Who wouldn’t want to join a bicycle club that counts Honor Blackman and Diana Dors…

  Short films from international creative Indie filmmakers. Filmmakers from UK, Northern Ireland, USA working in different genres, with different perspectives and different scenarios show us…

What happens in the world’s largest trash city will transform you. An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of…

A modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal story about Hamlet’s plight to avenge his father’s murder. New York, 2000. A spectre in the…

“In October 2008 Iceland was hit with one of the biggest financial disasters any nation in the world had experienced. In response, citizens took to…

Fred and Ginger in glorious technicolor with spectacular dancing, wit and music. Dream team Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in this musical comedy about a…

Go-Go for a wild ride with the Action Girls in Russ Meyer’s cult favourite. Three top heavy sadistic go-go dancers holding a young girl hostage…

Savour the grit and dramatic intensity of Polanski’s Macbeth in the atmospheric surroundings of St Nicholas’ Church in Deptford. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis give…

Two minor characters from the play, “Hamlet” stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them. Will Rosencrantz and Guildenstern  manage…

Sex, bugs and rock ‘n’ roll The greatest anti-gentrification musical comedy you’ll ever see – with cockroaches! Joe’s Apartment warns of the dangers of gentrification…

  Two teenagers, meet at a party, fall in love and decide to get married. But will it be a happy ending? Shakespeare for the…

“A story with something to say about our world that is also shamelessly entertaining, moving and funny” (Time Out), Pride is based on the true story…

Hang on to your knickers, pump up your platforms and fasten your seat belts.  World famous pop group The Spice Girls zip around London in…

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. With a plan to exact revenge Zissou…

Is it possible to live completely waste free? In this multi-award winning documentary experiment, partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition…

Two films about contemporary inequality. It isn’t based on real life this is real life! One year on from presenting previews of their films, filmmakers…

A visually stunning and exuberant retelling of Hamlet as a Spaghetti Western. This bravura spaghetti western opens with a stunningly mystical dream sequence and proceeds to…

Jean Vigo’s achingly romantic tale of desire and hope screened in a courtyard next to Deptford Creek. *RAIN FORECAST – NOW INDOORS * Jean ,…

A lavish, splendid and star-studded Hollywood adaptation of the Shakespearean tale of loyalty, betrayal, and political intrigue in ancient Rome. The growing ambition of Julius…

The film will be introduced Deptford Lounge Hothouse artists Uninvited Guests, followed by electronic DJ set. In this sci-fi classic, a spacecraft travels to the…

Ten-year-old Yula has but one dream – to lead a normal life. For 14 years, the director follows Yula as she grows up in the…

An evening of wild film, food and music. Wild Tales, a collection of short films where the characters cross the thin line dividing civilisation and…

For the wild kids… Where the Wild Things Are. Based on the classic children’s book by Maurice Sendak, join Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the “Wild Things,”…

Two documentaries about the peace movement on Jeju Island, South Korea. Villagers and activists fight to halt construction of a huge US naval base on…

Surreal coming-of-age fantasy….with Muppets. Our final out door, bike powered screening, courtesy of Electric Pedals had to be a Bowie film this year. Join us as…

An afternoon of Jamaican films, food and music.  An triple bill of Jamaican films brought to you in association with the Jamaica International Reggae Film…

The story of New York street gangs and the music that gave birth to Hip-Hop culture. Rubble Kings, chronicles life during the era of gang…

Watch cult 1980s drama Babylon in Deptford, the area where it was filmed. Includes special guests and DJ set after the film. This special screening…

An African-American family struggles with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life. In a cramped apartment on the south…

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress with a star studded cast including Lena Horne, Bill Robinson Cab Calloway, Fats Waller and the…

Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitake) gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is hired as a butler at the White House.   Over the course…

  Pressure is a powerful portrait of inter-generational tensions between first and second-generation West Indian migrants in London’s Notting Hill area.  Set in Ladbroke Grove,…

Rubble Kings is a documentary film that depicts gang violence in the Bronx during the 1970s. The film explores the similarities with todays gang culture and…

Dido Elizabeth Belle – the illegitimate daughter of a Royal Navy captain, John Lindsay, and an African woman named Maria Belle – was raised at…

Anita wants to become a professional reggae singer and performs with her friends, Sharon and Yvette. However, Anita’s husband, Byron, wants her to give up…

New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival in conjunction with St Catherine’s Church and The Telegraph Hill Centre, are hosting a special Christmas screening of…

Carl Casper is an acclaimed chef whose frustrations boil over against a restaurant critic who panned his cooking of food that his boss ordered him…

Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend. Jack Black stars alongside Jackie Chan and Angelina Jolie in…

In 2805 Earth is abandoned and largely contaminated with garbage. WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth….

Our open air bike-powered classic takes you on a whirlwind tour of Willy’s incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections We will…

Jonas lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice. When he begins to spend time with…

Critics called it “lowbrow slacker comedy”. We say “Silent Bob! Stinkpalm! Stan Lee! Who could ask for more?” Kevin Smith’s follow-up to ‘Clerks’, his hugely…

In the near future, a mechanized police force patrols the streets and deals with lawbreakers – but now, the people are fighting back. When one police…

Advanced Style is a documentary that shows the lives of seven unique New Yorkers who’s eclectic unique style and vital spirit have guided their approach to…

Kung Fu Grandma: In a rural Kenyan slum, elderly women have become vulnerable to attack, at the hands of younger men. Fuelled by rumours that intercourse…

The South Korean passenger ferry ‘Sewol’ sank on the 16th of April 2014. Of the 304 killed, 250 were high school children. It is still…

Take a trip into the past. England: The English Civil War. A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field….

The REMAKESPLOITATION film club is delighted to present a screening of the hilarious documentary Remake Remix Rip-Off. It tells the bizarre history of Turkish remakes…

Engrossingly detailed account of the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the widespread cover-up of child abuse in the city’s Catholic Church. The film examines…

Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, the story follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal…

Got the Brexit Blues? Celebrate cultural exchange with a selection of short films from different countries across Europe. A diverse programme curated especially for New…

The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. Except as punishment for a crime. In the Oscar-nominated documentary 13th ,…

They were perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Then their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush and the ruthless killers realise…

Alexander’s day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder…

Come ’round Little Nan’s and watch Sister Act 2 on the big screen tv. Rated as one of the best films ever to be made…

As a tribute to John Berger who died in January, we are screening episode one of his groundbreaking TV series Ways of Seeing from 1972….

A future where an exploited underclass works in subterranean machine halls to support a small, pampered aristocracy living in palatial skyscrapers. In a futuristic city…

Scientists predict we may lose half the species on the planet by the end of the century. They believe we have entered the sixth major…

Breaking Away on the Quietway! Join Deptford Folk in Folkestone Gardens SE8 next to Quietway 1 to watch Academy Award™ winner Breaking Away on a…

Two drag-queens and a transgender woman are hired to perform at a drag show in Alice Springs in the remote Australian desert. The film follows…

Join professional film-maker Cassius Rayner as he shows you how to turn the humble smartphone into a cutting edge film camera. As well as top…

An action comedy adventure about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada. Hiro finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the…

Boy, have we got a film for you! Yul Brynner stars as a gunslinging android in this cult sci-fi/western from 1973. Set in an adult-themed…

Honey at the Top is a film about the Sengwer forest people of the Cherangani Hills, Kenya, being evicted from their ancestral land in the…

Younger film goers can make a beeline for Deptford Park Playclub. Join the buzz from 10am-12.30pm watching Barry the bee fly away on un-bee-lievable adventures…

Festival closing film followed by funk after party with DJ Fraggs. In the early 1960’s, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur…

Calling all Rocky virgins and committed fans: The campest of cult classics is coming to church. The screening will take place in the gorgeously gothic…

Jordan Peele’s breakout film of 2017 is a chilling satire on liberal racism in America. When a preppy rich girl takes her African American boyfriend…

The film traces memories of a ten year resistance against the construction of a huge military base at Gangjeong village, Jeju Island, South Korea. Facing…

“He looks for the good in all of us” – The Bear Church is delighted to present Paddington 2 – a film for all the…

A beautifully filmed adventure movie recounting the life of Dutch Admiral Michiel De Ruyter (Frank Lammers) from the 1653 start of the Anglo-Dutch wars to…

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Two films with a South London focus. The first film centres on The Battle of Lewisham and the effect that this memorable event had on…

Grandma Song Sin-do was one of an estimated 250,000 women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during WW2.  This film shows her…

In Berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave Germany and seek…

Welcome to Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden. A beautiful, magical community garden in the heart of Deptford. We will be screening some short films made by local…

When “The Dude” Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire named Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he…

When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature’s deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. With few…

An upper middle class, liberal couple (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn) are challenged when their daughter brings home her African American fiancé (Sidney Poitier) in…

Concrete Soldiers UK is a new documentary, looking at the regeneration of council estates in London and across the country. Starved of funds by central…

Cla’am (15 mins), Nathaniel Martello-White, 2017, UK. A dark, surreal comedy about the impossibly rapid gentrification of a London area. Cheltenham Tapes (15 mins), SPID…

London Drawing Group will be hosting a workshop in which Jean Cocteau’s avant-garde masterpiece The Blood of the Poet will be screened whilst participants use…

Loco, Local, Lo-fi – celebrates the crazy, the talented and the thrifty film-makers in this unique collection of short films and screen based performance. We’ve…

San Andreas – we always knew this day would come. A seemingly ideal day turns disastrous when California’s notorious San Andreas fault triggers a devastating,…

Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle is a feature documentary directed by Paul Sng and narrated by Maxine Peake. The film explores the catastrophic failures…

Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, USA, The Work follows three men from outside as they participate in a group therapy retreat with…

Three short documentaries reflecting on life in the borough including Mr Pink’s famous house on Lewisham Way. A Portrait of Mr Pink (1997) depicts Mr…

Reading Writing Revenge – Celebrate election night in Deptford with this satirical, black comedy-drama. Tracey Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is running unopposed for the high school…

NXDFF is delighted to present this pre-release screening of locally shot film, SINK, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Mark Gillis. “It draws you in…this…

Life behind the lens and the secrets a film negative can hold. Filmed during London’s swinging 60s, Blow-Up turned the role of photographer into rock…

A crack in the world has started… we have 24 hours to stop it. When miner Charley ‘Boomer’ Baxter sets off a series of massive…

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore. In New York’s Little Italy, a woman falls in love with her…

Local music collective including Record Label 343, The Vintage Group, Cellar Door, Blakie and friends talk about forging their way into the music industry. From…

Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, ‘Sing’ stars Buster Moon, a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theatre that…

She Loved Men… To Death. Inspired by Hollywood melodrama, Technicolor and exploitation movies, The Love Witch is a campy, colourful tale about a witch looking…

Sleaford Mods articulates the rage and desperation of those without a voice in austerity Britain. Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain is a feature documentary showing the…

Shoot first. Sightsee later – It’s that film you’ve been meaning to watch! Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are two hitmen, holed up in the…

Shiver me timbers it’s pirates in the park! Bike powered screening with Electric Pedals Celebrate Deptford’s swashbuckling past at this piratical cycle-powered cinematic event in…

What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Set in an alternate universe…

Festival closing film and party at Buster Mantis ‘Beats of the Antanov’ documents the Sudan/SRF conflict in the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains regions, focusing…

  Our opening night film for this years festival is Spike Lee’s latest joint, the Oscar winning BLACKKKLANSMAN. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer…

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in2016,‘Inside Out’ made us all weep. When Riley’s family move to San Francisco, her life changes…

A story of stories is revealed to us by an injured movie stuntman, weaving beguiling threads of narratives for a small girl who he befriends…

After the end of all botanical life on Earth, ecologist Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) maintains a greenhouse on a space station in order to preserve…

CHANGE OF VENUE : DUE TO BAD WEATHER this bike-powered screening with Electric pedals will now take place at St. Catherines Church Kitto Road, top…

Regarded as the best concert movie ever made, the film captures Talking Heads live over three days in 1983 at Hollywood’s Pantage Theater. ‘Stop Making…

From executive producer Angelina Jolie and the creators of the Academy Award nominated ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’, comes the highly-anticipated…

    An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanan immigrant is exposed to the hustlin’ way of life of the Brixton ghetto. Starring Norman Beaton, Trevor Thomas,Dawn…

A beautiful stop motion animation, ‘Ma Vie de Courgette’ (‘My Life as a Courgette’) follows a young boy, nicknamed Courgette, who is sent to a…

In ‘Cinema Voyage,’Decolonising The Archive (DTA) teams up with the New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival to explore the themes of Migration, reconciliation, Afro…

Join us as we dig out the best china and mix up a cocktail or two at the magnificent Little Nan’s Bar and step inside…

Food and farming is in crisis. In just over a decade we’ve lost more than 33,000 farms from our countryside, and alongside this, bad diet…

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitch-hikes to…

‘Daily Bread’ dramatises an episode from the book, ’50 Years of Silence’ written by the filmmaker’s grandmother, Jan Ruff O’Herne. Jan, a Dutch prisoner of…

‘The Many Faces of Freelancing’ is a a documentary series exploring lives of the creatives – the anti nine-to-fivers who deserve a special mention, and…

Christine “Lady Bird” MacPherson is a high school senior from the “wrong side of the tracks.” She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity, but finds…

These are two tales of defiance against authority, proving that growing up can happen at any age. Both films feature young protagonists and more than…

  Set within the deteriorating coal mining industry of northern England, the Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine itself. But the…

Darkroom presents a free curated evening of short film, documentaries, experimental works and audio-visual performance. This is the second edition of this event, collaborating with…

‘The Duke of Bachata’ is a documentary film about Joan Soriano, a Bachata Musician from the Dominican Republic, as he struggles to reach his goal…

Please join Save Reginald Save Tidemill campaign. On  the green next to the now demolished beautiful Tidemill garden for an outdoor pedalled powered screening of…

  A folk horror wrapped inside a documentary archive film. Director, Paul Wright, pieces together an often unexpectedly sinister country collage with a potent, multifaceted…

In one of the greatest road movies of all time, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon ride to everlasting fame as two women who embark on…

When she unexpectedly becomes pregnant, a 16-year-old girl in small-town Minnesota decides to give her baby to the “perfect”couple she locates from the classified ads-only…

  Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland….

Winner of the Art Cinema Award at the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, CLIMAX, Gaspar’s Noé’s latest daring odyssey into the intoxicating…

‘The Italian Job’ is the quintessential British heist film of the 1960’s, famous for its Britannia style and its car chase of Mini Coopers. Caine…

Also known as The Story of Elzéard Bouffier, The Most Extraordinary Character I Ever Met, and The Man Who Planted Hope and Reaped Happiness this…

CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER. NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED SOON May the 4th be with you! Fun in the park for all with Electric…

Permaculture offers a glimmer of hope with its ecologically sustainable, economically viable and socially equitable solutions. Accessible to all, it can be implemented everywhere. Today,…

A classic Disney animated film, loosely based on Rudyard Kipling’s book of the same name,‘TheJungle Book’ tells the story of a young boy Mowgli who…

A definitive 1980s comedy classic, ‘Trading Places’ tells the story of a one-dollar bet between two powerful and manipulative Wall Street elders, to see what…

A documentary, directed by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, about capturing humanity. The Salt of the Earth follows the career of photographer and ethnologist…

Pride is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is…

A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Come on…

‘Even in our darkest moments, there’s light where you least expect it’. The Madrigals are an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of…

Through archival footage and interviews, we gain a personal insight into the life of troubled, maverick musician Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.    …

Break a sweat for cinema at this 100% pedal-powered film screening. The audience cycle stationary bikes generating 1.21 Gigawatts, powering the DeLorian to 88 miles…