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April 2016
48 Hour Film Challenge
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...
Find out more »May 2016
Kajaki + actor Q&A
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...
Find out more »Le Havre + talk by Play4Calais
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...
Find out more »Palio
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...
Find out more »Who Am I?
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...
Find out more »The Cove
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...
Find out more »Extreme Camping Short Film Night
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...
Find out more »Just To See: A Mystery – A Portrait of Photographer Philip Perkis
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...
Find out more »December 2016
Religulous
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...
Find out more »Nightmare Before Christmas
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...
Find out more »April 2017
48 Hour Film Competition
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...
Find out more »May 2017
Adult Life Skills
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...
Find out more »Adventure Film Night: Bear Island + Short Films
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...
Find out more »Cameraperson
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...
Find out more »Short Film Night
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...
Find out more »December 2017
Jet Trash
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...
Find out more »May 2018
48 Hour Film Competition
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...
Find out more »Stranger in Paradise
“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...
Find out more »Short Film Night
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...
Find out more »Beyond the Photo
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...
Find out more »May 2019
48 Hour Film Challenge Registration
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...
Find out more »48 Hour Film Challenge Submission
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...
Find out more »The Road to Independence + Q&A
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...
Find out more »Mind Matters: Short Film Night with Directors’ Q&A
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....
Find out more »Short Film Night
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...
Find out more »May 2022
Short Film Night + Filmmaker intros
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....
Find out more »May 2023
48 Hour Film Challenge – Registration
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...
Find out more »Short Film Night + Filmmaker intros
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...
Find out more »Clapham Film Unit Showcase + Director’s Q&A
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...
Find out more »May 2024
48 Hour Film Challenge
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...
Find out more »Short Film Night + Filmmaker intros
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...
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