F-Rated
We are proud to support gender diversity and are committed to a 50/50 ratio of male-to-female and non-binary filmmakers across the Festival programme. We work in partnership with F-Rating, so look out for these labels: F-Rating: Assigned to films directed and/or written by women. Triple F-Rating: Assigned to films with significant women on screen and directed and/or written by women
Hamnet
A lyrical reimagining of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel explores the quiet grief and fierce love behind one of literature’s most enigmatic figures.
Short Fusion: Funny Games
From pickled eggs to post-apocalyptic pork, these playful shorts revel in life’s quirks, exploring rituals, rivalries and the curious rules we invent to make sense of love, loss and lunacy.
Short Fusion: Children's Tales
Blending fantasy and reality, these inventive shorts channel childhood imagination, revealing how young minds process the world around them and the future through stories only they could tell.
Short Fusion: Dangerous Liaisons
Desire, delusion and defiance collide in these bold, unsettling stories of women navigating power, danger and intimacy in a world where the lines between control and vulnerability blur.
Short Fusion: Transfigurations
From dancing rituals to dogs reborn as boys, these eerie, imaginative tales probe the edges of identity, grief and transformation, where the human and uncanny blur in unexpected, unsettling ways.
Short Fusion: Violet Delights
From rooftop awakenings to rural romances, these vivid, tender and fearless shorts celebrate queer identity in all its complexity, charting love, longing and community across continents.
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Using real call recordings, this urgent and devastating film restages the final moments of a child trapped in Gaza, capturing the human cost of conflict with clarity, compassion and power.
The Unfixing
A moving personal story of illness and healing becomes a wider meditation on ecological crisis, as director Nicole Betancourt weaves body and planet into one urgent, poetic journey.
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere
From civil rights marches to movie sets, this engaging portrait of legendary photographer Steve Schapiro pairs striking images with captivating stories from a life spent documenting history.
Lost for Words [showing together with short film Saturday Night Butch]
When Lana bumps into an old friend in a bookshop, an unexpected night of reflection begins. A gentle, hopeful drama set in Ely, this local gem offers warmth, heart and quiet transformation.
Illusions
Spanning five decades and two entwined couples, this tender debut probes love’s shifting truths, asking whether permanence is possible—or if all we have are the stories we choose to believe.
Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
In 1950s Yugoslavia, four filmmakers are targeted for their sexuality in a chilling portrait of repression, loyalty and betrayal under authoritarian rule. A powerful story of identity and resistance.
Everything Needs to Live
Powerlifter, activist and coach, Anna Kurkurina uses her strength for good—rescuing animals and uplifting others in wartime Ukraine. A stirring portrait of courage, compassion and resilience.
The Crossroads
When a brief encounter ends in tragedy, an elderly doctor is forced to confront guilt, memory and shifting family ties in this quietly powerful study of regret, responsibility and redemption.
The Fisherman
Forced into retirement, a proud fisherman and his scaly sidekick chase one last dream through the streets of Accra. A joyful tale of magic, mischief and the unbreakable spirit of community.
News Without a Newsroom
As trust in media declines, this timely documentary explores the past, present and future of journalism, revealing why a strong, independent press remains essential in an age of uncertainty.
Now And Then
Four lifelong friends reunite to reflect on the summer that shaped them. A heartfelt coming-of-age tale about growing up, growing apart and the enduring power of childhood bonds.
Measures For a Funeral
Audrey Benac unearths the story of a forgotten violinist in this lyrical meditation on art, memory and ambition, as she hunts for a lost concerto and reckons with echoes of her own past.
Little Amelie
Told through pastel-hued animation, this whimsical tale follows a curious Belgian girl in Japan as she makes sense of life’s mysteries. A poetic, Miyazaki-inspired gem full of wonder and charm.
Alpha
When a teen returns home with a mysterious tattoo, her mother’s fears deepen as a strange virus begins turning bodies to marble. A haunting, visceral tale from the queen of French body horror.
Romeria
On the Galician coast, 18-year-old Marina searches for traces of a lost past in this luminous, quietly hopeful journey of memory, belonging and the bittersweet pull of home.
The Ice Tower
When runaway Jeanne hides in a 1970s film studio, she meets a star who might be the Snow Queen herself. A visually stunning, dreamlike tribute to cinema’s power to enchant and transform.
A Private Life
When a patient dies under suspicious circumstances, a Paris-based analyst dives into a tangled mystery. Jodie Foster leads this twisty, darkly funny whodunnit with style and sharp intelligence.
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Rose Byrne shines in this tense, tender portrait of a mother pushed to the brink. A gripping psychological thriller that explores the quiet terror of holding everything together.
Salve Maria
In this bold, genre-blurring tale of new motherhood, a woman battles postpartum despair and buried truths. A gripping, empathetic portrait of the contradictions at the heart of maternal identity.
Whale Rider
Twelve-year-old Pai dares to defy tradition and claim her place as leader of her Māori tribe in this powerful coming-of-age tale about heritage, courage and the strength to break the rules.
Inside Out 2
At hockey camp, Riley’s emotions face a shake-up when Anxiety arrives. Joy must help her find balance in this heartfelt, funny sequel about growing up and learning to feel everything.
The Parent Trap
When long-lost twin sisters meet at summer camp, they plot to reunite their divorced parents in this beloved family classic, full of charm, mischief and double the Lindsay Lohan.
We Live Here
In Kazakhstan’s Abai region, three generations live with the fallout of Soviet nuclear testing. A haunting, urgent portrait of environmental ruin and the quiet endurance of those left behind.
The Silences Of The Palace
Set in a Tunisian palace under French rule, this powerful drama unearths hidden lives and generational silence through a young woman’s memories. A landmark of Arab cinema, rich in emotion and insight.
L'aventura
As a chaotic family holiday unfolds in Sardinia, young Claudine narrates with sharp wit and warmth. A funny, tender portrait of mishaps, memory and the messy beauty of life on the road.
Timestamp
In post-invasion Ukraine, school life unfolds in fragments of grief, resilience and hope. This moving portrait captures a nation’s youth navigating war’s shadow with strength and quiet defiance.
How Deep Is Your Love
Aboard a deep-sea research vessel, scientists uncover dazzling new species while facing growing questions about the cost of exploration. A haunting, visually stunning dive into life beneath the waves.
Lowland Kids
As rising waters threaten their Louisiana home, two teens face relocation in this lyrical, deeply moving portrait of family, loss and the quiet courage needed to start again.
Rental Family
A struggling actor in Tokyo is hired to play a grieving dad, but an unexpected bond turns role-play into something real. A tender, quietly funny story about connection in the unlikeliest of places.
Forever A Woman
A poet faces illness and heartbreak in post-war Japan, using verse as defiance and self-discovery. Kinuyo Tanaka’s bold, lyrical drama remains a landmark of female creativity and resilience.
All That's Left of You
Spanning three generations, this moving drama traces a Palestinian family’s journey from 1948 to today. A deeply personal tale of loss, resilience and the lasting echoes of inherited trauma.