Triple 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.