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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…

A deeply personal, humorous and animated film about the effects of depression on several women in the same family. Rocks in My Pockets asks the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Welcome to Busseywood is back. The famous Bussey Building will once again host London’s largest one-day free African film festival and unique African market. Saturday…

EVERYONE WELCOME Come to the next planning meeting of the 2016 Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival, now in its seventh year. Get involved in…

As anticipation builds for this year’s Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival, join us on Sunday 21st August, 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start at The…

The Montague Arms, on Queens Road Peckham, will turn ‘PURPLE’ in homage to the late legendary Prince in his autobiographical hit Purple Rain at 8PM on…

From a beautifully conceived film-poem and an imaginative exploration of the Lower Lea Valley to an uplifting documentary on a London landmark, the collaborations between…

Join us for Storm Brewing and see a Victorian Chapel in Nunhead Cemetery transformed by an evening of sound, projected light, digital animations and 3D…

Join us for another year of silent comedy short films on Peckham Rye Common, with the SUPERB Neil Brand playing a live piano accompaniment to…

**SCREENING STILL GOING AHEAD, DESPITE THE RAIN!** (Just no longer bike-powered and under cover of the Cafe on the Rye!) -Change to printed programme- Jumanji,…

Sunday afternoon screening at Nunhead’s beautiful new community centre of Nunhead Green. Make More Noise! is a selection of silent films from the BFI National Archive…

Originally released in 2010 in the UK the America film, Food, Inc. is still very much a relevant film today. Glengall Wharf Garden is having…

Join us on Monday 5th September, 7.00pm  at Peckham Pelican, 92 Peckham Road, London SE15 5PY to check the tape label, dust off the video…

Woolly Mondays presents the world premiere of ‘Knitflix,’ featuring clips of knitting in film, past and present. The first part of the evening will be…

Join us as we delve into the inner workings of the comic book industry and how women are shaping the medium at Peckham Library, 122…

Although widely regarded as a horror film (The Guardian recently voted it the fourth best horror movie of all time), the 1973 British classic, The…

The Makeshift Cinema is excited to screen a selection of short films at The Green, 5 Nunhead Green, London, SE15 3QQ on Tuesday 6th September….

A comedy from the director of Underground and Arizona Dream, Emir Kusturica’s Black Cat, White Cat, Silver Lion Winner at the Venice Film Festival 1998, is a riotous mix of…

From Rosemary’s Baby to The Babadook, journalist, lecturer and horror fan Charlie Oughton will lead a talk about the past and present fascination of women and…

Waste Land is a 2010 British-Brazilian documentary film directed by Lucy Walker. The film chronicles artist Vik Muniz, who travels to the world’s largest landfill, Jardim…

The green fingered experts at The Nunhead Gardener, 1A Oakdale Road, London SE15 3BW will be opening their gates on Thursday 8th September, to show…

  Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all time. A tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled…

Settle down for a barrel of laughs with the original 1980’s cult classic The Blues Brothers at Copeland Park on Thursday 9th September. In associations with…

Welcome to Peckham. Welcome to our world. Welcome to THAT SIDE. The hard hitting sounds from the dark side of London will come crashing down…

On Friday 9th September join us as we celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary with a showing of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and…

A night of creepy horror awaits at Safehouse 1, 139 Copeland Road, London, SE15 3SN on Friday 9th September, with a screening of the rarely…

From the largest elephant to the smallest shrew, the city of Zootropolis is a mammal metropolis where various animals live and thrive. When Judy Hopps…

Afrikans on Film Festival (formerly known as Welcome to Busseywood), London’s largest 1 day Afrikan film festival is BACK! A unique opportunity to see films rarely…

Bring the family together to watch Disney’s animated superhero smash hit Big Hero 6 at the Unwin & Friary Tenants & Residents Community Hall. We’ll even provide…

Friends of Burgess Park and Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival are pleased to bring the community this year’s free open air film screening event….

A Diary for Samuel is a reworking of the classic Humphrey Jennings documentary, A Diary for Timothy. Set in 1990, in and around Northfield House, the…

The All Saints annual Community Party is from 1pm in the church garden with free food, bouncy castle, games and a screening of The Peanuts…

Peckham Plex plays host for our Sunday afternoon showing on Sunday 11 September of this charming early Studio Ghibli animated classic, not often screened in UK cinemas….

Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, Get on Up stars Chadwick Boseman as one of the most influential figures of the 21st…

Powder’s Peckham will be having it’s World Premiere screening at the Peckhamplex Cinema on Sunday 11th September. Powder’s Peckham is the follow-up to the multi award…

The next planning meeting for the 2017 Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival is Thursday June 29th at 7.30pm at All Saints Church Hall, Blenheim…

As anticipation builds for this year’s Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival, join us on Sunday 20th August, 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start at The Old…

Enjoy the last day of the school summer holidays at this screening at All Saints Church Hall at 1.30pm on Friday 1 September of Paddington,…

  A bike-powered screening on Peckham Rye of the classic Hollywood musical Singin’ in the Rain opens the Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival on…

Returning to one of the most popular venues in the 8 year history of the Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival, this year’s film was…

Flicker + Pulse outdoor film screening in Glengall Wharf Garden, 8pm followed by a Q&A with the two Directors, Brian McClave and Tom Wichelow. THIS EVENT IS…

Following the success of last years ‘Knitflix,’ Woolly Mondays presents Knitflix 2! The first part of the evening will be a rare chance to see…

Shadow World Monday 4 September 8pm Montague Arms, 289 Queens Road SE15 2PA Based on the book, The Shadow World, this feature-length documentary reveals the…

Historian, Klaus Müller, interviews survivors of Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the German Penal Code of 1871 which made homosexuality a crime. Between 1933…

This screening is a tribute to the late John Hurt, who plays George Orwell’s timeless character, Winston Smith, in his tale of a future fascist…

Kick back with a pizza and GoodFellas in true Mafioso style at the Crust Conductor, Copeland Park, on Wednesday 6th September. Scorsese’s timeless portrayal of…

MUSTANG is a subtitled Turkish language drama about five young sisters who are imprisoned in their house by their grandmother, as punishment for their perceived…

**CHANGE TO VENUE NOTED IN PRINTED PROGRAMME** Deep End, Jerzy Skolimowski’s 1970 study of infatuation, gets a rare screening at Space @ 61, on Wednesday…

“No Water, No Life. No Blue, No Green.” – Dr. Sylvia Earle Chosen as winner of the 2016 Blue Ocean Film Festival & Climate Summit…

We are very excited to announce that as part of the Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival, Rye Books will be screening ‘A Man Called…

**VENUE CAPACITY: 40. SEATS WILL BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, SO ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT** Screening at 5pm – doors open 4.30pm On Friday…

Join us for an outdoor screening of WALL-E on Friday 8 September at 7:30pm. A great children’s film from Pixar that the whole family can enjoy….

**VENUE CAPACITY: 40. SEATS WILL BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, SO ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT** The world sadly got a lot less scary this…

AFRIKANS ON FILM FESTIVAL (Formerly known as Welcome to Busseywood) London’s largest 1 day Afrikan film festival is BACK! A unique opportunity to see films rarely…

Eye Want Change presents an afternoon of smartphone films and practical filmmaking workshops. From stop motion to DIY filmmaking equipment, Eye Want Change will guide…

The residents of Northfield House are hosting an outdoor screening of New Zealand adventure comedy drama ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ in one of our beautiful…

The film will be followed by a Q & A with director Sarah Turner. Tickets will be available at Peckhamplex box office from 6pm onwards…

Our prestigious opening night slot goes to the deliciously dark yet fantastical debut feature by British director Deborah Haywood. First 100 tickets free to book…

VENUE CAPACITY: 300 Returning to one of the most popular venues in the 9 year history of the Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival, this…

VENUE CAPACITY: 70 The residents of Northfield House are hosting an outdoor screening of the comedy-drama adventure film Swiss Army Man on Sunday 2 September. …

An eclectic mix of short films from South London filmmakers, exploring contemporary life and everything that it can throw at you.  

The 1953 Technicolor The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T. is a neglected, almost unclassifiable oddity. Perhaps best described as a surreal children’s fantasy musical, the…

VENUE CAPACITY: 80 Canavan’s Peckham Pool Club is getting involved in their first PNFFF on Tuesday 4th September. Road House the cult classic is a perfect…

VENUE CAPACITY: 50 Collectives – Making Something Happen A short film night that explores how working together – for a brief or long period –…