Docs by the seaside

The 5th edition of the festival takes place from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2025. The festival is a curated celebration of international and UK documentary filmmaking taking place over five days in the seaside town of Folkestone. The 2025 programme will be launched in early September.

Elizabeth Sankey in Witches

Doc Club: Witches

Screening on July 9 at 7.30pm at Silver Screen Cinema + Q&A with Director, Elizabeth Sankey.

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