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Folkestone Documentary Festival 2025

PROGRAMME NOW LIVE! The 5th edition of the festival takes place from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2025. The festival is a curated celebration of 25 international and UK documentary films taking place over five days in the seaside town of Folkestone, with most screenings at the beautiful Silver Screen.

This year’s programme dives deep – from the ocean floor to outer space. Meet the creatures who live beneath the waves, explore Korean dating, and uncover the fight for English land rights. Visit eccentric farms and discover the radical power of a Kenyan library. Get fired up by community solar energy, encounter a legend of 80s pop, and see Folkestone as you’ve never seen it before. 

What will you see?

Festival Trailer 2025

Blue Has No Borders - Heba

Opening Night Film - Blue Has No Borders

Get your tickets now for a new documentary about Folkestone, which opens the festival.

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Folkestone Doc Club

17 September, 7.30pm at Silver Screen Cinema + Q&A

Directed by Constantine Costi / 75 mins / UK/ Australia / 2025

Welcome to the Oatmeal World Cup - and if that sounds grey and boring, think again! A warm and genuinely funny Scottish film about finding the greatest meaning in the smallest things.

Festival Supporters and Partners

BFI FAN Logo
Screen South Logo
Violet Pictures logo
Klip Films logo
Doc Society Colour
Folkestone Town Council
Docker logo
Kollectiv logo
The View Hotel logo
The Whickers logo
L&B Restaurant Co. logo
Harbour Decor logo
Dr Jekyll's logo