Welcome to
Stroud Film Festival 2025

Fri 14 Feb
7:30pm

A darkly hilarious anti-romcom spinning through history. Plus Q&A with director Alice Lowe.

Tues 4 Mar
7:30pm

A film that spans decades and continents; one man’s journey to find his first love who disappeared.

Fri 7 Mar
7:30pm

Two 16-year-olds dream of leaving Senegal and becoming stars in Italy.

Fri 7 Mar
7:30pm

Ambient soundscapes, connecting landscapes, exploring the transience of time.

Sat 8 Mar
5:00pm

A series of short films coproduced to amplify voices, break down barriers, and inspire change.

Sat 8 Mar
10:30am-1:30pm

Big fun. Lots of drawing. Experimental and flat pack. Working together. Perfect!

Sun 9 Mar
12:00 - 4:00pm

Video production workshop for beginners and intermediates
- 14- 18 years.

Multiple Dates
2:30pm

Horror is our theme for Film Posters Reinterpreted 2025. Dark, spooky, scary and oh so chilling contemporary retakes on some fearful classic movies coming your way for SFF2025.

Tues 11 Mar
7:30pm

Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama.

Tues 11 Mar
6:30pm

An evening of short film screenings, networking and discussion focused on how to thrive as a filmmaker during a time of change.

Weds 12 Mar
7:30pm

About how profit should never come at the expense of people or the planet. Hosted by Glos B Corps.

Thu 13 Mar
7:30pm

A journey through 90s London to explore Stevie Hyper D’s legacy.

Sat 8 Mar
2:00pm

Director Jason Figgis’ response to the remarkable photography of Shirley Baker.

Sat 8 Mar
12:00 - 4:00pm

Video production workshop for beginners and intermediates (over 18s).

Sat 8 Mar
7:30pm

Femme Directions: short films by female directors.

Sun 9 Mar
2:00pm

1966 music and poetry documentary with introduction from Adam Horovitz.

Sun 9 Mar
4:30pm

Screening African Apocalypse in dialogue with communities of resistance.

Sun 9 Mar
7:30pm

A film about fatness, family, complexities of change and the messy feelings we hold about our bodies.

Fri 14 Mar
7:30pm

Join us for the 75th anniversary of this iconic film.

Fri 14 Mar
7:30pm

Award winning Anglo Japanese drama with introduction from the director.

Sat 15 Mar
7:30pm

A dance, film and talk about the enigmatic nightingale.

Sat 15 Mar
5:00pm

A Palestinian-Israeli collective’s unflinching account of a community's mass expulsion

Sat 15 Mar
2:00pm-4:00pm

Workshop run by Imogen Harvey-Lewis. Parents/Guardians and older children/ teenagers.

Sat 15 Mar
2:30pm

A relaxed screening of this classic family film in collaboration with family charity Allsorts.

Sat 15 Mar
12:00pm

Watch the films made in response to the 90 Second Film Challenge.

Sat 15 Mar
10:00am-2:00pm

Drop in and see a selection of films all screened using bike generated power.

Sun 16 Mar
4:30pm

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Things.

Sun 16 Mar
2:00pm

Jacques Demy’s tale of first love is a ravishing mix of music, romance and cinematic invention.

Sun 16 Mar
7:30pm

An examination of cinematic portrayals of witches and our view of women, motherhood, and mental health.

Mon 17 Mar
7:30pm

A documentary about love and forgiveness, about activism, optimism and hope.

Tues 18 Mar
8:00pm

Fed up with Black entertainment’s exploitation, a novelist falls into the hypocrisy he disdains.

Wed 19 Mar
7:30pm

Luchino Visconti’s operatic and poignant story of brotherhood.

Thu 20 Mar
7:00pm

An uncanny compelling ‘walk’ through early photo imagery, encountering life, absurdity, despair.

Thu 20 Mar
7:30pm

A documentary focusing on singer and godmother of punk Patti Smith.

Fri 21 Mar
7:00pm

Hop on over and sink your teeth into a delectable display of bitesized films for and by young people.

Fri 21 Mar
7:30pm

Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada.

Sat 22 Mar
5:00pm

Documentary about the Irish surgeon who discovered Burkitt’s lymphoma, told by a survivor.

Sat 22 Mar
12:00pm

Short films with a twist on human relationships. Q&A with filmmakers.

Sat 22 Mar
7:30pm

The Stupid Boy screening and panel discussion.

Sat 22 Mar
2:00pm

A documentary charting the life of Bradford-born playwright Andrea Dunbar, from the performance of her first play to her tragic early death.

Sat 22 Mar
7:30pm

The 2025 Patron’s Pick; a whimsical, warmhearted and thought provoking British comedy.

Sun 23 Mar
2:00pm

Experience Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar- winning masterpiece in all its magical glory.

Sun 23 Mar
2:30pm

Freedom to Run is a feature-length documentary about the Palestinian running group Right to Movement

Sun 23 Mar
12:00pm

Short films that get to the heart of personal stories with Q&A.

Sun 23 Mar
5:00pm

A documentary about South Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit in Kruger National Park. Plus live Q&A

Sun 23 Mar
7:30pm

A radiant and intimate story of queer life and a celebration of the art of drag.

Make a film lasting 90 Seconds in just 5 days!