Congratulations to the Film Not In The Language BAFTA nominees. You can see all of these films (and much more) as part of #KeswickFilm Club and Festival
It Was Just An Accident - 8 Feb
Sentimental Value - 22 Feb
The Voice of Hind Rajab - 1 Mar
The Secret Agent - 21 Mar
Sirāt - 22 Mar
#LIFF2025 comes to an end and I'm straight into my work for #KeswickFIlm festival. Website refreshed for 2026 edition, more details coming soon...
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 8: RADIATOR
The runaway winner of our audience vote
Filmed a few miles from Keswick, this heartfelt and heart-breaking film was brought to KFF in 2015 by Director Tom Browne and some of the cast
Sun 9 Mar 5pm
https://buff.ly/43aEq34
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 7: POINT BREAK
An early offering from ground-breaking, glass ceiling-breaking director, Kathryn Bigelow.
Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, surfing and sunshine – what’s not to like?
Sun 9 Mar 2pm - Screen 2
https://buff.ly/3XkvmVt
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 6: WHALE RIDER
Whale Rider scored an incredible 91% in the audience vote back in 2004.
A beautifully filmed account of both contemporary Maori life and its rich mythology
Sat 8 Mar 9pm - Screen 2
https://buff.ly/4h3hDtg
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 5: AMÉLIE
KFF screened Amelie in 2002 and anyone who saw it soon after its release will remember
the impact that it had, the storytelling, the cinematography and its – frenchness.
Sat 8 Mar 6pm - Screen 2
https://buff.ly/4h3faiu
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 4: THE ELEPHANT MAN
A chance to pay tribute to the great David Lynch and our former Patron Sir John Hurt who we remember with such fondness.
Sat 8 Mar 11am - Screen 2
https://buff.ly/41vzp43
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 3: SPIRITED AWAY
Selected by students from Carlisle College this is Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki at their peak.
Fri 7 Mar 9pm - Screen 2
https://buff.ly/3Dii1Gm
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 2: WELCOME TO THE STICKS
In 2012, The Alhambra was packed for this superb French comedy
Fri 7 Mar 6pm - Screen 2
https://buff.ly/3EQy9Q2
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#KFF25 Screen2/Take2 Film 1: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
How appropriate to start Screen2/Take2 with a film from 2000.
Director Ang Lee effortlessly melds action, adventure, fantasy and martial arts into one glorious whole.
Fri 7 Mar 4pm
https://buff.ly/4hR1jwS
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#KFF25 Film 29: COTTONTAIL
Our closing film is a poignant tale of a Japanese widower taking his wife’s ashes to Windemere
"A delicate gem of a film, with a powerhouse turn from Lily Franky" Wendy Ide, Observer
Sun 9 Mar 8pm - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/4kppKn5
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#KFF25 Film 28: SISTER MIDNIGHT
Nominated for the Outstanding British Debut BAFTA
"Quietly rebels against the arbitrary rules of filmmaking to create something supremely self-assured in voice and style" - indieWire
Sun 9 Mar 5pm - Rheged
https://buff.ly/3F09Y1n
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#KFF25 Film 27: ROBOT DREAMS
One of our three £5 Family Films
"It’s very much for kids, but it’s also so mature in its depictions of relationships that older generations may swoon hardest for it" - Chicago Sun Times
Sun 9 Mar 5pm - Theatre
https://buff.ly/3QveBDb
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#KFF25 Film 26: BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY
Nominated for Best Film at festivals all over the world.
"Delivers a strong pull of yearning as well as tantalizing currents of suspicion and dread" - Hollywood Reporter
Sun 9 Mar 5pm - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/4k9RjQY
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#KFF25 Film 25: MONGREL
Singaporean director Chiang Wei Liang received a Camera d’Or Special Mention at Cannes last year
100% Rotten Tomatoes
Sun 9 Mar 2pm - Rheged
https://buff.ly/3QrPjpN
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#KFF25 Film 24: THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG
"A quirky, funny and heartwarming slice of heaven that’ll wring every cynical toxin out of your body." - The Pitch
Sun 9 Mar 2pm - Theatre
https://buff.ly/415lVKN
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#KFF25 Film 23: EMILIA PÉREZ
Adding BAFTAs for Best Non-English Film and Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña) to the collection of 100+ award wins. A chance to see one of the most talked about films on the big screen
Sun 9 Mar 2pm - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/3X3XNXN
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#KFF25 Film 22: THE MARCHING BAND
A charming tearjerker whose tender moments pack a rare emotional punch.
Sun 9 Mar 11am - Rheged
https://buff.ly/4i84oZn
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#KFF25 Film 21: NICKEL BOYS
"A staggeringly beautiful film. You don't simply watch it; you experience it. This is a major work of art, and we are lucky to have it" - Slashfilm
Sun 9 Mar 11am - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/4k3u23c
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#KFF25 Film 20: STORMSKERRY MAJA
""Beautiful, moving film. Outstanding photography, direction and script. I was reminded several times of the early Bergman." Audience review Rotten Tomatoes
Sat 8 Mar 9pm - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/4b29qUZ
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#KFF25 Film 19: WHITE ROCK
Rick Wakeman's "score for the movie is precisely the kind of kinetic music which one wants for watching young people fling themselves helter skelter over the ice" Seeing Things Secondhand
Sat 8 Mar 7pm - Theatre
https://buff.ly/4gLrEek
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#KFF25 Film 18: BLACK NIGHT
Becoming part of a collective anger, Ishak copes with his conscience in a small village in Anatolia and struggles with the violence of collective silence.
Sat 8 Mar 9pm - Theatre
https://buff.ly/4gIAQAj
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#KFF25 Film 17: THE TEACHER
The first feature length film from the director of the BAFTA winning short film The Present which was well received when we showed it last year.
"Gripping and full of tension" Little White Lies
Sat 8 Mar 6pm - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/3EFKExK
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#KFF25 Film 16: TOMMY
A chance to see Ken Russell at his raucous best 50 years on
"One thing is sure: there has never been a movie musical quite like Tommy, a weird, crazy, wonderfully excessive version of The Who's rock opera " TIME
Sat 8 Mar 4pm - Theatre
https://buff.ly/4hXC5g2
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#KFF25 Film 15: THE MONK AND THE GUN
The latest from the director of KFF favourite "Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom" is a droll political satire set as the Kingdom of Bhutan transitions towards becoming the world’s youngest democracy.
Sat 8 Mar 2pm - Rheged
https://buff.ly/413NnZc
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#KFF25 Film 13: TARIKA
When all the animals in a mountain village on the Bulgarian-Greek border die a mysteriously death, Tarika and her father Ali, fall victim to the accusations of the villagers concerned.
Sat 8 Mar 11am - Rheged
https://buff.ly/3EDCHsW
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#KFF25 Film 14: THE BRUTALIST
You've probably heard of this one.
Nominated for over 300 awards and already winning more than 100
How many of the 9 BAFTA awards will it pick up tomorrow night?
Sat 8 Mar 2pm - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/4aYkceE
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#KFF25 Film 12: WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP
Our Keswick Peace and Human Rights Group presentation this year has already won many Best Documentary awards at Festivals all over the world
Sat 8 Mar 11am - Theatre
https://buff.ly/4gIl5Jw
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#KFF25 Film 10: ALL YOUR FACES
Nominated for 9 César Awards with Adèle Exarchopoulos winning Best Supporting Actress.
100% Rotten Tomatoes
Fri 7 Mar 9pm - Theatre
https://buff.ly/4hV89RD
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#KFF25 Film 9: SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Nominated for Best International/Non-English Film at the BAFTAs and Oscars
Jury Special Prize at Cannes
Best Film Award at Lisbon Film Festival
Winner of the 2025 Norwegian Peace Film Award
Fri 7 Mar 8pm - Alhambra
https://buff.ly/3EwJPaz
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