With the Femme Filmmakers Festival day one successfully complete, things are off to a fantastic start! If you missed Friday’s lineup, no worries, there’s an abundance more of shorts, features, interviews and reviews yet to come! Don’t forget to check out our line-up and let’s get onto day two of the fest…
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Saturday 28th August Schedule
Showcase Selection
Waffle (Carlyn Hudson) 11 minutes – 15:00
Competition Selection
Fenice – Momoni SS21 (Giulia Achenza) 5 minutes – 15:30
Hide and Seek (Ragini Bhasin) 10 minutes – 15:45
Feature Films
Brick Lane (Sarah Gavron) 102 minutes – 16:15
Children of a Lesser God (Randa Haines) 119 minutes – 18:15
Coco Before Chanel (Anne Fontaine) 110 minutes – 20:30
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What You May Have Missed
- Sheffield DocFest: A City In The Forest (2026) Review: A Powerful Environmental Documentary
Directed by Lev Omelchenko and Nolan Huber, A City In The Forest documents the police vs. community with yearlong protests against the implementation of ‘Cop City’ in Atlanta. A City In The Forest sees its world premiere in the International First Feature Competition at Sheffield DocFest on 11th June 2026. - Bukayo Saka: The Time Is Now (2026) Documentary Review: Spotlighting Arsenal’s Talented Star
Directed by Robert Alexander, Bukayo Saka: The Time Is Now sees a one-on-one conversation between Arsenal’s talented star, Bukayo Saka and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry. In this short documentary, they discuss the demanding nature of football including, maintaining focus, sustaining high expectations, and drowning out the noise of the crowd. - Disclosure Day (Spielberg, 2026): Time to Contemplate our Vast Universe
“Why would he make such a vast universe, yet only save it for us?”. The question for so many of… - SXSW London: Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts (2026) Review: A Special Trace on Following Souls
Shervin Kermani’s docufiction film, Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts (2025) focuses on the paranormal, their memories, and the stories they leave behind. Armed with his ghost hunting equipment, Ramón (Pedro Moisés Herrera Concepción) attempts to discover ghosts amongst the desolate arid land and haunting waves from a previous volcanic eruption. - SXSW London: Bloodsuckers (2026) Review: A Sensational Debut Short Film
Rosie Brear’s debut short film Bloodsuckers (2026) brings a female-led story with 26-year-old vampire slayer, Bliss. The film speaks on student flat sharing, loneliness, and bullying. Showcasing at the SXSW London 2026 Screen Festival under the ‘Shorts: Ghosts, Ghouls and Glitches’ collection, Bloodsuckers is certainly a short film that delivers. - Fuze (2025) Review: A Daring Tensional & Twisty Heist
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James lead this twisty tensional British crime-thriller about a bomb disposal unit and a bank heist. Written by Ben Hopkins and directed by David Mackenzie, this thriller is gripping from the start. With strong storytelling and great direction, Fuze is the latest must-watch Sky Cinema release.
