Stroud Film Festival 2026
Dates announced for
Friday 27th February-Saturday 14th March
Upcoming events in Autumn 2025
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Press Intrusion, Local Media & Democracy
Join us for an evening of film and discussion exploring the impact of press intrusion and the challenges facing journalism and democracy today.
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Unreflected Reflections - Rising Stars FC' 74
Grassroots Football Documentary and Conversations with Forest Green Rovers!
we’re excited to invite submissions of short films (3-30 mins) for screening at Stroud Film Festival 2026.
Whether you have a super smart comedy, an insightful documentary, a quirky drama, or something more experimental, we’d love to hear from you.
And the best bit: we don’t charge you to submit your film! find out more here
short film submissions
events from the March 2025 festival
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Life through a lens
Sat 8 Mar
2:00pmDirector Jason Figgis’ response to the remarkable photography of Shirley Baker.
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film school 1
Sat 8 Mar
12:00 - 4:00pmVideo production workshop for beginners and intermediates (over 18s).
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Femme Directions
Sat 8 Mar
7:30pmFemme Directions: short films by female directors.
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Mo
Sun 9 Mar
2:00pm1966 music and poetry documentary with introduction from Adam Horovitz.
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African Apocalypse
Sun 9 Mar
4:30pmScreening African Apocalypse in dialogue with communities of resistance.
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Your Fat Friend
Sun 9 Mar
7:30pmA film about fatness, family, complexities of change and the messy feelings we hold about our bodies.
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Film School 2
Sun 9 Mar
12:00 - 4:00pmVideo production workshop for beginners and intermediates
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Exhibition
Multiple Dates
2:30pmHorror 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.
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maidaan - (screening cancelled)
Tues 11 Mar (screening cancelled)
7:30pmIndian Hindi-language biographical sports drama.
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The Art Of Balancing Dreams And Making Bread and Butter
Tues 11 Mar
6:30pmAn evening of short film screenings, networking and discussion focused on how to thrive as a filmmaker during a time of change.
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Responsible
Wed 12 Mar
7:30pmDocumentary examining the reach and influence of Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia
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hyper: The Stevie Hyper D Story
Thu 13 Mar
7:30pmA journey through 90s London to explore Stevie Hyper D’s legacy.
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Sunset Boulevard
Fri 14 Mar
7:30pmJoin us for the 75th anniversary of this iconic film.
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Cottontail
Fri 14 Mar
7:30pmAward winning Anglo Japanese drama with introduction from the director.
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Shadow Puppet Short Film Workshop
Sat 15 Mar
2:00pm-4:00pmWorkshop run by Imogen Harvey-Lewis. Parents/Guardians and older children/ teenagers.
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Finding Nemo
Sat 15 Mar
2:30pmA relaxed screening of this classic family film in collaboration with family charity Allsorts.
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No Other Land
Sat 15 Mar
5:00pmA Palestinian-Israeli collective’s unflinching account of a community's mass expulsion
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Song Of The Nightingale
Sat 15 Mar
7:30pmA dance, film and talk about the enigmatic nightingale.
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bike generator film screening
Sat 15 Mar
10:00am-2:00pmDrop in and see a selection of films all screened using bike generated power.
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90 Second Stroud
Sat 15 Mar
12:00pmWatch the films made in response to the 90 Second Film Challenge.
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The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Sun 16 Mar
2:00pmJacques Demy’s tale of first love is a ravishing mix of music, romance and cinematic invention.
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London Recruits
Sun 16 Mar
4:30pmOrdinary People, Extraordinary Things.
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Witches
Sun 16 Mar
7:30pmAn examination of cinematic portrayals of witches and our view of women, motherhood, and mental health.
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Radical Love: The Life And Legacy Of Satish Kumar
Mon 17 Mar
7:30pmA documentary about love and forgiveness, about activism, optimism and hope.
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American Fiction
Tues 18 Mar
8:00pmFed up with Black entertainment’s exploitation, a novelist falls into the hypocrisy he disdains.
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Rocco And His Brothers
Wed 19 Mar
7:30pmLuchino Visconti’s operatic and poignant story of brotherhood.
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All This Can Happen
Thu 20 Mar
7:00pmAn uncanny compelling ‘walk’ through early photo imagery, encountering life, absurdity, despair.
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Patti Smith: Dream Of Life
Thu 20 Mar
7:30pmA documentary focusing on singer and godmother of punk Patti Smith.
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rabbitman presents: overbytes
Fri 21 Mar
7:00pmHop on over and sink your teeth into a delectable display of bitesized films for and by young people.
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Riceboy Sleeps + trailer for Such a Vivid Imagination
Fri 21 Mar
7:30pmSet in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada.
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connected
Sat 22 Mar
12:00pmShort films with a twist on human relationships. Q&A with filmmakers.
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The Arbor
Sat 22 Mar
2:30pmA documentary charting the life of Bradford-born playwright Andrea Dunbar, from the performance of her first play to her tragic early death.
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Burkitt
Sat 22 Mar
5:00pmDocumentary about the Irish surgeon who discovered Burkitt’s lymphoma, told by a survivor.
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The Stupid Boy
Sat 22 Mar
7:30pmThe Stupid Boy screening and panel discussion.
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Brian and Charles
Sat 22 Mar
7:30pmThe 2025 Patron’s Pick; a whimsical, warmhearted and thought provoking British comedy.
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Spirited Away
Sun 23 Mar
2:00pmExperience Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar- winning masterpiece in all its magical glory.
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Picture Portraits
Sun 23 Mar
12:00pmShort films that get to the heart of personal stories with Q&A.
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Freedom To Run
Sun 23 Mar
2:30pmFreedom to Run is a feature-length documentary about the Palestinian running group Right to Movement
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Black Mambas
Sun 23 Mar
5:00pmA documentary about South Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit in Kruger National Park. Plus live Q&A
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Solo
Sun 23 Mar
7:30pmBeautifully charting the highs and lows of falling in love and finding oneself in one’s art. Writer and director Sophie Dupuis’s “Solo” is a passionate feat of character-driven storytelling and visual extravagance, celebrating the drag world in all its splendour and heartache.
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90 Second Film Challenge
Make a film lasting 90 Seconds in just 5 days!