WOW FILM FESTIVAL
FILM PROGRAMME
2025

March 2016: Havana is getting ready for the arrival of The Rolling Stones for an outdoor free concert, the first by a rock group since the fall of Batista...

In Kenya’s Laikipia region, the lives of herders and landowners collide in a battle driven by climate change, colonial history, and electoral tensions...

A gripping tale of greed, obsession, and the price of ambition, with a captivating performance by Bulent Emin Yarar...

Enjoy some of the very best animation shorts made in Wales/by Welsh filmmakers, including two shorts from Ceredigion Animation Club...

Do humans have a right to nature? Across the Welsh border, a wild swimming community in Bristol is fighting against the raw sewage pollution devastating the River Avon...

Another classic Studio Ghibli returns to the big screen. During her
family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a
world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed
into beasts.

Two sisters, Mariam and Noura, discover that inheritance laws—and their estranged brother—stand in the way of claiming their late father’s fortune. Armed with wit and determination, they embark on a bold scheme to take what’s theirs...

Among enclosing open-air dumps and outlawing waste picking, this eye-opening documentary explores the dramatic transformations involved in the impending upgrade of the city waste dump in Dakar...

Angie and Pat have shared a life of love and resilience in Hong Kong for over four decades. When Pat suddenly passes away, Angie’s world is upended...

Totsuko has a special gift. She sees her friends' colourful auras, and music becomes a shimmering pyrotechnic display of colour...

A vibrant collection showcasing nine remarkable short films from visionary creators across the globe...

A landmark of global cinema and one of the most influential films to emerge from Latin America, this 1968 film remains a stylistic tour-de-force...

Amid the untamed landscapes of Laos, a bomb forces Satu, a resilient child laborer, to flee his village. Joined by Bo, a compassionate photojournalist, he journeys north to find his long-lost mother....

In a batey surrounded by sugarcane fields, a young Dominican-Haitian girl faces an unwanted pregnancy and an uncertain future...

Shortlisted for Best International Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards, this is a quirky, cross-cultural comedy where Tehran meets Winnipeg in a surreal exploration of time, space, and identity...

Set in a lush, mythical landscape, Xibalba Monster is a humourous and deeply moving exploration of life, death, and the natural world...

The Abertoir Horror Festival presents this searing, genre-bending cry in defiance of misogyny, directed and starring Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)...

Showcasing the beauty of Yanomami cosmology and its xapiri spirits while also highlighting this people’s geopolitical importance, The Falling Sky invites us to dream far...

A 98-minute programme of nine short films curated from the WOW team, including World, UK, and Welsh Premieres...

A special screening for International Women's Day, celebrating a resilient Cuban woman who challenges gender roles during the revolution, earning Daisy Granados a Best Actress award...

Shot in evocative black-and-white, Second Chance is a moving exploration of healing, hope, and the power of companionship in life’s darkest moments, set in a summer home on the Himalayas...

A powerful, heart-wrenching story that makes Palestine's struggles feel undeniably real, The Teacher is a gripping exploration of resistance, love, and the fight for justice...

In her poignant follow-up to Honeyland, Macedonian director Tamara Kotevska takes audiences on a gripping journey from Syria to the English Channel...