Documentary Screenings London

Doc in a Day | Filmmaking Challenge

**NOTE: Kick off location will be announced closer to the event and will be in a Zone 1 location with easy transport links!** Doc in a Day is a **filmmaking challenge** where participants **create short documentary films in 36 hours.** This is about learning through practice in a friendly and fun environment. We aim to screen all of the films submitted, where you can catch up with the other participants and documentary film professionals give feedback on each film, announcing a winner and runner-up. Prize: \- The winning film you've made :\) \- The winning official crest/laurel to add to your film and promotion \- The new friends and industry contacts you would have made *\* We also usually organise a visit to a documentary production company for the winning teams, so they can pitch an idea and gain industry insights. **But at the moment this is not guaranteed,** it would be a bonus - we're currently trying to source a company to visit.* *** WHY 'DOC IN A DAY'? * Create a short doc, build your portfolio * Make meaningful industry contacts * Get feedback and learn from experienced professionals * Improve your skills and practise with new kit * Have a blast collaborating with like-minded people *** HOW THE COMPETITION WORKS Saturday 10:00 – Gather to network and **create teams.** Come alone, with a friend or a ready-made crew! Our organisers also help form teams. 11:00 – We pull a **theme** from a hat (also published here, in the event WhatsApp group, Instagram and Facebook). Recent examples include 'Truth', 'Change' and 'Thrill'. 11.01 – **Go, go, go!** Get planning, shooting and editing your films. Sunday 23:00 – Deadline for submissions (via a dedicated WeTransfer link) Around a week or two later 19:00 – ***Screening event***, where you can catchup with the other participants and documentary film professionals give feedback on each film, announcing a winner and runner up. *** ENTRY COST £20 early bird (recommended as limited spaces available) £25 on the day The cost covers both the competition and the screening event. *** Some people come to this competition with years of experience and professional equipment; others make their very first doc this weekend. Past and present organisers of the event even give it go. **Doc in a Day is designed for EVERYONE!** You can watch all the previous Doc in a Day films on our [Youtube channel](https://bit.ly/2Pw7afo). See you there! The LDN Team

"Boorman and the Devil (2025)"

Join me to watch a recently released documentary ***"Boorman and the Devil"*** at the Dochouse in Curzon Bloomsbury. This documentary explores how the director John Boorman approached the sequel to the Exorcist film, "*Exorcist II: The Heretic",* and how the making of the film became of unending nightmare of its own. Doc starts at 4pm. Drinks afterwards at the cinema bar or Exmouth Market.

Doc in a Day - SCREENING (Save the Date!)

Save the date! More details after Doc in a Date!

What Work Does Music Do? A free programme of short films about music

**BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE:** https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/64773/what-work-does-music-do-four-films-on-music-labour-belonging-and-displacement As part of a new strand of public activities, the Royal Anthropological Institute Film Office has been inviting external collaborators to explore its catalogue and bring new perspectives to it. **[What Work Does Music Do?](https://raifilm.org.uk/events/what-work-does-music-do-four-films-on-music-labour-belonging-and-displacement/)** was curated by Birkbeck MA Film Programming and Curating student **Mariana Lafratta** during her placement at RAI FILM, where she researched the collection and selected four films that approach music as a social and cultural practice. The films in this programme approach the work that music does from very different places and perspectives. In *Singing Pictures – Women Painters of Naya*, songs accompany the painted scrolls of women in West Bengal, carrying knowledge while contributing to changes within their community. *Mind, Hands, Work – Fidel Sambou Builds an Ekonting* follows a Senegalese musician and sculptor as he makes an ekonting, revealing the relationship between craft, sound, memory and tradition. In *The Beat Goes On*, samba brings generations together through the shared practice of carnival. Finally, *Ghetto PSA* portrays a young migrant in Turin who uses hip hop to reflect on his past, his displacement and his place in his new surroundings. Moving between South Asia, West Africa, South America and Europe, the films reveal music as something deeply connected to everyday life. It can be a form of work, a repository of knowledge, a means of belonging, an expression of resistance, or a way of making sense of who we are and where we come from. **What Work Does Music Do?** invites us to listen differently – and to ask what music makes possible.

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2026: 14th @ NFT1, BFI Southbank

SaFFlicks Film Festival - Where we Belong

London Georgian Film Festival - Placekeepers / Songs of Georgia

As part of the London Georgian Film Festival, Cine Lumiere are showing *Placekeepers*, an "atmospheric glimpse into the lives of the few people who remain year-round in the rugged, semi-nomadic region of present-day Tusheti"; *Songs of Georgia*, which "takes audiences on a unique musical journey through Georgia’s diverse regions and cultural traditions, some of them thousands of years old", and *Hidden in Frame*, a glimpse into life in Tbilisi at the height of anti-government protests.

Deep Impact (1998)

Please meet on the ground floor of 184 Shepherds Bush Road just before 6pm and we will escort you to the 1st floor where our secret cinema is!

LSE Lecture: America as a revisionist power

The full title is: "America as a revisionist power (and what it means for the rest of the world)". This is hosted by the Phelan United States Centre (at the LSE). The LSE offer lectures that are open to the public (attendance fee applies) on a variety of subjects. Let's meet outside Holborn tube station, opposite the main entrance, on Kingsway, next to the hat stall/tree. We will walk down together at 6.10pm. Please register for your free entrance ticket QR code (Meetup attendance fee of £3 applies), they are asking a couple of questions: [https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/america-as-a-revisionist-power](https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/america-as-a-revisionist-power) Registration for this one opens on 7 Sept. I attended a number of LSE lectures and found most of them very interesting. I always learn something. And the best bit is to go for a quick drink afterwards to compare notes on what we thought, and even more importantly to catch up! I cross-posted this from my main group so others will also join.

BFI @The Sloane Club Dinner & Networking

Today we unleash our bit to showcase London British Film Institute (BFI). Thanks for your support Zoe (Zee) West Balbir Singh. MSc,PGCE(FE), BA(Hons) . from Picnic Bank. We have the perfect partner though Jessica Barwell and the The Sloane Club to showcase excellence cuisine and hospitality! Looking forward to new beginnings James Newsome from Arbor Capital and Matt Rachamkin Ed Rigg from RecDek Lets connect audiences with films with real peoople rather than algorithms skewing heavy budgets to watch trash! Lets get creativity to shine and stories be told with a passion rather than a capital raise formula. Lets get back to being ourselves and also use every tool available to showcase great ideas as well as build value so we can educate as well as entertain audiences to create impact and build a better tomorrow together! This is why we have the Chelsea film and Capital showcase on 8th Octiber 2027! Spread the word. Last 30 places left to showcase, pitch ur 1 min film to a curated audience. We have a limited luxury 3 course private dinner for more intimate conversations! Appreciate your backing Dr. Lady Waynett Peters Anuj KHANNA Jacqueline Sarah A - Montague https://lnkd.in/e7HidU9R What is London film festival (LFF) The most accessible film festival in the world. Here is a summary on what to expext from 7th to 18th October 2027. https://lnkd.in/eDXbYbyU Why do side events and the BFI meets matter? At screenings you dont get the opportunity to meet other film executives unless there is a post or pre networking meet or a curated gathering of film professionals The Sloane club is a private venue par excellence to show British values culture and exclusivity whilst giving new talent a shot at being listened to and perhaps even funded if they can use those 60 seconds to get film lovers and supporters to reach out! www.thesloaneclub.com/private-events-at-the-sloane-club

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2026: Fjord @ Royal Festival Hall

Safflicks Sapphic Film Festival — A Month of Sapphic Cinema. Join us!