Bristol Radical Film Festival

09/10/2026

Opening night film!

The Republic (2025): a story of Stokes Croft, and the ongoing struggle against gentrification.

In 1999, in his hometown of Bristol, Banksy painted one of his earliest pieces, ‘The Mild, Mild West’ on a wall in Stokes Croft. “The Republic “ documents the story of Stokes Croft since, portraying a diverse community that dares to defy the cold winds of corporate power and globalisation. But their greatest challenge looms as developers target this quarter and ready their wrecking balls. Filmed over six years, with access to twenty years of personal archives, this compelling story of our times recounts the fight by locals to retain some control over their destiny in an increasingly monocultural world.

Introduced by People’s Republic of Stokes Croft and Stokes Croft China founder Chris Chalkey. Screening followed by a Q&A.

Tickets via headfirst in bio and stories.

06/10/2026

Dir: Jason Figgis, 360mins, Cert: 18 (CTBA)
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Cube Microplex, Bristol, Sun 18 October // 12:30

Tickets: £15 / £10 concessions
'Man has no alternative but eventually to become responsible for the whole universe' Colin Wilson, Mysteries, 1978
A rare chance to see in full Colin Wilson: His Life and Work a new six-part film series that takes a deep dive into English philosopher and writer Colin Wilson's life and thought, the films will be presented by Director Jason Figgis and Producer John West who made the series and knew Colin personally and Damon Wilson, Colins son.
Colin Wilson launched onto the international literary scene with his universally acclaimed debut, The Outsider. The series details his working-class youth, his overnight literary fame at the age of 24, his association with mid-century literary figures, and his later career exploring consciousness, the occult, and the paranormal. He has written over 100 books on a vast range of topics and could be said to be one of England's most prominent and interesting writers.

02/10/2026

The programme for our 2026 is now live. Visit our website for full details (link on bio). Tickets via headfirst, links to buy passes and individual tickets from our website.

02/10/2026

We are back!! The programme for the 2026 festival is now public and you can start buying your tickets.
See our full programme in our website: https://www.brff.org.uk/
Tickets for individual events and festival passes available via headifrst - links are included in the programme.

19/07/2026

This coming Tuesday at 7 PM. Tickets via Headfirst.
"Best known as a first glimpse of young pirouetting starlet Audrey Hepburn, Secret People inevitably divided post-war cinema goers with its humane portrayal of violent anti-fascist action and anarchist intrigue. Film scholar Brian Neve is on-hand to re-appraise Thorold Dickinson’s ahead-of-his-time vision, with an intro and Q&A bookending this rare screening of a classic slice of political noir."

19/07/2026

"Best known as a first glimpse of young pirouetting starlet Audrey Hepburn, Secret People inevitably divided post-war cinema goers with its humane portrayal of violent anti-fascist action and anarchist intrigue. Film scholar Brian Neve is on-hand to re-appraise Thorold Dickinson’s ahead-of-his-time vision, with an intro and Q&A bookending this rare screening of a classic slice of political noir."
Tickets via headfirst here: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/arnolfini/tue-21-jul-thorold-dickinsons-secret-people-1952-156830

24/06/2026

Exciting news! Today I am announcing, for the second time, that our short film submissions are STILL OPEN! Please share with all your filmmaker friends and foes. Link in bio and stories and hearts and minds. Deadline August 15th, notification of acceptance September 26th.

24/06/2026

Exciting news! We are accepting submissions for our short film programme via filmfreeway. Deadline is August 15th - please share with your filmmaker friends and foes.

The Bristol Radical Film Festival began in 2012 to showcase contemporary and historical works of overtly political filmmaking. Our volunteer-run, zero-budget...

19/05/2026

Our annual call for short films (under 15 minutes), opened today. Submit your film via FilmFreeway now.

19/05/2026

Our call for short films is now open. Submit your film via FilmFreeway here: https://filmfreeway.com/BristolRadicalFilmFestival

The festival will take place between the 6 and 8 November 2026.