Festival of Film 2026

Rapport Festival 2026 • Programme
RAPPORT FESTIVAL
OF FILM 2026
RITZY PICTUREHOUSE
65–67 Brixton Oval
LONDON SW2 1JG
ADULTS ONLY (18+)
27–29 MARCH
BRIXTON, LONDON

TICKETS

Weekend Core £54 | Weekend Complete £65
Fri £15 | Sat Day £25 | Sun Day £25
Sat Eve £15
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Weekend Core Pass (Fri + Sat Day + Sun Day) £54
Weekend Complete Pass (Core + Saturday Evening) £65
Friday Pass £15
Saturday Day Pass £25
Saturday Evening Pass (Swordplay only) £15
Sunday Day Pass £25
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Fri 27 Mar Random Shorts Sat 28 Mar Day Programme Sat 28 Mar Saturday Night Special Sun 29 Mar Day Programme
FRIDAY
27 MARCH
19:30
BLOCK 1: DREAMS, DEFIANCE & REALITY
A Passion's Night Bloom UK 10m
The Audition USA 8m
Astroid Woman UK 4m
Say It UK 10m
No Black Dancers in Portland USA 14m
Little Lion South Africa 6m
BLOCK 2: INNER WORLDS & TRIUMPH
The Kankurang France 10m
HAIRDOO USA 11m
a film called black: King's Speech USA 19m
🎙️ OPENING NIGHT REFLECTIONS – STORYTELLING AS RESISTANCE
What does it mean to tell a story that refuses to be silenced? A conversation with filmmakers Kwesi Awotwi (A Passion's Night Bloom), Farrel Ewanena (Say It), and Cam Be (a film called black: King's Speech) on dreams, defiance, and the urgency of being heard.
SATURDAY
28 MARCH
13:30
BLOCK 3: DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE
Swim Sistas UK 11m
House of Aama: Threads of Legacy USA 15m
The Spirit We Move With USA 20m
My Dad, Guyana and Me UK/Guyana 9m
🎙️ FROM BRIXTON TO BANTU – BRIDGING DIASPORA STORIES ACROSS CONTINENTS
14:30
What does it mean to be a Black British filmmaker with roots that stretch across oceans? How do you honour both where you're from and where you are now?
With Michael Burgess (Chair), Catherine White (Swim Sistas), Noella Mingo & Damian Danial (My Dad, Guyana and Me), Ali Musoke, Boris Steele
BLOCK 4: CONFRONTATION & CONSEQUENCE
16:00
Where The Children Go To Play USA 15m
The Kid USA 15m
Washed, Cleansed and Buried South Africa 7m
The Box Haiti 40m
Somewhere In Brooklyn USA 20m
BLOCK 5: SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
19:30
Swordplay Volume 1 UK 1h 28m
🎬 Q&A WITH THE CAST & CREATORS
Following the screening
Caro Sika (Chair), Dr Shamsa Akhtar (Executive Producer), Femi Wilhelm (Writer/Director/Producer), Simon Howard (Lead Actor - Kid), Peter Silver (Lead Actor - Ringo), Frizz Price (Gangster - Salone)
SUNDAY
29 MARCH
13:00
BLOCK 6: ROOTS & INNER STRUGGLE
What Do You Mean By That? UK 6m
Lowelyfe Ep.1 USA 10m
Age of Quorum UK 14m
I'm not her, I'm the other Guadeloupe 28m
🎙️ THE WEIGHT OF COMPOSURE – BLACKNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE POLITICS OF LOSING CONTROL
A conversation with featured filmmakers
Society demands that Black people perform strength and hyper-resilience — leaving little room to simply be, to break, to unravel. This panel explores what happens when that control is lost, using films from the UK, USA, France, and Guadeloupe as a starting point.
BLOCK 7: LOVE – DISCOVERY & LEGACY
Don't Wake Me Up USA 5m
Trace Canada 12m
Girls Nite In USA 7m
Beg Yuh A Call Jamaica 8m
Café ? France 25m
With Grace Kenya 30m
Emmanuel USA 37m
Waterfront Memories Brazil 20m
BLOCK 8: UK FINALE
NOIR UK 15m
Ayomikun UK 10m
reload UK 12m
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View full programmes: Fri 27 | Sat 28 (Day) | Sat 28 (Night) | Sun 29
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Showcasing & Connecting Diasporic Talents
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