The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) is set to return this November with its boldest programme yet, bringing powerful stories of Palestinian life, culture and resistance to UK screens.
Running from 14 to 28 November 2025, this year’s edition not only takes over London’s leading venues but, for the first time, will also host screenings and events in Liverpool, extending the festival’s reach beyond the capital.
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Opening the festival at the Barbican is The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Already a standout on the international festival circuit, the award-winning film tells the harrowing story of six-year-old Hind Rajab, whose final moments during the Gaza bombardment gripped headlines around the world. The screening will be followed by a discussion with actors Amer Hlehel and Motaz Malhees.
LPFF 2025 closes with two high-profile events on 28 November. At the ICA, audiences will see a specially curated shorts programme exploring memory, sound and survival in Gaza, while Riverside Studios will host Jordan’s official Oscar entry All That’s Left of You, directed by Cherien Dabis, a moving portrait of three generations of a Palestinian family navigating exile and inherited trauma.
One of the festival’s most urgent works is The Mission, making its UK premiere. Directed by The Gaza Collective and Mike Lerner, the documentary follows British-Iraqi surgeon Dr Mohammed Tahir on his third humanitarian mission to Gaza. Shot inside operating rooms under bombardment, the film offers an unflinching look at frontline medicine and will be accompanied by a Q&A with Dr Tahir and Lerner.
Other highlights include Palestine 36 by Annemarie Jacir, praised by audiences and artists such as Riz Ahmed as “essential viewing” as well as Once Upon a Time in Gaza by the Tarzan Brothers, alongside new works from acclaimed filmmakers Yasmin Fedda, Sepideh Farsi and Kamal Aljafari.
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Festival founder Khaled Ziada said this year’s line-up feels “more urgent than ever.” He added: “Each edition spotlights stories of political realities as experienced by Palestinians, both at home and in the diaspora, through the creative lens of cinema. Opening with The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film that speaks to both the fragility and resilience of Palestinian life, feels especially timely.”
With its combination of acclaimed features, UK premieres and thought-provoking conversations, LPFF 2025 looks set to deliver one of the most compelling celebrations of Palestinian cinema to date.
Full Programme of Events
Friday, November 14th at 8:30 PM – Barbican Cinema 1
Opening Night: The Voice of Hind Rajab (89 min)
Followed by a screen talk with Amer Hlehel and Motaz Malhees
Saturday, November 15th at 2:00 PM – The Garden Cinema
Yalla Parkour (87 min)
Followed by a self-guided collage workshop, curated by Gather with Anis
Saturday, November 15th at 6:20 PM – Curzon Soho
The Voice of Hind Rajab (89 min)
Sunday, November 16th at 1:00 PM – ICA, Screen 1
With Hasan in Gaza (106 min)
Followed by a screen talk with Kamal Aljafari
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Sunday, November 16th at 5:40 PM – Curzon Soho
Palestine 36 (118 min)
Monday, November 17th at 6:45 PM – Genesis Cinema
The Palestine Exception (72 min)
Followed by a screen talk with Janice Haaken
Monday, November 17th at 7:00 PM – Liverpool (FACT)
A State of Passion (93 min)
Monday, November 17th at 8:45 PM – Barbican Cinema 1
Thank You for Banking With Us! (92 min)
Tuesday, November 18th at 6:20 PM – Bertha DocHouse
Song of All Ends (73 min)
Followed by a screen talk with Giovanni C. Lorusso
Tuesday, November 18th at 8:00 PM – Sands Films Cinema Club
The Tank and the Olive Tree (101 min)
Wednesday, November 19th at 6:45 PM – Genesis Cinema
SkatePal Double Bill: Epicly Palestine’d (26 min) and EXIST (40 min)
Followed by a screen talk with Theo Krish and Viktor Telegin
Thursday, November 20th at 8:45 PM – Barbican Cinema 1
UK Premiere: Once Upon A Time in Gaza (110 min)
Friday, November 21st at 8:00 PM – Riverside Studios, Screen 1
Once Upon a Time in Gaza (110 min)
Saturday, November 22nd at 2:00 PM – ICA, Screen 1
Ayouni (75 min)
Followed by a screen talk with Yasmin Fedda
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Sunday, November 23rd at 5:40 PM – Curzon Soho
UK Premiere: The Mission (88 min)
Followed by a screen talk with Dr Mohammed Tahir and Mike Lerner
Monday, November 24th at 6:30 PM – Genesis Cinema
48 Resisting the big settlement (78 min) and Where the Wind Blows (18 min)
Monday, November 24th at 7:00 PM – Liverpool (FACT)
Shorts Session: Bearing Witness
Gaza Sound Man (43 min), The Clown of Gaza (62 min), Vibrations from Gaza (16 min)
Monday, November 24th at 8:00 PM – Riverside Studios, Screen 1
A State of Passion (93 min)
Tuesday, November 25th at 8:00 PM – Sands Film Cinema Club
Yallah Gaza (101 min)
Tuesday, November 25th at 8:45 PM – Barbican Cinema 1
Passing Dreams (79 min)
Wednesday, November 26th at 6:20 PM – Curzon Hoxton, Screen 1
Shorts Session: Fragments of Life
Born a Celebrity (13 min), Fin (5 min), Canary in a Coal Mine (20 min), What If They Bomb Here Tonight (16 min), Upshot (34 min)
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Wednesday, November 26th at 8:45 PM – ICA, Screen 1
Put Your Soul on You Hand and Walk (113 min)
Thursday, November 27th at 6:20 PM – Curzon Hoxton, Screen 1
The Jacket (71 min) and The Clown of Gaza (60 min)
Friday, November 28th at 6:30 PM – ICA, Screen 1
Closing night: Shorts Session: Bearing Witness
Gaza Sound Man (42 min), Vibrations from Gaza (16 min), Sounds of Gaza (6 min), The Diary of a Sky (45 min)
Friday, November 28th at 8:00 PM – Riverside, Screen 1
Closing night: All That’s Left of You (150 min)
For the full 2025 programme and more details: www.palestinefilm.org.uk
