NIÑXS + Howls to the Harbour + Awards + Q&A

Event Details

Folkestone Documentary Festival 2025 » NIÑXS + Howls to the Harbour + Awards + Q&A

Date

Sunday 26th October 2025

Time

8:00pm

Type

Film Festival, Includes Q&A

Rating

2026-10-08 10:30:01

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The Folkestone Documentary Festival concludes with the winners of our filmmaking challenge, awards, and two brilliant uplifting films.

This closing event includes our Filmmaking Challenge Awards, the world premiere of documentary short Howls to the Harbour, followed by the feature documentary NIÑXS, and a remote Q&A, rounding off this year’s festival in style.

Howls to the Harbour will be shown with descriptive subtitles (open captions) on screen during the film.

Awards & Filmmaking Challenge

Who’s won the coveted seagull statues? Announcement of the BEST SHORT FILM sponsored by The Whickers and this year’s AUDIENCE AWARD sponsored by Harbour Decor plus announcement and screening of the winners of this year’s FILMMAKING CHALLENGE.

NIÑXS

• Directed by

  Kani Lapuerta

• Genre

  Documentary

• Country

  Mexico, Germany

• Year

  2025

• Duration

  88 mins

• Language

  Spanish

• Rating

  PG

Content Advice: Contains references to transphobia and racism.

This film has foreign language with English subtitles.

In the magical town of Tepoztlán, Mexico, fifteen-year-old Karla intimately, and unabashedly, guides audiences in her journey for self-discovery, as she navigates the joys and uncertainties of adolescence, alongside society’s gender prejudices. Through Karla’s exploration of her transgender identity, the film presents an empowering, yet sweet coming-of-age story about self-expression, resilience, and the complexities of growing up, that is as specific as it is universal.

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World Premiere

Howls to the Harbour

World Premiere

• Directed by

  Christian Cargill

• Genre

  Documentary

• Country

  UK

• Year

  2025

• Duration

  17 mins

• Language

  English

• Rating

  12A

Content Advice: Contains mental health and addiction themes.

This film has audio description available. Please ask for an audio description headset.

This film will be shown with descriptive subtitles (open captions) on screen.

An intimate portrait of British musician Patrick Wolf. One of the defining artists of his generation, the film finds him on the East coast of Kent as he builds a new life by the sea after a traumatic ten years in the shadows.

Folkestone Documentary Festival

For more details about the films and the festival, visit the Folkestone Documentary Festival website:

folkestonedocumentaryfestival.co.uk