2026 Programme

WIFF2026PROGRAMME

Walthamstow International Film Festival – 2026

*Shortlisted films

  1.  10,000 Days Old by Noah Bador – experimental (UK)
  2. Aberfeldy Estate by Tosin Goke – experimental (UK)
  3. Accidental Exhibitionist (The) by Jamie Harry Scrutton – animation (UK)
  4. All Flesh Rots by Miriam McKenzie-Jackson – student (UK)
  5. Ananasi by Anna Bawa – animation (Russia)
  6. Basketball by Joshua Mendoza – student (UK)
  7. Beacon by Alicia Brown – animation (UK)*
  8. Behind my Reflection by Saira Husai – student (UK)
  9. Blue … Like The Wasted Weeks of June by Fletch Fletcher – drama (UK)
  10. Blur Theory by Terry Blade – animation (Netherlands)
  11. Bread and Stone by Thomas Bloor – experimental (UK)
  12. Bubble by Xuqin Sun – animation (China)
  13. Cameraman of Caracas (The) by Matias Gonzalez – student (UK)*
  14. Chinese Cowgirl Alliance – by Belle Tyrell – student (UK)
  15. Christmas Spirit by Nathaniel Charalambous – animation (UK)
  16. Chro by Hamed Bahrami – drama (Iran)*
  17. Cost of Living Crisis (The) by Binyamin Alam – student (UK)
  18. Deeds Live After Men Upon the Earth by Nisha Duggal – animation (UK)
  19. Dobrina by Hannes Rall – animation (Germany)*
  20. Don’t Flip the Switch by Eshan Ghani – student (UK)
  21. Dot by Lam Cho Kiu – animation (China)
  22. Dream of Happiness (The) by John Dawson – animation (USA)
  23. Entry of the Gladiators by William Stok – documentary (UK)
  24. Exit & Arrival by Kent Tate – experimental (Canada)
  25. Experimental Advertising by Fletch Fletcher – experimental (UK)
  26. Explant / Implant by Josh Weissbach – experimental (USA)*
  27. Eye (The) by Aleks Golis – documentary (UK)
  28. From Cheshire to China by Fleur Toker – student (UK)
  29. Go On by Yasmin Hosseini Khah – student (UK)
  30. Great British Yarn (The) by Xaymaca Awoyungbo – documentary (UK)*
  31. Great Storytellers of the Little Karoo by Jonty Leff – Documentary (UK)
  32. Gumball by James Murray – drama (UK)*
  33. Gumball by James Murray – drama (UK)
  34. Hands on Clay by Maria Millan – documentary (UK)
  35. Handshake – by Tom Geens – Documentary (UK)
  36. Head in the Game by Arthur Blendis – student (UK)
  37. Humanity in Dark Times by Aliaksei Rodzik – animation (Lithuania)
  38. I am … by Isher Lily Kaur Villaschi – student (UK)
  39. Idealist (The) by Adam E Stone – experimental (USA)
  40. In Captivity of a Fingwer+2 by Zahra S.Dehaghani, M.Taheri, A.Akbar Ardeshir, I.Mokhtarian – animation (Iran)
  41. In Illo Tempore by Alfred Schupler – documentary (Romania)
  42. Interval Between (The) by S.Kei Wong, K.Yi NG, L.Sze Wang, W.Lam Chen – animation (China)
  43. Just Punch by Adam Aziz – student (UK)
  44. Lament by Jeffrey Langille – experimental (Canada)
  45. Late by Jakub Strenk – student (Norway)
  46. Leaving Libya by Dora Tammam – student (UK)
  47. Lifer by Jakub Strenk – student (Norway)
  48. Lost at Sea by S.Louis Ferguson & E.Hendry Browne – documentary (UK)
  49. Lozza -Sweet Life of a DJ by Henry Briegoos – student (UK)
  50. Monson Motor Lodge, June, 1964 by Patrick Lyman – experimental (USA)
  51. My Friend Harri by Peadair Duggan – student (UK)*
  52. My Golden Body by John Renney – drama (UK)*
  53. My Paper Bag Life by Sebastian Ackland – documentary (UK)*
  54. Negotiator (The) by Martin Adams – animation (UK)
  55. Nightbus by Sebastian Ackland – drama (UK)
  56. No Small Matter by India Anne Mitchell – documentary (USA)
  57. On Some Spanish Beach by Fletch Fletcher – drama (UK)
  58. Otterly Pure by Michael Taylor – experimental (UK)
  59. Penny by Jamie Harry Scrutton – animation (UK)
  60. Phantasmajoric by Jamie Harry Scrutton – animation (UK)
  61. Phone Call (The) by Peyi Johnson – animation (UK)
  62. Poem (A) by Vasilios Papaioannu – experimental (Greece)*
  63. Postcard for Protest by Bailey Alexis Brooks – documentary (UK)
  64. Quest to Armenia, Looking for God by Carmine Lo Regio – documentary (Italy)
  65. Rooted by Leon Aaron Bartley – student (UK)
  66. Run Like a Woman by Millie Harris – student (UK)
  67. Sensitivity Analysis by Gino Bumbalo – experimental (UK)
  68. SixSeven by Nisha Duggal – animation (UK)
  69. Skatolution by Agapi Alexandre – student (UK)
  70. Some Dogs Do by Joshua Duffy – experimental (UK)
  71. Steen by Chin Yiu Mane Cheung, Pui Yu Sammi Tsui – animation (China)
  72. Street Corner Society by Shahid Bashir – experimental (UK)*
  73. Summer School by Josh Weissbach – experimental (USA)
  74. Swimming Lesson (The) by Cally Tench – animation (UK)
  75. Symbiosis by Kent Tate – experimental (Canada)
  76. Tail about Terry by Pierce Treacher – documentary (UK)
  77. Take His Life by Patrik Krivanek – experimental (UK)
  78. Take His Life by Patrik Krivanek – experimental (UK)
  79. Tau by Susanne Dietz – animation (UK)
  80. Top Ten List of Talented Animals by Kiefer Harper – Student (UK)
  81. Touch of Rhythms by Rosa Stella Renzi – documentary (UK)*
  82. Unseen by Ilyayda Sherif – student (UK)
  83. Urban Fox (The) by Maggie Nightingale – animation (UK)*
  84. Wanderers by Muhammad Mustefa Bukhari – animation (China)
  85. Water Under the Bridge by Hope Burbridge – student (UK)*
  86. Wind Changed on my Stank Face (The) by Jasper Marshall – drama (UK)

*Shortlisted films