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Margate Film Festival is a project born out of the turbulence of changing cultural landscapes and a love for the chaos of creativity. A journey through the wilderness of the cinema; of art, politics, identity, feminism, music, performance and more.
OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Open call for ideas for our 2026 festival. Submit your pitches by July 1st, 5pm.
May 31st
2PM
ARK Cliftonville
Stamford Hill, London has been home to Europe’s largest community of Hasidic Jews since the 1800s. Soaring rents have forced them to look for a new home in an unlikely location and with help from the unlikeliest of champions.
June 14th
2PM
ARK Cliftonville
An identity crisis comedy centred on Mahmud Nasir, successful business owner, and salt of the earth East End Muslim who discovers that he’s adopted – and Jewish.