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As Above, So Below

An immersive audio-visual installation by Melanie King, Amy Cutler and Sapphie Goss, which explores the micro and macro scales of Margate.

Networking Breakast

A casual morning networking session welcome to all, before local feature 'Jellyfish'.

Fantastic Pleasure

Cinesthesia afterparty. Relieve yourself of you inhibitions with this late night of Cosmic Disco grooves and absurdly humorous projections.

Closing Night Drinks

Join the festival team and the filmmakers in the upstairs bar for a celebratory drink before and after the opening night screenings.

Opening Night Drinks

Join the festival team and the filmmakers in the upstairs bar for a celebratory drink before and after the opening night screenings.

The Sea Belongs To Us

A programme of short films exploring our complex relationship with the sea. How are we shaped by the sea and how us our dependance damaging the ocean? Free Entry

A Change Of Fate

From the young minds who defy the church, to the runaways and the dis-believers, these films playfully rebel against expectation with a hint of magic, mischief and mystery.

Local Shorts: The Unimagined

From surrealist mobs and missionaries to heartfelt memories, this collection of short films celebrates the wild imaginations of Kent filmmakers. 

Brexit & Beyond

There's a fine line between comedy and tragedy... and these films will make you laugh out loud yet leave you questioning and uncomfortable. 

Queer Shorts

A celebration of bold, unique identities and personalities from queer filmmakers across the world, exploring what it means to be truly oneself. 

Talk: I Started Dreaming…

...and Now I Can't Stop. Meet the founders of Lago Film Fest, a community-led project that grew from local to global over the past 15 years.

Talk: The Accidental Activist

Hear how a Ramsgate resident, her cat and a young Afghan asylum seeker were all dragged into a battle and a media storm with the Home Office and Amber Rudd.
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