Women X 2025 Film Programme
Welcome to the full line-up for this year’s Women X Film Festival, for our 6th edition we are proud to present our biggest ever programme. Doubling our screenings with bold, brave, bizarre and truly fantastic mix of stories made by women and gender non-conforming filmmakers from across the UK and the world.
This index is your guide to every screening in our 2025 programme. As always, our programmers have lovingly curated a wide range of genres, themes and styles meaning there is a little bit of something for everyone's taste, with the space to try something completely new. So you're at home with us for your comforts and some discovery!
Our short films are curated into 23 screenings
We can’t wait to share these films with you!
Among Us
Documentaries shining a light on northern lives and communities
Themes: Documentary.
And It’s Personal
Real stories, raw emotions. Uncomfortable truths told with passion.
Themes: Documentary.
As We Are
Bold, vibrant stories celebrating LGBTQ+ lives and love.
Themes: Coming of Age, Comedy, Drama.
At Sixes and Sevens
Exploring the complexities of relationships and connection between women and men
Themes: Thriller, Comedy, Drama.
Beyond Borders
These intimate dramas explore migration, belonging, and what it means to build a life in unfamiliar places.
Themes: Documentary, Comedy, Drama.
Best Friends For Now
Celebrating friendship in all its messy, magical glory. Acknowledging that often, it’s not forever.
Themes: Coming of Age, Comedy, Drama.
Broken Britain
After over a decade of austerity, what does life look like beyond the headlines?
Themes: Drama.
Circle Of Life
The joys and heartbreaks of raising the next generation.
Themes: Animation, Comedy, Drama.
Cup Of Tea
Unexpected gems that might not slot in elsewhere, but they’re our cup of tea
Themes: Coming of Age, Comedy, Drama.
Duty Of Care
A compelling handful of films exploring the often unseen responsibilities and emotionally charged involvement in caring for others, paid and unpaid.
Themes: Drama.
Eye Contact
Films pushing boundaries and playing with form.
Themes: Experimental, Thriller.
Handcrafted
Films that celebrate the art, skill and commitment behind people’s passions
Themes: Animation, Documentary Drama.
Hell Is Other People
From toxic love to deceiving strangers, these films dive into the terrifying side of human connection where relationships unravel, and the real monsters wear familiar faces.
Themes: Horror, Thriller.
Homegrown
Films that capture the heart and soul of the North East, from our homegrown filmmakers
Themes: Documentary, Comedy, Drama.
Mistakes Were Made
LOL moments tangled up in everyday problems, and bizarre dilemmas
Themes: Comedy.
Meaning In Motion
A collection of animated shorts that explore the complex nature of human connection, with others and ourselves.
Themes: Animation.
Pillow Talk
Raw, honest explorations of intimacy and attraction.
Themes: Comedy, Drama.
Rooted
Raw, real, and rooted stories from across the North of England
Themes: Drama, Experimental.
Seen And Not Heard
Through the eyes of children, these films are told from a perspective where the world is bigger, scarier and often harder to understand.
Themes: Coming of Age, Drama, Animation.
The Body Keeps The Score
Nightmares of flesh and bone, and unreliable minds
Themes: Horror, Thriller.
The Winner Takes It All
Stories of sweat, passion, and the drive to win.
Themes: Coming of Age, Documentary, Drama.
United States of Disconnect
Exploring the fractured American experience
Themes: Comedy, Documentary, Drama.
Worldwide Burdens
International stories that reveal shared struggles and strength regardless of where we are
Themes: Documentary, Drama.
