BFI London Film Festival – An inclusive and accessible celebration of new films
The 69th BFI London Film Festival takes place from 8 – 19 October in London and around the UK and includes many disability friendly features, ensuring that it can be enjoyed by everyone.
The London Film Festival (LFF) is a12-day programme, jam-packed with the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling. This is your chance to delight in the undiscovered, as all feature films and series are being shown in the UK for the first (and sometimes, only) time.
Accessible screenings and events
The best part is that everyone can enjoy the BFI London Film Festival, with experiences designed and curated to be as welcoming, inclusive and accessible as possible. The festival includes screenings with descriptive subtitles (DS), audio description (AD), relaxed screenings (for neurodiverse audiences), and BSL interpreted and live captioned introductions, Q&As and events.
For more access information and to book tickets – including free of charge companion tickets, visit: Access at the festival | BFI London Film Festival 2025
Ticket prices for events in London, around the UK and on BFI player, start from just £10 for adults (with £6 tickets available for 16 – 25-year-olds).
Among the attractions at this year’s festival are red carpet premieres, live in-depth interviews with leaders in contemporary cinema, games, LFF Awards, free events and of course, plenty of new films to discover.
D Is for Distance, dir. Christopher Petit, Emma Matthews
Parents, Emma and Christopher, make a documentary about their son Louis’ struggle with epilepsy and the state of the British healthcare system.
Find out more: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/article/d-is-for-distance-lff25
Retreat, dir. Ted Evans
In this gripping thriller, the arrival of an outsider at an isolated Deaf community forces one of its members to question this seemingly idyllic utopia.
Find out more: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/article/retreat-lff25
The Son and The Sea, dir. Stroma Cairns
A coming-of-age drama following Jonah, who has ADHD, Charlie who is Deaf and their best mate, Lee, navigating how boys become men.
Find out more: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/article/son-and-the-sea-lff25
Life After, dir. Reid Davenport
A documentary following disabled Californian woman, Elizabeth Bouvia, and her fight for the ‘right to die’ in 1983.
Find out more: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/article/life-after-lff25
Find ticketing information on the LFF website, including for screenings of any LFF must-sees you’ve missed out on. (Extra tickets for many previously sold-out screenings and events go on sale Thu 2 Oct 10:00.)
More: www.bfi.org.uk/lff
