Details Announced for the We Crip Film Festival 2025

The inaugural We Crip Film Festival will take place at BFI Southbank from 26 to 27 July, marking Disability Pride Month with a weekend celebration of disabled filmmaking and joy programmed by Charlie Little and Tara Brown, with thanks to Oska Bright.

With a collection of films, talks and industry workshops curated by disabled programmers, the We Crip Film Festival – formerly known as Busting the Bias – advocates for authentic representation on both sides of the camera. Marking 30 years since the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the programme is an expression of disabled rage and joy, a reclamation of strength, creativity and ingenuity as the disabled film community survives and thrives.

The festival is programmed in close consultation with We Crip Film, the BFI’s intersectional disability advocacy group which is now in its seventh year and chaired by Kyla Harris (We Might Regret This). The group tasks the BFI to address key challenges facing disabled talent, while providing guidance on the best and most effective way to engage and support the disability community. The We Crip Film Festival represents the group’s ethos, showcasing stories embodying ‘nothing about us without us’ while reflecting on the current landscape of the disabled experience and access within the screen industries in 2025…