Hokum follows the journey of apathetic American author Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) to the rural Irish hotel where his parents once honeymooned.

The programme for the 2025 festival (running from the 14th to the 28th of November) is jam-packed with exciting new productions: if you’re passionate about Palestine and its rich and resilient history, you won’t want to miss out.

Ann Marie Fleming’s film opens with documentary footage of a burning forest. The harrowing scene is not followed by such violence; instead, chased by golden sunlit shots of a planet healing.

Cultural spaces in South London are fading away, only to be succeeded by construction that never seems to benefit local residents.

Grief plagues everyone differently; the forlorn objects left behind are both a comfort and a cruel reminder of a marked absence.