LSFF: London Lives (2026)

Across its streets, buses, basements, and bars, London holds countless acts of self-invention. From a viral myth about a ‘Jewish bus route’ to the radiant memory of a trans dancer reclaiming her story, each film engages with London as a site of friction and becoming.

Some films flow through the city like a cyclist mapping its contours; others linger in forgotten corners like the ghosts of community spaces lost to development. Together, they ask; who gets to belong, to move, to make meaning here?

Featuring new work from Teva Cheema [Highgate 214] and Rhea Storr [New Territories (Spectacle is King)]

- You Can Call Me Lou, dir. Georgia Zeta Gkoka, UK 2025, 12mins

- Cameraman, dir. Arsalan Motavali, UK 2025, 15mins

- Straight ahead 01: Running Away, dir. becalelis brodskis, UK 2025, 1 min

- Route 310, dir. Julia Mervis, UK 2025, 8 mins

- Inside Jammer's Basement, dir. Dhelia Snoussi, UK 2025, 7 mins

- My bicycle in london, dir. Latifa Akay, UK 2025, 4 mins

- Okay Keskidee! Let Me See Inside, dir. Rhea Storr, UK 2025, 20 mins

- Day Release, dir. Joe Murray, UK 2025, 7 mins

- Finding Home, dir. James Trosh, UK 2025 2025, 3 mins

- Nocturnal, dir. Ashmy Johnson, UK 2025 2025, 6 mins

- Flipper, dir. Can Koroglu and Teva Cheema, UK 2025 2025, 10 mins

Content / Trigger Warnings: Contains flashing images, and themes of homophobia and transphobia.