LSFF: So Long To the Valleys, So Long To the Seas
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Release Date
- 29 January 2026
- Genres
- Drama
- Animation
- Classification description
- 18
- Directed by
- Andrew Kötting, Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-Azoume, Bálint Kenyeres, edith morris, Bim Ajadi, Benedetta Fiore, Edward Smyth, Camilla Greenwell, Hannah Palumbo, Linden Feng
- Synopsis
Costume and performance sit alongside ancient stories of moorland beasts and mystical Roma lore, from Norwegian trolls to West African tribal masks.
The stories here are equal parts playful and creative, harsh and traumatic, illustrating opposing aspects of folk beliefs.
LSFF regulars Andrew Kötting (Gallivant) and Edward Smyth return with latest works that playfully investigate costume and games. While LSFF alumni animator Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-Azoume investigates her Ivory Coast ancestral roots, Edith Morris returns with another Super-8 gem, and Bim Adjadi continues his investigation into deafness and the Black British experience.
The attending filmmakers will join us for a Q&A following the screening.
- Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes, dir. Andrew Kötting, UK 2025, 14mins
- Dédé (Ancestor), dir. Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-Azoume, UK 2024, 3mins
- The Spectacle, dir. Bálint Kenyeres, France, Hungary 2025, 17mins
- Trolsk, dir. edith morris, UK 2025, 5mins
- Deliverance, dir. Bim Ajadi, UK 2025, 14mins
- Agáta, dir. Benedetta Fiore, Czech Republic 2024, 7mins
- The Golden Squacco Heron, dir. Edward Smyth, UK 2025, 6mins
- The Genesis Project, dir. Camilla Greenwell, UK 2025, 4mins
- A Bear Remembers, dir. Hannah Palumbo, Linden Feng, UK 2024, 20mins
Content / Trigger Warnings: Contains scenes of harm towards children.
