
WOW FILM FESTIVAL
FILM PROGRAMME
2025
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A Night With The Rolling Stones (12A)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Wed 02/04, 5.30pm
March 2016: Havana is getting ready for the arrival of The Rolling Stones for an outdoor free concert, the first by a rock group since the fall of Batista...

The Battle for Laikipia (12A)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Mon 31/03, 2.30pm
In Kenya’s Laikipia region, the lives of herders and landowners collide in a battle driven by climate change, colonial history, and electoral tensions...

Memories Of Underdevelopment (15)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Wed 02/04, 2.30pm
A landmark of global cinema and one of the most influential films to emerge from Latin America, this 1968 film remains a stylistic tour-de-force...

Second Chance (12A)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Thu 03/03, 7.45pm
Shot in evocative black-and-white, Second Chance is a moving exploration of healing, hope, and the power of companionship in life’s darkest moments, set in a summer home on the Himalayas...

Thank You For Banking With Us (12A)
Pontio: Sun 23/03, 5pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Fri 04/04, 2.30pm
Two sisters, Mariam and Noura, discover that inheritance laws—and their estranged brother—stand in the way of claiming their late father’s fortune. Armed with wit and determination, they embark on a bold scheme to take what’s theirs...

The Waste Commons (PG)
Pontio: Fri 21/03, 5.30pm
Yr Egin: Tue 25/03, 10am
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Sun 31/03, 3pm
Among enclosing open-air dumps and outlawing waste picking, this eye-opening documentary explores the dramatic transformations involved in the impending upgrade of the city waste dump in Dakar...

'Made In Wales' Shorts + In Conversation With The Filmmakers
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Tue 03/04, 2.30pm
The 2025 WOW Film Festival 'Made in Wales' Short Films bundle is an 98-minute programme of nine short films curated from the WOW team, including World, UK, and Welsh Premieres

All Shall Be Well (12A) + In Conversation with Aberration Cymru
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Sat 29/03, 5pm
Angie and Pat have shared a life of love and resilience in Hong Kong for over four decades. When Pat suddenly passes away, Angie’s world is upended...
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The Falling Sky (12A)
Pontio: Sat 22/03 4.30pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Mon 31/03, 5.30pm
Showcasing the beauty of Yanomami cosmology and its xapiri spirits while also highlighting this people’s geopolitical importance, The Falling Sky invites us to dream far...

Rave On For the Avon (12A) + Live Q&A
Yr Egin: Tue 25/03, 11.30am
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Sun 30/03, 5pm
Do humans have a right to nature? Across the Welsh border, a wild swimming community in Bristol is fighting against the raw sewage pollution devastating the River Avon...

Sugar Island (12A)
Pontio: Sat 22/03, 7.15pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Sat 29/03, 7.45pm
In a batey surrounded by sugarcane fields, a young Dominican-Haitian girl faces an unwanted pregnancy and an uncertain future...

Universal Language (12A)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Fri 04/04, 7.45pm
Shortlisted for Best International Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards, this is a quirky, cross-cultural comedy where Tehran meets Winnipeg in a surreal exploration of time, space, and identity...

Xibalba Monster (12A)
Pontio: Sat 22/03, 1pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Tue 01/04, 5.30pm
Set in a lush, mythical landscape, Xibalba Monster is a humorous and deeply moving exploration of life, death, and the natural world...

The Balconettes (18)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Mon 31/03, 7.45pm
The Abertoir Horror Festival presents this searing, genre-bending cry in defiance of misogyny, directed and starring Noemi Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).

Hakki (15) + Live Q&A
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: 02/04, 7.45pm
A gripping tale of greed, obsession, and the price of ambition, with a captivating performance by Bulent Emin Yarar...

Satu - Year of the Rabbit (12A) + Live Q&A
Pontio: Fri 21/03, 7.15pm
Yr Egin: Mon 24/03, 7pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Fri 04/04, 5.30pm
Amid the untamed landscapes of Laos, a bomb forces Satu, a resilient child laborer, to flee his village. Joined by Bo, a compassionate photojournalist, he journeys north to find his long-lost mother....

The Teacher (12A) + Zoom Q&A
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Fri 28/03, 6.30pm
Theartr Gwaun: Sat 29/03, 6.30pm
A powerful, heart-wrenching story that makes Palestine's struggles feel undeniably real, The Teacher is a gripping exploration of resistance, love, and the fight for justice...

The Walk (12A) + Live Q&A
Yr Egin: Mon 24/03, 3pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Thu 03/04, 5.30pm
In her poignant follow-up to Honeyland, Macedonian director Tamara Kotevska takes audiences on a gripping journey from Syria to the English Channel...

International Shorts
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Tue 01/04, 2.30pm
The 2025 WOW Film Festival International Shorts Programme is a captivating 94-minute cinematic journey that transcends borders and perspectives. This vibrant collection showcases nine remarkable short films from visionary creators across the globe...