The Loft

Short Films & Q&As at The Loft Studio

Folkestone Film Festival presents short films across two screens at The Loft Studio, with filmmaker Q&As for Ostrich, The Shadow Collector’s Burden, Jaye Lakhay, Mind Raider and 69. Screen One includes From State Lines (Carlie Crabtree), Dead Zero (Andy Gray; 15 minutes), Ostrich (Katherine Shannon), Tales of the Underworld (Darren S Cook; 15 minutes), The Shadow Collector’s Burden (Maximilian Jonathan Barrett), Jaye Lakhay (Sanyukta Shrestha; 15 minutes), The Hermit Crab (Beaux Salix), Mind Raider (Dominic Rees-Roberts), Backwoods (Aminah Alhamdu), The Feeling of Drowning and Sophie’s Bakes (both Hugo Coelho), Friends (Joe Rooney), and Frontier: The Wanderer (Justin Jackson). Screen Two includes 69 (Leo Butler), To Have and to Hold (Louis Norris and Jonathan Ben-Shaul), a Ghosts of Alderney trailer (Andrew Johnstone), Playing Mermaid (Mojola Akinyemi), Joso (Monika Herceg), Chimeras Tonight (Too Mercury) (Veronika Neputina), I Wanted to Hear Your Voice (James Pellerito), Spiff (Oscar Flohr), Quimera (Fernando Corta and Andrés López), and Mr Nitwit (Wyatt Quinnell and Dan Bellamy). The final running order is to be confirmed.

Alf Cardona: Mountains Album Launch Show

Alf Cardona performs an acoustic set and his full album Mountains at this free pre-release party presented by Presence Archive. Playlists, surreal silent films and projections begin at 19:00; Cardona performs from 20:30 to 22:00, followed by dance music until 23:00. A bar is available, and booking is helpful. Enter through the loading bay at Westcliff Gardens, off Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 1SB.

Fusion: House, Breakbeat & Live Art

An evening of house, breakbeat, hip-hop, funk and disco, accompanied by live percussion and live art. Organised by The Pulse Hub.

Folkestone Improv Theatre at The Loft

Folkestone Improv Theatre presents two evening shows featuring improv games and long-form improvisation. Doors open at 19:00, with each show running from 19:30 to 21:30. The Loft is above Petticoat Lane Emporium; use the rear entrance via the old Wilko loading bay off West Cliff Gardens. The venue is up several flights of stairs and is not currently wheelchair-accessible. Toilets are on the ground floor, including an adapted, non-gendered toilet. Audience participation is encouraged but not compulsory. Tickets are £9 or £11 via Ticket Tailor: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/folkestoneimprovtheatre/2301858.

The FIT Improv Show: Christmas Jam

Folkestone Improv Theatre closes the year with a Christmas-themed improv show at The Loft, featuring new and long-standing FIT students.

The Fabulous Red Diesel at The Loft

The Fabulous Red Diesel perform live at The Loft in Folkestone. Further details are to be announced.