LFF For Free – Talks – Sunday 19th October 2025

Let’s be real. The world of film can be very elitist, and film festivals tend to mirror that elitism.

One of the great things about the ‘London Film Festival’ is that they make it open and inclusive for everyone, holding many free events, with tickets allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

The talks I attended were in that vein, and were very good. However, I didn’t take notes and don’t recall much about them! The thing I do remember, however, is that a girl fainted during one of the talks.

The speaker was discussing the visceral effect of cinema, when based on true stories. She showed us clips from films to prove her point, one of them being the scene from ‘127 Hours’ where the main character cuts his own arm off with a pen-knife. All we heard was a loud thud, and the audience member was laid out on the floor, completely unconscious! She’d passed out due the harrowing clip from the movie!

The power of cinema ladies and gentlemen!