Gŵyl Ffilm WOW 2026

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How Deep is Your Love (TBC)+Q&A
Eleanor Mortimer, 2025, 100 mins
Friday 20 March,17.00pm

Fifty scientists race to document deep-sea life before mining destroys it. Through striking imagery, the film explores the ethical tensions of studying fragile creatures that cannot survive at the surface, asking: how deep is our love for the world we share?

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with scientist Bethany Fleming, hosted by Dr Craig Robertson, marine ecologist and Lecturer in Marine Biology at Bangor University.

A Useful Ghost (TBC)
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, 2025, 130 mins
Friday 20 March, 19.15pm 

Thai with English subtitles
March is grieving his wife Nat, who died from dust pollution, when he discovers her spirit has returned—possessing a vacuum cleaner. As a worker’s death shuts down their factory and sparks rumours of a ghost, March’s family reject his unconventional relationship. To prove her love and worth, Nat offers to cleanse the factory—but to become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.

Little Amélie (PG) 2025
Paul Feig Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, 78 mins
Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grobois, Yumi Fujimori
Saturday 21 March, 10.30am, Sunday 22 March, 12.00pm

Amélie, a Belgian child in Japan, explores life with her companion Nishio-san. Her third birthday becomes a turning point, marking the beginning of life-altering events that shape her understanding of the world.

All That’s Left of You (12A) 2025
Cherien Dabis, 145 mins
Saturday 21 March, 13.00pm

English, Arabic with English subtitles

In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is drawn into a protest that alters his family’s life. In its aftermath, his mother Hanan recounts a sweeping, intimate family history shaped by displacement, endurance, and inherited memory.

Written and directed by Cherien Dabis (Amreeka), this expansive drama spans seven decades, blending personal lives with political realities. Jordan’s official submission for the 98th Academy Awards (International Feature).

The Shepherd and the Bear (15) 2024
Max Keegan, 101 mins
Saturday 21 March, 16.00pm

French with English subtitles

Set in the French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear explores conflict sparked by the reintroduction of brown bears into a traditional shepherding community. An aging shepherd struggles to protect his flock and find a successor, while a teenage boy becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. A modern folktale about tradition, community, and humanity’s fragile relationship with the natural world.

Her Will Be Done (TBC) 2025
Julia Kowalski, 95 mins
Saturday 21 March, 19.15pm

Polish with English subtitles

Abertoir presents Her Will Be Done, a searing tale of a young woman’s slow reclamation of power in equal amount realism and fantasy. Powerful performances from newcomer Maria Wróbel and genre-favourite Roxane Mesquida play out against the dour greys of patriarchy and repression in Julia Kowalski’s contemporary folk horror.

Super Nature (PG)
Ed Sayers, 2025, 82 mins
Sunday 23 March, 14.30pm

Polish with English subtitles

How can cinema honour nature without leaving a heavy footprint? In Super Nature, Ed Sayers collaborates with filmmakers worldwide, shaping Super 8 footage into a handcrafted mosaic of landscapes and life. Grainy and intimate, the film draws humans and non-humans into the same frame, inviting us to see the world differently—and feel what’s at stake.

Pyre (TBC) 2024
Vinod Kapri, 2024, 110 mins
Sunday 23 March, 17.00pm

Hindi with English subtitles

High in the Himalaya, Padam and Tulsi have spent their lives on secluded hills, sheltered—and isolated—by the mountains. As their village empties and age weighs on them, a letter from their estranged son promises his return, rekindling hope and a reason to keep going. Pyre is a beautiful, heartbreaking ode to endurance, companionship, and fragile hope.