The BFI has announced the programme for the second edition of We Crip Film Festival, returning to BFI Southbank on 18-19 July during Disability Pride Month for a “bold and celebratory weekend of disabled filmmaking, creativity and community”.
Previously known as Busting the Bias, We Crip Film Festival 2026 presents a “vibrant weekend” of activity co‑programmed by Charlie Little and Tara Brown, featuring world and UK premieres alongside short films, talks, panel discussions, community events and an industry pitch session.
With the ethos of ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ at its core, the festival is programmed in close collaboration with We Crip Film, the BFI’s intersectional disability advocacy group, chaired by actor and writer Kyla Harris, the Emmy Award‑winning producer and BAFTA‑nominated co‑creator of We Might Regret This.
“In the UK, an estimated 16.8 million people – around one in four of the population – identify as disabled,” the BFI said. “We Crip Film Festival provides a platform for storytelling that centres disabled voices and lived experience, while creating space for disabled audiences and creatives to come together in solidarity, community and joy.”
This year’s edition features the world premiere of documentary D‑Punk from the D‑Punk Collective.
“Urgent, political and unapologetic, D‑Punk traces the loud, unruly collision of punk and disability through candid interviews and first‑hand stories, including contributions from Celeste Bell, Jemima Dury and Mat Fraser,” the BFI revealed.
The festival also presents the UK festival premiere of Joybubbles, the Sundance‑selected debut feature from filmmaker Rachael J. Morrison, and the European festival premiere of Lone Wolves from Ryan Cunningham (Broad City, Inside Amy Schumer), starring autistic writer‑performer Matt Foss.
Spanning documentary, comedy, performance and punk politics, the programme showcases the “richness, originality and diversity of contemporary disabled filmmaking today.”
Festival co‑programmers and We Crip Film advocacy group members Charlie Little and Tara Brown said: “We’re delighted to return to BFI Southbank with our second edition of We Crip Film Festival, celebrating crip identity, disability community and disabled talent.
“We wanted the programme to showcase films that authentically reflect the richness and complexity of disabled experience, while rejecting the reductive and voyeuristic portrayals of disability we continue to see too often on screen.
“In an increasingly ableist climate, it feels more important than ever to come together in celebration, solidarity and crip joy. Please join us during Disability Pride Month for an empowering weekend of crip creativity and filmmaking excellence.”
More information is available on the BFI website.
