8–11 May at Ritzy Brixton
The loco london comedy film festival: 2025 programme
thursday 8 May
London Premiere + Q&A
hostages
After a terrifying explosion in a hotel in London, three strangers escape together and hide out in a room. Hostages is a comedy about the 24hr news cycle, "experts" and whether or not social media is more important than people's lives. (It is.)
friday 9 may
Silver Screen
playing away (1986)
A Silver Screen presentation of a classic Brixton comedy by Horace Ové, the first Black British filmmaker to direct a feature film.
Classic Comedy
heavens above! (1963)
Our screening of this classic satire on church and local politics celebrates the 100th anniversary of its star, Peter Sellers.
saturday 10 may
Kids’ Club
nanny mcphee (20th anniversary)
Nanny McPhee is hired by widower Cedric Brown to look after his mischievous children in this brilliantly funny modern children’s classic.
Relaxed Screening
the watermelon woman (1996)
This landmark queer, Black comedy, the first feature film directed by a Black lesbian, explores the crucial question of who gets to write history.
Shorts Compilation
daddy's superyacht retrospective
Dust off your party hats, because Daddy’s SuperYacht is turning 5, and you’re invited to the comedy celebration of the year!
For a second time…
hostages
After a terrifying explosion in a hotel in London, three strangers escape together and hide out in a room. Hostages is a comedy about the 24hr news cycle, "experts" and whether or not social media is more important than people's lives. (It is.)
London Premiere + Q&A
two big feet
After Lad, a conspiracy theorist, is unambiguously dumped, his loyal-to-a-fault childhood best friend schemes to fake a Sasquatch sighting to lift his dwindling spirits. Largely improvised by its magnificent cast, Two Big Feet is one of the comedy highlights of 2025.
SUNDAY 11 MAY - LOCO SHORTS
LOCO SHORTS: THE WILD SIDE
These shorts explore a world of extraordinary events through the eyes of eccentric characters as they put in a coffee order, host a kids’ party, and discover their inner and outer sheep.
LOCO SHORTS: THE NEAR SIDE
Things get intimate in this selection of short comedy films about romance, family, friendship, and sex. There is no topic too private, no matter too confidential. Explore the funny side of dating, procreating, and spicing up your sex life.
LOCO SHORTS: THE other SIDE
Worlds of fantasy, and daydreaming, and the supernatural. Imaginations run away with themselves as a pub becomes the site of a dragon fight, a customer battles with cursed furniture, and a boy’s hair gets the better of him.
LOCO SHORTS: THE dark SIDE
These short films revel in transforming the disturbing into the amusing. Their stories of family loss, friendly suspicion, stress relief, and the odd (and sometimes very odd) case of murder prove that no area is out of bounds for comedy.
Messy Collective Presents: LOCO Closing Night and Award Ceremony
This year LOCO is teaming up with Messy Collective to present a classic Messy Party. This is a night for people who hate networking events, intended for filmmakers and film-lovers to meet, to connect, to vent, or celebrate.