Saturday, October 4

Platforma Festival: Britain & Refugees: Return to Life + Hostile

Name: Platforma Festival: Britain & Refugees: Return to Life + Hostile
Start: 2025-10-04T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-04T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

By Gateway Film Festival

Two powerful films on refugees in Britain from 1960 resettlement to today’s immigration policies. Free at Peterborough Museum.

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Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

51 Priestgate Peterborough PE1 1LF United Kingdom

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2 hours
Ages 12+
In person

About this event

Presented by 62 Gladstone Street in partnership with Gateway Film Festival Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery | All screenings free A month-long film programme exploring migration, memory, and belonging through powerful documentaries, archive footage, and international cinema. Curated by Gateway Film Festival as part of Platforma Festival 2025.

4 October | Britain & Refugees

18:00 – Return to Life (1960, 29 mins) Dir. John Krish

BFI archive documentary on refugee resettlement in Britain, originally made to mark World Refugee Year (1959).

18:45 – Hostile (2022, 93 mins) Dir. Sonita Gale

BAFTA-recognised film exploring the impact of the UK’s ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies.

BBFC Rating: 12A

Cost: FREE, Space Limited.

Location: Peterborough Museum.

Language: English

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Gateway Film Festival

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