Refugee Week 2025 Brings First-Ever Community Film Festival to St Helens
Refugee Week, the UK-wide celebration of arts, culture, and community, returns from 16 to 22 June 2025 under the theme “Community as a Superpower.” St Helens will mark the occasion with a range of events and activities coordinated by St Helens Borough Council’s Refugee Resettlement Service, with more details to be announced in the coming weeks.
One of the headline events this year will be the inaugural St Helens Refugee Community Film Festival, which will spotlight powerful stories of migration, asylum, and resilience. The festival will feature award-winning films such as I’m Still Here, Encanto, and For Sama, each accompanied by talks and related activities exploring their themes and relevance.
The festival is a collaboration between St Helens Borough Council’s Refugee Resettlement Service, the Arts in Libraries Service, and Lucem House Community Cinema Plus+. Screenings will run each evening from Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 June, with an expanded Saturday programme including two additional screenings, one of which is a dedicated children’s session.
Tickets can be booked via www.lucemhouse.co.uk/whats-on. Prices start at £6 per screening (excluding Encanto), with a Festival Pass available for £24, granting access to all five main films.
Organisers encourage early booking to avoid disappointment.
For more information about Refugee Week in St Helens, please contact Saulo Cwerner at SauloCwerner@sthelens.gov.uk or Anastasia Kulaeva at AnastasiaKulaeva@sthelens.gov.uk.
Please Note: All Refugee Week activities in St Helens are funded through central government asylum and refugee resettlement grants.