London festival lands three films with concrete in the title
Three films with the word concrete in the title have made the programme for the 2026 BFI London Film Festival. The trio are Concrete Turned to Sand, Concrete Land and The History of Concrete, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Oct. 6.
Same word. Three very different films. Kristy Matheson, artistic director, BFI Festivals, who selects the festival programme, said the overlap made for amusing, hilarious and confusing planning meetings.
Concrete Turned to Sand is directed by Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora. It is a documentary, a non-fiction film, shot on 35mm traditional film stock and centred on oyster farms in British Columbia, in Canada. Cinematographer Jeremy Cox shot the film, after shooting Backrooms.
Concrete Land is the feature directorial debut of Asmahan Bkerat, her first film as the director of a full-length feature. It follows an Afro-Palestinian Bedouin family in Jordan facing displacement, racism and hostility.
The History of Concrete is a film by John Wilson that explores New York and beyond. Wilson created the HBO show How to With John Wilson.
The festival runs Oct. 7 to Oct. 18 in London, The Hollywood Reporter reported in September. It is the 70th edition and will present 251 titles, according to the BFI.
What makes this stand out is the scheduling puzzle. For fans, this means checking listings twice. Concrete is not a theme here, just a coincidence with three separate stories attached.
