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Super Nature
Showing from Tue 15 Sep
A cinematic and richly rewarding global tour of connection with the natural world, filmed exclusively on Super 8.
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger
Showing from Tue 15 Sep
Don’t Look Back in Anger charts Liam and Noel Gallagher’s triumphant reunion tour, Oasis Live ‘25, one of the most anticipated rock ‘n’ roll…
DocHouse Shorts: Maybe Tomorrow + Allies in Exile
Showing on Tue 15 Sep
This double bill of short films from Syrian filmmakers brings together stories of friendship, displacement, loss and endurance.
Yuja
Showing on Tue 15 Sep
At 39, Yuja Wang stands among the most electrifying musicians of our time and she is falling out of love with the music.
Celtic Utopia (Útóipe Cheilteach)
Showing from Wed 16 Sep
Irish artists take us on a ballad tour around the island, telling stories and singing songs to try to understand their past and to…
The Gardener, the Buddhist and the Spy
Showing on Wed 16 Sep
When Rob Moore invites two journalists to tell his story, the lines between intentions and consequences begin to blur.
Sherman’s March
Showing from Thu 17 Sep
Armed with a 16mm camera and a grant to make a documentary about the aftermath of William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1864 march to the sea,…
The Cycle of Love
Showing from Fri 18 Sep
In 1977, a young street artist from Delhi set off on a 6000-mile journey to find the woman who had captured his heart.
The Watergate Caper
Showing from Fri 18 Sep
This archival documentary traces the rise and fall of Richard Nixon from the presidential primaries of 1968 through the Watergate break-in of 1972 to…
Among Mountains and Streams
Showing on Sat 19 Sep
Two Chinese artists walk through a forest, exchanging views on the authoritarian regime they fled and their artistic practice.
In-I in Motion
Showing on Sun 20 Sep
In 2007, French actress Juliette Binoche and British dancer-choreographer Akram Khan embarked on a bold artistic experiment.
LDNDOCS: How Deep is Your Love
Showing on Wed 23 Sep
How Deep is Your Love takes us way down below the surface exploring the deep sea, where 70% of our planet lies hidden.
Remake
Showing from Fri 25 Sep
In Remake, filmmaker Ross McElwee turns his lens on the passage of time and the uneasy space between documenting life and understanding it.
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Showing on Wed 30 Sep
Knife explores renowned author Salman Rushdie’s life, career and recovery following a harrowing attempt on his life in 2022.
The Last First: Winter K2
Showing from Fri 02 Oct
A complex, harrowing and moving story that takes an unflinching look at the industry of extreme mountain climbing and its changing culture.
Kikuyu Land
Showing on Sat 03 Oct
While investigating Kenya's global tea industry, Nairobi journalist Bea Wangondu stumbles upon her own family's concealed secrets, pushing her to peel back the layers…
Boorman and the Devil
Showing on Sun 04 Oct
Boorman and the Devil details how Academy Award-nominated director John Boorman took on the massive 1977 sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic.
Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea
Showing on Mon 05 Oct
When thousands of dead crabs wash ashore in a small North East fishing town, fisherman Stan Rennie becomes the unlikeliest of activists.
Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Braithwaite Story
Showing from Fri 09 Oct
Black is Beautiful tells the story of photographer, freedom fighter and activist Kwame Brathwaite.
The Disciple
Showing from Fri 09 Oct
An outsider fueled by relentless determination works his way into the inner circle of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Christine Choy: Double Bill
Showing on Wed 14 Oct
A double bill of two short films reflecting Christine Choy's interest in the experience of East and Southeast Asian immigrants to the US.
Mississippi Triangle
Showing on Sat 17 Oct
Discover the work of pioneering Asian American filmmaker Christine Choy, whose camera tracked labour, incarceration, immigration and liberation for half a century. Oscar-nominated and…
What We Were and What We Are
Showing on Wed 21 Oct
First-time directors from the Sahrawi Refugee camps explore how their culture has changed after 50 years of enforced displacement.