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Whether they're festival favourites or hidden gems, DocHouse Recommends films are the core of our programme and you won't find them anywhere else.
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The Conspiracists

A “Jan 6” insurrectionist takes a filmmaker and a researcher on a road trip and attempts to convert them to her world of conspiracy…
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Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: The Gas Station Attendant

A daughter reflects on her South Asian father’s life, his never-ending pursuit of the American dream, and the human capacity to love and survive.

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Underland

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Based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book, this mesmerizing documentary journeys into worlds seldom seen by human eyes, beneath the surface of the earth.

Letters From Wolf Street   

Now Showing

Arjun Talwar sets out to explore the Warsaw street where he lives, seeking to understand his neighbours and offer a personal view on his adopted country.

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Matabeleland

Showing from Thu 09 Apr

In the shadow of a forgotten massacre, A Zimbabwean man haunted by his father’s unburied spirit sets out to break a family curse.

Orwell: 2+2=5

Now Showing

In this ambitious, electrifying film Raoul Peck channels George Orwell's prescient text into a powerful, cinematic reflection on our times. 

Dear Tomorrow

Showing from Fri 10 Apr

Dear Tomorrow explores the loneliness crisis in Japan, through the lens of a mental health hotline that provides critical support to thousands every day.

All and Nothing

Showing on Sun 12 Apr

Explores the life of conceptual artist Li Yuan-chia, tracing his journey from WWII-era China to Taiwan, 1950s Milan, Bologna and Swinging '60s London, culminating in his establishment a rural gallery Cumbria.

Trains

Now Showing

Elegantly crafted entirely from black and white archive footage, Trains is a mesmerising portrait of Europe in the first half of the 20th Century.

Open City Documentary Festival

Hill Station + A Person of the Forest

Showing on Wed 15 Apr

Hill Station and A Person of the Forest both interrogate the enduring architectures of European colonialism.

I, Poppy

Showing from Fri 17 Apr

A complex power structure governs the lives of poppy farmers in India, who are caught between the corrupt government and the black market.