INVISIBLE HEROES
2,800 North Americans volunteered during the Spanish civil war, 85 of whom were African Americans. This is the story of those invisible heroes who fought in a far-away war for the civil rights that they were denied in their own country.
*THE SPANISH EARTH
Narrated by Earnest Hemingway, The Spanish Earth tells the story of Spains revolutionary struggle through the experience of a single village. Shot in 1937, when the Republican forces were on the retreat, the film is a graphic portrayal of the men and women who resisted Franco’s insurgents.
The Rule-Breakers: WE ARE THE LAMBETH BOYS + Intro
A classic from the ‘Free Cinema’ movement. Karol Reisz filmed a London boys' club in the 1950’s, giving working-class teenagers a voice for the first time.
DocHouse Thursdays: RED ARMY + Q&A
Premiering to critical acclaim at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Red Army reveals the untold story of the most dominant sporting team in history: the Red Army ice hockey team.
3 1/2 MINUTES, 10 BULLETS
On November 23rd 2012 Jordan Davis and his friends pulled into a gas station. 3 ½ minutes later, ten shots rang out. 3 1⁄2 Minutes, Ten Bullets reconstructs what happened...
FILMMAKERS' FAVOURITES: BELOVY
Presented by Sophie Fiennes. Beautifully shot in black and white, Belovy (The Belovs) tells the story of twice-widowed Anna Belova, who lives with her brother Mikhail. A mesmerising, tragic and raucous portrait of a Russian farming family.
GORED
Antonio Barrera is the most gored bullfighter in modern history. He has been stabbed an incredible twenty-three times over the course of his career but now with a family to consider and a body that is broken, Barrera has decided to retire – but not before one final fight.
The Rule-Breakers: LISTEN TO BRITAIN and FIRES WERE STARTED + Intro
In classic Jennings style these two intimate and moving poetic portraits of a besieged Britain go against the conventional mould of wartime propaganda.
DocHouse Thursdays: 3 1/2 MINUTES, TEN BULLETS + Q&A
On November 23rd 2012 Jordan Davis and his friends pulled into a gas station. 3 ½ minutes later, ten shots rang out. 3 1⁄2 Minutes, Ten Bullets reconstructs what happened...
CARTEL LAND
With unprecedented access, Cartel Land is an alarming journey with two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels.
THE FORECASTER
Back by popular demand for a special one off screening, two days before Martin Armstrong’s latest prediction of another global crash similar to that of 2008. You won’t want to miss it!
The Rule-Breakers: MAN OF ARAN + Intro
This epic film on the harsh lives of the Aran Islanders remains controversial. With dramatised scenes, expressionistic photography and innovative sound, it pushed the boundaries between art and documenting.
A SYRIAN LOVE STORY
Comrades and lovers Amer and Raghda met in a Syrian prison cell 15 years ago. Maverick director Sean McAllister met the family in 2009, and over five years, charts their incredible odyssey to political freedom.
SILVERED WATER, SYRIA SELF-PORTRAIT
To mark the release of A Syrian Love Story, this is a chance to see another – and very different – exploration of Syria, and exile from Syria; winner of the Grierson Documentary Award at the 2014 BFI London Film Festival, Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait.
THE DAMNED: DON'T YOU WISH THAT WE WERE DEAD
The story of the long-ignored real pioneers of punk: The Damned. Forty years later and still active on the scene, the band are chronicled from inception, through countless line-up changes and finally to their 35th anniversary in 2011.
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
The gripping untold story of Greenpeace and eco-hero Robert Hunter who, alongside a group of idealistic activists, founded an organisation that would alter how we look at the world and our place within it.
*THE WOLFPACK
Six bright teenage brothers have spent their entire lives locked away from society in a manhattan housing project meticulously recreating the movies they love. Yet as adolescence looms, they dream of escape...
DocHouse Thursdays: A SYRIAN LOVE STORY + Q&A
Comrades and lovers Amer and Raghda met in a Syrian prison cell 15 years ago. Maverick director Sean McAllister met the family in 2009, and over five years, charts their incredible odyssey to political freedom.
DocHouse Thursdays: MONTY PYTHON - THE MEANING OF LIVE + Q&A
Directors Roger Graef and James Rogan follow the Monty Pythons as they prepare for their first live performances in over 30 years, through rehearsals and up to the big day.
DOCHOUSE SHORTS: THE LAND BETWEEN US
A series of short films that look beneath the surface of global diaspora and migration to Europe.
THE LAST SHEPHERD
The very Italian story of larger than life Renato Zucchelli, the last travelling shepherd in Italy, who drives his sheep from the mountain slopes to the city.