DocHouse Thursdays: INDIA'S DAUGHTER + Dir. Q&A
India’s Daughter investigates the story of the gang rape and murder of medical student Jyoti Singh and why it led to such widespread anger. Examining the values and mind-sets of the rapists as well as society in India more broadly.
Best of DocHouse: SLEEP FURIOUSLY Screening + Director Q&A
Gideon Koppel's love-letter to his home town of Trefeurig, in Wales, is a creative and lyrical exploration of the dwindling flame of rural life.
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!
ALTMAN
Innovative, rule-breaking and truly independent, maverick director Robert Altman changed the face of American cinema, with 70s classics including M*A*S*H (1970). Ron Mann’s illuminating doc reveals the man behind the films.
Special Event: GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS FACTUAL SURVEY + Q&A
The extraordinary, original cut of the ambitious postwar documentary about German concentration camps masterminded by Sidney Bernstein and a team including Alfred Hitchcock.
In the Shadow of a Man
Interweaving the stories of four Egyptian women from diverse backgrounds and generations, this film offers a window into the country's complex gender relations. Powerful, intimate and politically explosive, In the Shadow of a Man forms an impressive social portrait of life both before and after the revolution.
Special Event: NIGHT WILL FALL + Director Q&A
Through the use of original footage and eyewitness testimony, Night Will Fall tells the untold story of Sidney Bernstein’s film and reveals the unimaginable devastation that greeted the liberating troops.
DocHouse Thursdays: UYGHURS, PRISONERS OF THE ABSURD
The deeply disturbing story of 22 Uyghur men who escaped persecution in their homeland only to be sold, imprisoned and tortured at the hands of the Americans.
DARK HORSE
The inspirational and life-affirming rags-to-riches true story of a barmaid who bred a champion racehorse. An audacious tale of luck and chance and beating the odds.
Best of DocHouse: 37 USES FOR A DEAD SHEEP + Director Q&A
Mixing ethnographic and authored documentary forms this film is a unique record of the Kirghiz tribe. A people stuggling to adapt to their new surroundings and modern life.
Art of Protest: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
Eccentric French shopkeeper-turned-doc-maker Thierry Guetta attempts to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner - with spectacular results.
Special Preview: DARK HORSE
The inspirational and life-affirming rags-to-riches true story of a barmaid who bred a champion racehorse. An audacious tale of luck and chance and beating the odds.
DRONE
This alarming new documentary explores the extent of the secret CIA drone war and the emergence of a new kind of soldier, the 'Drone Warrior'.
Best of DocHouse: THE LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD Screening + Director Q&A
Life is a little complicated for Samir Peter, once the most famous pianist in Iraq. Sean McAllister's film highlights the reality of post war Iraq, and a man's determination to fulfil his dream.
Art of Protest: SHIELD AND SPEAR
Twenty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is a country brimming with contradictions. In this electric political climate a revolution is taking place as its best known artists begin to tackle contemporary political issues.
Art of Protest: SHIELD AND SPEAR + Q&A
Twenty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is a country brimming with contradictions. In this electric political climate a revolution is taking place as its best known artists begin to tackle contemporary political issues.
THE DECENT ONE
This extraordinary documentary exposes the inner mind, ideals, plans and secrets of Heinrich Himmler, SS commander and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany.
DocHouse Thursdays: DRONE + Q&A
This alarming new documentary explores the extent of the secret CIA drone war and the emergence of a new kind of soldier, the 'Drone Warrior'.
Best of DocHouse: CALAIS: THE LAST BORDER + Director Q&A
Marc Isaacs carefully juxtaposes the lives of asylum seekers, expats and English day trippers, in the french port town of Calais. Prompting each to reflect on life in their home country...
Art of Protest: ART WAR - UK Premiere
Art War tells the story of the young Egyptians inspired by the Arab Spring who, through graffiti, murals and music, try to salvage their revolution.
WAITING FOR AUGUST
In Bacau, Romania, Georgiana Halmac will be 15 this winter and at this precarious age she must become the carer for her six siblings. Her stoicism and humour is a lesson in survival.