MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A
As bold and uncompromising as the artist herself, this captivating portrait of British-Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. discovers the complex life behind her music.
MCQUEEN
McQueen is an electric and engrossing documentary that is both rich with footage from his most famous catwalk shows and a sensitive portrait of the soul behind the stitch.
MAGIC MEDICINE + Q&A
Can magic mushrooms cure depression? Over 2 years, filmmaker Monty Wates was given exclusive access to the first ever medical trial to give psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) to a group of volunteers suffering from clinical depression.
MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS + Q&A
DocHouse presents at Peckham Springs! The first in a series of one-off screenings of DocHouse favourites at the South London venue.
MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART
Celebrate one of Britain’s true acting icons, Sir Ian McKellen.
MAYSKAYA STREET
18-yr-old Kostia takes us around his sleepy village in Belarus meeting his family and friends, in this atmospheric observation of small-town life in a country stifled by an autocratic president.
MY GENERATION
This engaging and playful documentary, narrated by and starring the inimitable Michael Caine, chronicles the cultural revolution of the Swinging Sixties and the societal upheaval it caused, which still resonates today.
MOUNTAIN
This gloriously cinematic essay chronicles the spellbinding attraction of mountains and humanity’s desire to scale their heights. Mountain is an ode to the beauty, mystery, and power of the world’s highest peaks.
MAKALA
A young man from a village in the Congo hopes to offer his family a better future. When he sets out on an exhausting, perilous journey to sell the fruit of his labour, he discovers the true value of his efforts, and the price of his dreams.
MOTHERLAND
Motherland takes us into the heart of the world’s busiest maternity hospital in one of the most populous countries: The Philippines. An intimate and heart-warming vérité portrait of women taking the first steps on their journey of motherhood.
MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE
An icon of politics and culture, Dr Maya Angelou had a prolific life; as a singer, dancer, activist, poet, and writer she inspired generations of people to think about their history in a way they never had before.
MIXED ROOTS: INDOCHINA: TRACES OF A MOTHER + Q&A
Between 1946 and 1954, over 60,000 African soldiers were enlisted to fight the Viet Minh. Pitted against one another by circumstances, these two colonised peoples came into contact and...
MACHINES
Inside a sprawling textile factory, Machines observes the lives of workers consumed by monotonous manual labour in degrading conditions. The film weaves an evocative and relentless portrait of inequality, oppression and the huge divide between rich and poor.
MIXED ROOTS: HAFU + Q&A
Hafu is a journey of discovery into the complex multicultural experiences of people of mixed heritages in modern day Japan.
MIXED ROOTS: UMBILICAL CORDS + Q&A
Umbilical Cords is a ‘no-holds barred’ documentary exploring love and conflict between mothers and daughters living across different cultures.
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE NORTH
Sung-Hyung Cho is the first South Korean filmmaker to gain access to North Korea. Setting aside her pre-conceptions of her neighbours to the North, she explores the reality of daily life under the totalitarian regime.
MAGNUS
Magnus is the inspirational true story of the Norwegian boy who, in his early twenties, managed to achieve and maintain the highest rating in chess history, going on to become the greatest chess champion of modern times.
MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE
Louis Theroux’s first theatrical feature documentary, from the Oscar-winning producer of Searching for Sugarman and Man on Wire...
MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES
The first definitive portrait of the controversial American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. A series of never before heard interviews reveal the intimate thoughts of an artist...
MR GAGA
Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, is regarded as one of the most important choreographers in the world. Meeting him at a critical turning point in his personal life...
MOTLEY'S LAW
Kimberley Motley is the only foreign lawyer, not to mention the only woman, working in Afghanistan’s corrupt, complicated legal system. For over five years, human rights cases and troubled expats motivated her to stay, but time is running out.