Writer, visual artist, performer and pioneer of the Queer movement in Latin America, Pedro Lemebel shakes up the conservative Chilean society during Pinochet's brutal dictatorship in 1980s.
Can you ever really understand life from the perspective of teenagers? Agostino Ferrente gets us close by handing a cameraphone to Alessandro and Pietro.
In this beautifully observed cinema vérité film, we spend five years watching best friends Emma and Anaïs, who are growing up in a provincial French town.
POSTPONED - THE SPACE: THEATRE OF SURVIVAL + Q&A
In 1972 at the height of the apartheid struggle in South Africa, a group of artists risked everything to build a safe space dedicated to all freedoms—artistic, social and political.
Australian Football League player Adam Goodes protests at being called an “ape” during a match and sets off a series of events which force Australia to examine its racist histories.
When Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui is fired from her radio station, she is determined to carry on with her investigations into corruption - but at what cost?
A giant of early Hollywood, Buster Keaton was born into physical comedy. The enormous influence of his globally beloved silent films can be seen in the physicality of Tom and Jerry and Simpson cartoons, and the latest Spiderman film.
An early victim of the rock and roll lifestyle, Brian Jones, the founder of the Rolling Stones, burned the candle at both ends until his premature death under murky circumstances at the age of 27.
Through her long and rich writing life Toni Morrison channelled the power of words to transform understanding of the African American experience. In this Sundance favourite, she tells the story of her remarkable life.
Ian Davies’ lovingly made film follows his two daughters over four years. Olivia is protective of her twin sister, Amber, who has Down’s syndrome.
With record rents pushing tenants out of housing in London and in cities around the world, Push examines who is behind the crisis in affordable housing. This is not gentrification - it’s much more sinister.
Enjoy the best new documentaries with your littles ones at our dedicated parent and baby screenings.
Featuring rare interviews with his family and colleagues, never-before-seen footage, Pavarotti is an in-depth, no holds barred look at the life, career and lasting legacy of the musical icon by Academy Award winner Ron Howard.
Discover the untold story of one of Britain's most provocative artists, and the traumatic events that shaped her work in Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows.
DocHouse presents at Peckham Springs! The first in a series of one-off screenings of DocHouse favourites at the South London venue.
An eerie fly-on-the-wall documentary with intimate access to Putin from 1999-2000, covering the president’s first election and offering a rare, up-close portrait of Putin as he flourishes from Deputy Prime Minister to one of the world’s most powerful leaders.
Director Hao Wu follow's three individuals – a comedian, a singer and a regular viewer – as they search for fame, fortune and human bonds through the “digital self”.
Following Finnish Punk rock band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) as they face the glory and struggle that comes with fame, Punk Voyage is a film about friendship, the politics of fame, and what it truly means to be punk.
Based on his best-selling auto-biography Psycho Vertical, this is a raw and emotive study of the complex life and motivations of writer, funny-man and Britain’s unlikeliest hero-mountaineer, Andy Kirkpatrick, woven into an 18 day solo ascent of El Capitan, Yosemite.
For a historic club in Christchurch, competitive poultry pageantry is not only a hobby – it’s an obsession. Watch the feathers fly in the lead up to the NZ National Show, as they battle tradition, and each other, in their quest for glory.
When their local pub was sold to property developers as part of the ongoing gentrification of South London, a community group came together to take back the space. Public House weaves together their voices through dance, poetry and song to embody their resistance.