RESTREPO
For 15 months, filmmakers Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger were embedded with a US platoon in Afghanistan’s hostile Korengal Valley, shadowing their every move. Winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Restrepo is as close as it gets to seeing what life as a soldier is really like.
WALK WITH ME
Framed by readings from Benedict Cumberbatch, Walk with Me gently observes the daily routine of the pioneer of mindfulness, Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh.
8 BORDERS, 8 DAYS
Join single mother Sham on the turbulent journey from Lebanon to Germany, as she flees the Syrian civil war and risks everything to bring her two kids to safety.
HUMAN FLOW
Artist, activist and director Ai Weiwei captures the global refugee crisis - the greatest human displacement since World War II - in this breathtakingly epic film journey.
BEFORE SUMMER ENDS
Three young Iranian men take off on a road trip through the South of France in this warm-hearted buddy movie which deftly mixes documentary with improvised fiction.
JANE
Crafted from never-seen-before archive footage, acclaimed filmmaker Brett Morgen tells the extraordinary and inspiring story of British primatologist Jane Goodall and the profound effect the animals she loved had on her life.
WINNIE
Winnie Mandela is one of the most misunderstood and intriguingly powerful contemporary female political figures.
OSCARS SHORTS 2018
Join us for this special showcase of the 2018 Oscars Best Documentary (Short Subject) nominees. A diverse selection of eye-opening short films, which will be competing for this year’s award.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
In the intimacy of a therapist’s office, a mother and daughter navigate the difficult terrain of their relationship in this profoundly moving meditation on familial love.
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.
THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS
As their cinema projectors crumble and film reels become scarce, an unlikely trio must join forces to keep the last travelling cinemas of the world running.
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.
BECOMING WHO I WAS
After a Buddhist boy in the highlands of northern India discovers that he is the reincarnation of a centuries-old Tibetan monk, his aging godfather takes him on a journey to discover his past.
ERIC CLAPTON: LIFE IN 12 BARS
An intimate and revealing musical odyssey on the life and career of guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best.
ONE WORLD MEDIA: FRESH EYES ON THE WORLD
One World Media presents Fresh Eyes on the World – a screening of short documentary films by emerging talent.
SUGGS: MY LIFE STORY + SATELLITE Q&A
Renowned director Julien Temple hands you an access-all-areas backstage pass to the Madness frontman's mind as he attempts the dare-devil stunt of single-handedly unravelling the mysteries of his own life.
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
Filmmaker Steve James chronicles the legal battle fought by Abacus Federal Savings Bank of Chinatown, a small family run business which was also the only bank prosecuted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
INTO GREAT SILENCE
At La Grande Chartreuse, one of the world’s most ascetic monasteries, the monks spend 18 hours each day in silence; living in silence and solitude brings them as close as possible to God.
Best of 2017: CITY OF GHOSTS
A handful of anonymous Syrian activists banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014 under the name ‘Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.’ City of Ghosts tells their story.
Best of 2017: THE FARTHEST
The captivating story behind one of humanity’s greatest achievements in exploration: NASA’s Voyager mission, the twin spacecrafts which revolutionized our understanding of our own solar system.
Best of 2017: DANCER
Dancer offers a uniquely personal portrait of a most singular man and dancer. Blessed with astonishing power and poise, Sergei Polunin took the dance world by storm and became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal.