Doc/Fest Presents: BRIMSTONE & GLORY
Tultepec, Mexico is known for just one thing: fireworks. Each year the town hosts an annual pyrotechnic extravaganza, which is captured here in all its exultant, unbridled and downright dangerous glory.
A LIFE IN WAVES
A compelling look at one woman’s journey to succeed in a traditionally male-dominated art form, A Life in Waves explores the life and innovations of composer and electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani.
DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE
Step inside the mind of David Lynch in this new film looking at his art, music and films.
SHOT! THE PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL MANTRA OF ROCK
A dazzling and delirious portrait of one of rock’s greatest living photographers, Mick Rock, whose work with the likes of David Bowie, Queen, Blondie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop created iconic images that would come to define them
CHASING CORAL
In this thrilling ocean adventure, Jeff Orlowski (Chasing Ice) is joined by a team of divers, photographers and scientists in his investigation into why coral reefs are vanishing at an unprecedented rate.
DocHouse First: 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.
SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2017: SHORTS + Q&A
Join us for an exciting selection of short documentaries, bringing the best of Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017 to the big screen in London.
BLUE VELVET REVISITED
For all David Lynch fans, we’ll be screening the archival treasure trove Blue Velvet Revisited. Shot on the set of Blue Velvet, this hypnotic film is a meditation on one of cinema’s most enigmatic masterpieces.
RISK
Filmmaker Laura Poitras spent six years filming controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and with unprecedented access captured this explosive and nuanced story of principles, power and human contradiction.
WHITNEY 'CAN I BE ME'
This new film from Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal chronicles the rise to fame and tragic fall from grace of one of the greatest singers of all time, Whitney Houston.
NOBODY SPEAK: TRIALS OF THE FREE PRESS
When Hulk Hogan sued the online outlet Gawker for releasing a sex tape, it opened a can of worms concerning the limits of the First Amendment...
OUT OF THIN AIR (+ Q&A, 17 June)
Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, Out of Thin Air examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.
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.
DISTURBING THE PEACE
Following activist group The Combatants for Peace, Disturbing the Peace tells the story of former enemies from both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict who have joined together to work towards a resolution and to stand up for what they believe in.
KIKI
Twenty-Five years after Paris is Burning, this film dives back into the fierce world of voguing battles in the Kiki scene of New York City, where competition between Houses demands leadership, painstaking practice, and performances on point.
STRIKE A ROCK + Dir. Q&A
Strike A Rock is the story of two South African mothers and best friends, Primrose Sonti and Thumeka Magwangqana.
Nick Broomfield: AILEEN - LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER + Q&A
Nick Broomfield's second documentary on Aileen Carol Wuornos. The film focuses on Wuornos' declining mental state and the questionable judgment to execute her despite her being of unsound mind.
IN SPRING + Q&A
Recently restored by the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Centre, In Spring is a masterpiece of Ukrainian avant-garde cinema. Mikhail Kaufman’s 1929 visionary cinematic essay pushes the boundaries of Revolutionary filmmaking.
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...
Nick Broomfield: BIGGIE AND TUPAC
In his 2002 film, Nick Broomfield travels across America investigating the notorious unsolved murders of renowned rap stars Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.
CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is a timely look at the work of legendary writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs who fought against the mass urbanisation and destructive redevelopment of New York City.