GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT AND BAMI
An electrifying journey through the performance, private and public worlds pop cultural icon Grace Jones. From director Sophie Fiennes, the film reimagines the music doc, contrasting breath-taking musical sequences with intimate personal footage.
COMPLICIT + Dir. Q&A
Complicit follows Chinese factory migrant worker-turned-activist Yi Yeting as he takes on the global electronic industry in a bid to defend the lives of millions of Chinese people from becoming terminally ill due to working conditions.
THE LAST ANIMALS
Conflict photographer Kate Brooks turns her lens from the war zones she is used to covering to a new kind of genocide - the killing of African Elephants and Rhinos - in this sweeping and sobering expose of an underreported crisis.
BILL VIOLA: THE ROAD TO ST PAULS + Q&A
This new documentary follows the ten-year journey of acclaimed video artist Bill Viola in the development, construction and installation of two works at St Paul’s Cathedral exploring themes of life, death and the four elements.
78/52
A deep dive into the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, the 'Man behind the Curtain', and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema.
EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY
From the team behind Earth, an astonishing look at the power of the natural world over the course of one single day tracking the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands and from exotic jungles to urban landscapes.
GUARDIAN DOCUMENTARIES PRESENTS ..., 7th Nov 2017
An evening of short documentaries commissioned by The Guardian, featuring some big hits from the previous months plus a sneak preview of a new film.
UNREST
When Harvard Ph.D. student Jennifer Brea is struck down by a fever that leaves her bedridden, she sets out on a filmmaking journey to document her story as she fights a disease that medicine forgot.
JOAN DIDION: THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold is an intimate and monumental portrait of literary icon Joan Didion. Filmmaker Griffin Dunne unfolds how the prolific and celebrated writer’s struggles shaped her work and how her work helped shape American culture.
DELIVER US
With claims of Satanic possession increasing around the world, Deliver Us takes us inside the world of exorcisms within the Catholic Church following veteran Sicilian priest Father Cataldo.
GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH + Q&A
After 21 years of continuous failure in UN climate change negotiations, delegates from 195 nations meet for a last attempt to save our planet. Behind closed doors they must agree on the first global climate change agreement that will impact every human on earth.
DINA
Dina is a quirky and unconventional love-story between a neurodivergent couple as they navigate their burgeoning relationship and strive to reconcile their conflicting approaches to romance and intimacy.
BATTLE OF SOHO + Q&A
Inspired by the 2014 closure of Madame Jo Jo's, an adventurous music, night club and burlesque venue, Battle of Soho explores the gentrification within Soho and the cultural impact of redevelopment within London.
SCHOOL LIFE
Amanda and John teach English and Rock ’n Roll at a Hogwarts-like Irish boarding school. This eccentric couple have worked magic in hilarious fashion on children for nearly 50 years, but leaving is the hardest lesson to learn.
OUAGA GIRLS
A group of young women tweak machines and hammer away at a school for auto mechanics in Burkina Faso in this poetic story about life choices, sisterhood and the endeavour to find your own way.
THE REAGAN SHOW
Brimming with wit and political irony, The Reagan Show is an archival essay documentary profiling Hollywood action man Ronald Reagan's great role - leader of the free world.
BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL: STRAD STYLE
An eccentric recluse with an obsession for 'Stradivari' convinces a famous European concert violinist that he can make a copy of one of the most famous and valuable violins in the world.
OUR LAST TANGO
Our Last Tango is the story of the two most famous dancers in tango’s history, María Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes. Now in their 80’s, they open up about their tumultuous relationship and their undying passion for tango.
SCHOOL LIFE + Q&A
Amanda and John teach English and Rock ’n Roll at a Hogwarts-like Irish boarding school. This eccentric couple have worked magic in hilarious fashion on children for nearly 50 years, but leaving is the hardest lesson to learn.
PECKING ORDER
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.
TAWAI - A VOICE FROM THE FOREST
A dreamy, philosophical and sociological look at life as adventurer Bruce Parry travels from the jungles of Malaysia to the tributaries of the Amazon searching for a deeper understanding of humanity, society and the natural world.