DocHouse Recommends
Well-crafted, insightful, unforgettable. Whether they're festival favourites or hidden gems, DocHouse Recommends films are at the core of our programme - and you won't find them anywhere else.
DocFest Spotlights: Niñxs
Showing on Mon 23 Feb
In the small rural town of Tepoztlán, Mexico, fifteen-year-old Karla tells her own coming-of-age story as she navigates the joys and complexities of trans adolescence.
The Last Ambassador
Showing on Tue 24 Feb
Manizha Bakhtari, Afghanistan's last female ambassador, risks everything in her fight for the rights of girls and women and Afghanistan.
Do You Love Me
Showing from Sun 22 Feb
A playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage.
The Day Iceland Stood Still
Showing on Sun 08 Mar
When 90% of the women of Iceland walked off the job in 1975, they brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to "the best place in the world to be a woman.”
Under the Yugoslav Sky
Showing on Tue 10 Mar
The first feature-length film produced in Yugoslavia offers unique insight into the life of the united kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Everest Dark
Showing from Fri 06 Mar
As the death toll on Everest rises, one of Nepal’s most legendary climbers leads an elite team on a mission to retrieve fallen climbers.
Palestine Comedy Club
Showing from Thu 05 Mar
Six Palestinian comedians tour a stand-up show exploring the unlikely, often dark humour that surrounds the complexity of Palestinian identity.