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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.

Subterranea

The Neon People

Showing on Sat 04 Apr

Beneath the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas Strip lies a hidden world - thousands of homeless people struggling to survive in a vast network of dark, unsanitary tunnels.

Subterranea

Underground

Showing from Fri 03 Apr

Artist and filmmaker Kaori Oda's haunting hybrid explores the transgenerational memory of the caves of Okinawa, where communities sheltered from bombardment by US troop sin 1945. 

Subterranea

Dark Days

Now Showing

This cult classic from 2000 journeys through the underground train tunnels of 1990s New York, meeting the elusive community who live there.

Trains

Now Showing

Elegantly crafted entirely from black and white archive footage, Trains is a mesmerising portrait of Europe in the first half of the 20th Century.

All and Nothing

Showing on Sun 12 Apr

Explores the life of conceptual artist Li Yuan-chia, tracing his journey from WWII-era China to Taiwan, 1950s Milan, Bologna and Swinging '60s London, culminating in his establishment a rural gallery Cumbria.

Q&A

Matabeleland

Showing from Thu 09 Apr

In the shadow of a forgotten massacre, A Zimbabwean man haunted by his father’s unburied spirit sets out to break a family curse.

Dear Tomorrow

Showing from Fri 10 Apr

Dear Tomorrow explores the loneliness crisis in Japan, through the lens of a mental health hotline that provides critical support to thousands every day.

Q&A

The Conspiracists

Showing on Tue 21 Apr

A “Jan 6” insurrectionist takes a filmmaker and a researcher on a road trip and attempts to convert them to her world of conspiracy theories.

I, Poppy

Showing from Fri 17 Apr

A complex power structure governs the lives of poppy farmers in India, who are caught between the corrupt government and the black market. 

My Father’s Diaries

Showing from Sat 18 Apr

In 1993, Bekir Hasanović purchased a handheld camcorder, and began recording in the midst of the Bosnian war. Thirty years later, his son deciphers this tragic history of not only his family, but an entire people.

Ghost in the Machine

Showing from Sat 25 Apr

Ghost in the Machine reveals the fantasies behind the hype and explores the philosophical, cultural and political forces driving the AI boom.