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.

Searching for Satyrus

Showing on Thu 14 May

In the mountainous borderlands between Azerbaijan and Armenia, we follow filmmaker and photographer Rena Effendi, in pursuit of a rare and critically endangered butterfly named in honour of her father.

Queer as Punk

Showing from Fri 15 May

LGBT punk band Shh...Diam! boldly turns up their music against rising conservatism and political upheaval in Malaysia.

Q&A

Our Planet, the People, My Blood

Showing from Thu 14 May

Since 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear weapons tests have been conducted worldwide. This film is an exposé of the communities devastated by nuclear weapons testing.

Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students

Showing from Sat 16 May

Renowned filmmaker Claire Simon steps into high schools across France to explore the work of the acclaimed author Annie Ernaux.

Q&A

Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: Runa Simi

Showing on Tue 26 May

This joyful and engaging film highlights how meaningful it is to transform a language of the oppressed into a language of power.

Q&A

Kinaesthesia

Showing on Wed 27 May

Filmmaker Gerald Fox delves into the world of dreams in silent cinema, in this inventive and surprising archival reverie.

True North

Showing from Fri 22 May

Montreal, 1969: As the civil rights movement gathers momentum, student protesters take over a University building in a challenge to institutional racism.

The Conspiracists

Showing on Sat 30 May

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.