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.
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My Name is Happy
Now Showing
Shining a light on femicide in Turkey, we follow Mutlu who went from teen singer to fearless survivor.
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
Now Showing
In this compelling cine-essay, Nina Menkes takes us through the history of the male gaze in cinema.
The Natural History of Destruction
Showing on Thu 08 Jun
A poignant archival film on the destruction of European cities in World War II that raises complex moral questions.
Paradise
Now Showing
In Northeast Siberia, a wildfire is raging. Expecting no help from the authorities, the villagers rally to tackle the encroaching blaze.
Terra Femme
Showing on Sun 28 May
Terra Femme weaves together questions of mobility, the gaze, and early female filmmaking, in a film essay about past worlds and cinematic excavation.
Jewish Britain On Film
Showing on Mon 29 May
Jewish Britain on Film chronicles extraordinary -and some wonderfully ordinary- scenes of 20th Century Jewish life, unearthed by film archives across the nation.
Julie On Line
Showing on Tue 06 Jun
Director Mia Ma films her friend Julie as she tries to find a way to live with schizophrenia.
My Imaginary Country
Showing from Fri 09 Jun
In his latest film, the renowned documentary-maker returns his razor-sharp gaze to a country on the cusp of long overdue change.
The Exiles
Showing from Fri 02 Jun
In 1989, Christine Choy filmed the leaders of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in the months following the June 4th massacre.
Rewind & Play
Showing on Sun 18 Jun
A unique opportunity to see Thelonious Monk in a way that very few people did.