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.

Replica

Showing from Thu 16 Jul

Replica follows three women whose virtual boyfriends fill emotional gaps left by loneliness, unfulfilling marriages and the pursuit of independence.

Q&A

Synthetic Sincerity

Showing from Thu 16 Jul

Marc Isaacs returns with a curious interrogation of the new world of AI authenticity, in a humorous hybrid that plays with form and with expectations.

Letters From Baghdad

Showing on Sat 25 Jul

A unique look at the extraordinary story of Gertrude Bell, known as the female Lawrence of Arabia, and the tangled history of Iraq.

Q&A

Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: How to Feed a Dictator

Showing on Mon 27 Jul

This film tells the story of five brutal regimes, from Iraq to North Korea, through the eyes of the personal chefs who served them.

Flavors of Iraq

Showing from Fri 24 Jul

French-born journalist Feurat Alani narrates this animated documentary about his complicated connection to Iraq, the country of his parents.

The Phantom Pain of Rojava

Showing from Fri 31 Jul

The Phantom Pain of Rojava follows a group of female fighters in the autonomous Kurdish state of Rojava.