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.

The Brink of Dreams

Showing from Fri 18 Jul

In a village in southern Egypt, a group of girls form a street theatre troupe, challenging their families and neighbours with their performances.

Three Films by Nicolas Philibert

At Averroès & Rosa Parks

Showing on Sat 26 Jul

Nicolas Philibert takes us into 'Averroès' and 'Rosa Parks', two psychiatric wards of a Parisian hospital.

Three Films by Nicolas Philibert

The Typewriter and Other Headaches

Showing on Sun 27 Jul

In this warm and surprisingly funny final film of Nicolas Philibert's, we accompany two resourceful care-givers as they attempt to fix whatever seems to be broken.

Q&A

Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: A State of Passion

Showing on Tue 29 Jul

A powerful account of a British-Palestinian surgeon who has become a vital witness to the devastation wreaked by Israel’s bombing of Gaza.

Under the Flags, the Sun

Showing from Fri 25 Jul

An extraordinary archival excavation reveals one of modern history's longest dictatorships, Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay.

Green is the New Red

Showing on Sun 03 Aug

Latin America's political and social history gives the shocking context to today's deadly fight against agribusiness.