Past Screenings
Our full screening archive, featuring every documentary we've shown.
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Rising up at Night
2024
A subtle, fragmented portrait of a Kinshasa, and a population reinventing itself in an environment marked by violence and beauty.
Film Africa: Mário
2024
A biography of Angolan-born Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), a key figure in African revolutionary and anti-colonial struggles.
Mediha
2024
Mediha follows a teenage Yazidi girl as she fights to find her missing family members, in the wake of her own enslavement by ISIS.
Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: Mother City
2024
Mother City follows the David versus Goliath battle as activists and domestic workers take on property power and politics in Cape Town.
Milisuthando
2024
Artist-turned-filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela's personal essay traces her childhood in South Africa during apartheid.
Black Box Diaries
2024
Journalist Shiori Ito documents her courageous investigation into her own sexual assault, after Japanese police refuse to help.
Dahomey
2024
26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey are leaving Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin.
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024
The definitive musical biography of Paul Simon, one of the greatest songwriters (and performers) in the history of rock’n’roll.
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024
Mark Cousins explores the life and work of Scottish painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a remarkable artist with a magnificent obsession.