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The Last First: Winter K2
Showing on Thu 15 Oct
A complex, harrowing and moving story that takes an unflinching look at the industry of extreme mountain climbing and its changing culture.
The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable
Showing on Thu 15 Oct
An outsider fueled by relentless determination works his way into the inner circle of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Showing from Thu 15 Oct
Black is Beautiful tells the story of photographer, freedom fighter and activist Kwame Brathwaite.
Boorman and the Devil
Showing on Thu 15 Oct
Boorman and the Devil details how Academy Award-nominated director John Boorman took on the massive 1977 sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic.
NAZA
Showing from Fri 16 Oct
This film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
Kikuyu Land
Showing from Fri 16 Oct
While investigating Kenya's global tea industry, Nairobi journalist Bea Wangondu stumbles upon her own family's secrets whilst peeling back Kenya's colonial legacy.
Mississippi Triangle
Showing on Sat 17 Oct
An intimate portrait of the Mississippi Delta, where Chinese, African American and white locals live in a complex world of cotton, labour and racial…
How Deep is Your Love
Showing from Sat 17 Oct
How Deep is Your Love takes us way down below the surface exploring the deep sea, where 70% of our planet lies hidden.
Derek vs Derek
Showing from Sun 18 Oct
The story of two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to land use.
Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: MKO
Showing on Tue 20 Oct
MKO unravels the cover-up behind one of Africa’s most consequential political crimes, the suspicious death of Nigeria’s 1993 election winner: Moshood Abiola.
What We Were and What We Are
Showing on Wed 21 Oct
First-time directors from the Sahrawi Refugee camps explore how their culture has changed after 50 years of enforced displacement.
The Eyes of Ghana
Showing from Fri 23 Oct
93-year-old cameraman Chris Hesse races to rescue a secret trove of film reels that uniquely captured the birth of African independence.
The Battle of Chile, Part 1: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie
Showing on Sat 24 Oct
Part 1 examines the escalation of rightist opposition following the left’s victory in 1973.
The Battle of Chile, Part 2: The Coup D’Etat
Showing on Sat 24 Oct
Part 2 opens with the attempted military coup of June 29, 1973, which is put down by troops loyal to the government.
The Battle of Chile, Part 3: The Power of the People
Showing on Sat 24 Oct
Part 3 deals with the creation of Popular Power groups by ordinary workers.
Making Marie Antoinette
Showing from Sun 25 Oct
Eleanor Coppola turns her camera on her daughter, Sofia Coppola, as she shoots her 2006 historical drama, Marie Antoinette.
Memorial / Liquidation
Showing on Thu 29 Oct
This film traces the dismantling of Russian civil society through the people who lived it.
The Gardener, the Buddhist and the Spy
Showing from Fri 30 Oct
When Rob Moore invites two journalists to tell his story, the lines between intentions and consequences begin to blur.
North Sea, Nature Untamed
Showing on Sat 31 Oct
Nature Untamed is a cinematic adventure and a voyage of discovery showing the North Sea in all its glory.
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Showing from Sat 31 Oct
The extraordinary life story of Peter Asher - pop star, producer, manager and confidant to legends from Paul McCartney to Carole King.
Soul Patrol
Showing on Mon 02 Nov
The Vietnam War’s first Black special operations team reunites to tell their story.
One in a Million
Showing from Fri 06 Nov
Filmed over ten years, One in a Million follows one girl’s epic journey from Syria to Germany and back again.
Avedon
Showing from Fri 06 Nov
Photographer Richard Avedon's influence helped create the blueprint for our image-driven world.
Women and the World Festival: Traces
Showing on Sat 07 Nov
Traces shines a light on Ukrainian women who, after surviving conflict-related sexual violence and torture during Russia’s war, refuse to remain silent.
Steel on Film
Showing on Mon 09 Nov
Two films offer that offer contrasting perspectives on Britain's steel industry and the communities shaped by it.
Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: We, The Hated
Showing on Thu 12 Nov
We, The Hated turns a lens on the people behind one of the most polarising protest movements in recent history: Just Stop Oil.
LPFF 2026: Concrete Land
Showing on Thu 26 Nov
An intimate story of three generations of a Palestinian Bedouin family in Jordan.
