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DocHouse Recommends

Whether they're festival favourites or hidden gems, DocHouse Recommends films are the core of our programme and you won't find them anywhere else.
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Life is Beautiful

Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly charts his years stranded in Norway as he fights for his rights with unwavering courage.
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Once Upon a Summertime

We're bringing four of our favourite jazz docs back to the screen this August

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A Story of Bones

Showing on Wed 07 Aug

Annina Van Neel learned of the most terrible atrocity – an unmarked mass burial ground of 9,000 formerly enslaved Africans.

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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story

Showing from Fri 09 Aug

For 50 years, Chinese American photographer Corky Lee documented the daily lives of Asian Americans with epic focus.

Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Showing on Sat 10 Aug

Bert Stern's impeccably filmed concert documentary captures the 1958 Newport Jazz festival in all its glory.

Jane

Showing on Sun 11 Aug

Crafted from archive footage, Brett Morgen tells the extraordinary and inspiring story of British primatologist Jane Goodall.

Swan Song

Showing from Fri 16 Aug

Chelsea McMullan's captivating film takes us into the rehearsal rooms of an ambitious production of Swan Lake, directed by ballet icon Karen Kain.

Billie

Showing on Sat 17 Aug

The story of the singer who changed the face of American music, and the journalist who died trying to tell it.

Ornette: Made in America

Showing on Sat 24 Aug

This freewheeling documentary by Shirley Clarke (Portrait of Jason) captures free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman’s evolution over three decades.

The Stuart Hall Project

Showing on Sat 31 Aug

Director John Akomfrah presents an intimate and engaging portrait of Stuart Hall, co-founder of the New Left Review.

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Radical Love

Showing on Thu 05 Sep

This intimate portrait follows Satish Kumar, Indian pacifist, activist, author and educator who has been inspiring global change for almost 70 years.