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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.

Newsreel Retrospective (1968–1972): Power to the People

The first of our two programmes from the Newsreel Retrospective (1968-1972) focuses on late 60s urban organising in New York.
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Our Planet, the People, My Blood

Since 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear weapons tests have been conducted worldwide. This film is an exposé of the communities devastated by nuclear weapons…

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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Showing on Sat 16 May

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. A Life on our Planet is David Attenborough's witness statement.

Ultras

Showing from Mon 18 May

Ultras takes you inside the passionate world of football’s most devoted fans.

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LDNDOCS: To the West, In Zapata

Showing on Thu 21 May

Landi and Mercedes live in Cuba’s Zapata swamp. To feed their sick child, Landi must secretly hunt crocodiles, leaving his wife and son behind for days on end.

True North

Showing from Fri 22 May

Montreal, 1969: As the civil rights movement gathers momentum, student protesters take over a University building in a challenge to institutional racism.

The Balloonists

Showing from Fri 22 May

An unlikely duo try (and try again) to fly nonstop around the world in a hot air balloon, in  John Dower's thrilling film about adventure and adversity.

Northern Soul: Still Burning 

Showing from Sat 23 May

Leap onto the dancefloor and discover the enduring legacy of the cultural phenomenon that is Northern Soul. 

Newsreel Retrospective (1968–1972): Power to the People

Showing on Sun 24 May

The first of our two programmes from the Newsreel Retrospective (1968-1972) focuses on late 60s urban organising in New York.

Q&A

Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: Runa Simi

Showing on Tue 26 May

This joyful and engaging film highlights how meaningful it is to transform a language of the oppressed into a language of power.

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Kinaesthesia

Showing on Wed 27 May

Filmmaker Gerald Fox delves into the world of dreams in silent cinema, in this inventive and surprising archival reverie.