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A doctor at a Milan hospital defies political opposition to provide fertility and gender-affirming care, and in doing so fights for his patients' right to shape their own futures.

Gianluca Matarrese
2025
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Grenfell: Uncovered

A forensic investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire, exposing the corruption, failures and cover-ups that turned neglect into a national tragedy.

Olaide Sadiq
2025
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Grenfell: Uncovered + Conversation

Join us for a special screening of Grenfell: Uncovered, plus a discussion with director Olaide Sadiq and contributors of the film.

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Heston: My Life with Bipolar

Chef Heston Blumenthal explores the impact bipolar disorder has had on his life, his creativity and the people he loves.

Joe Myerscough
2025
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Heston: My Life with Bipolar + Conversation

Join us for a special screening of Heston: My Life with Bipolar, plus discussion with Heston Blumenthal, director Joe Myerscough and executive producer Mike Radford.

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How Now, House?

The boundaries between past, present and future blur as a shared house becomes the focal point of a hypnotic meditation on the passing of time.

Tess Martin
2025
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How to Build a Library

Three libraries. Two friends. One Mission: Shiro and Wachuka set off on an obstacle course to re-establish three county libraries as modern spaces for cultural engagement.

Christopher King, Maia Lekow
2025
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I Died

Three Mexican women turn to the land to rebuild their lives, following the loss of babies and family members to patriarchal violence.

Ana Ts'uyeb
2024
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I Was Born This Way

From an Oscar™ and Emmy award-winning team, a celebration of the life of Carl Bean, charting his tough childhood through to his musical success and groundbreaking queer rights

Sam Pollard, Daniel Junge
2025
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I Was Born This Way + Conversation

Join us for a special screening of I Was Born This Way, plus conversation with director Daniel Junge and contributors Cori Robinson, Beatitude Bishop Jones

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In a Whisper

A breath caught on ice … This film traces the commitment and quiet resilience behind the graceful façade, as figure skater Nina Pinzarrone prepares to perform.

Catarina Gonçalves / Freelance
2025
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In the Wake of Remembering

Three women reflect on their memories of supporting the Burnsall Strike, a 1992 workers' resistance movement in Birmingham that was led by Punjabi women.

Sara Saini
2025
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Inside Deep Throat

This riveting cultural history of the film that took the US porn scene mainstream is also a provocative exploration of exploitation and shifting gender values.

Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
2005
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Inside the Jesus Army

It began as a dream of community life, but a 1970s Christian commune soon became a nightmare of abuse, the scale of which is only just coming to light.

Ellena Wood
2025
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Inside the Jesus Army + Conversation

Join us for a special screening of Inside the Jesus Army, plus a filmmaker discussion.

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International Competition Winner: Welded Together

Special screening of the Sheffield DocFest International Competition Winner: Welded Together

A young welder confronts her fractured past to protect her sister, forging a future from sacrifice, resilience and the spark of second chances.

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International First Feature Competition Winner: Comparsa

Special screening of the Sheffield DocFest International First Feature Competition Winner: Comparsa

From the shadows of a Guatemalan neighbourhood scared into silence, two sisters lead a luminous rebellion – unleashing joy, art, and radical truth in a fight for survival.

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Just Jools

Twelve-year-old Jools dreams of dancing with self-confidence. With the help of a choreographer, she learns to shake off the gaze of others and dance freely.

Ezra Verbist
2025
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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

A special screening of the Trailblazer of Indigenous cinema, Alanis Obomsawin’s landmark film, documenting the Kanien’kéhaka resistance to the development of sacred land into a golf course.

Alanis Obomsawin
1993
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Katwe

Striking imagery, heartfelt reflection and subtle humour underpins a portrait of a salt-mining community who navigate broken promises of development.

Nima Shirali
2025
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Life at 50C: The Battle of Doongmabulla Springs

From the BBC World Service’s Life At 50°C strand, the inside story of one Aboriginal family fighting to stop a mine on their traditional land deep in Australia’s coal country.

Chris Phillips
2025
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Live Aid at 40 - When Rock'N'Roll Took on the World

The story of Bob Geldof’s response to the Ethiopian famine, which prompted a musical event that rocked the world.

Tom Pollard
2025
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Live Aid at 40 - When Rock'N'Roll Took on the World + Conversation

Join us for a special screening of Live Aid at 40 - When Rock'N'Roll Took on the World, plus a filmmaker discussion.

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Lost for Words

This poetic journey through language and landscape explores how reconnecting with nature’s vanishing vocabulary can help us reimagine our future with hope.

Hannah Papacek Harper
2025
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Lost for Words + Conversation

Join us for a special screening of Lost For Words, plus a conversation with director Hannah Papacek Harper, linguist Diane Nelson and geologist Giles Sommerwill. Moderated by Paul Sng.

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