Film Programme
Our 2026 Film Programme features 104 films from around the world, exploring individual and collective lives, how we live, the world around us and the ways it is changing.
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A House in One Night
In rural Pembrokeshire, a cottage said to have been built in a single night holds the story of two women beloved by an entire village.
  • Lily Tiger, Nina Allmoslechner
  • 2026
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A House Through Time
David Olusoga returns to uncover the hidden lives within a single Edinburgh home, tracing centuries of forgotten stories held within its walls. This special screening will be followed by an extended conversation with David Olusoga and researcher Leah Monteiro. 
  • Jonathan Rowlands, Kathryn Feavers
  • 2026
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How to Feed a Dictator
This film tells the story of five brutal regimes, from Iraq to North Korea, through the eyes of the personal chefs who served them.
  • Andrew Neel
  • 2026
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How to Get Filthy Rich with Gary Stevenson
Gary Stevenson got rich by reading the markets better than anyone. Now he's using that same sharp eye to take the whole system apart. Join Gary Stevenson and the team for an exclusive conversation following the screening.
  • Trevor Docksey
  • 2026
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International Competition Winner: Filthy

Special screening of the Sheffield DocFest International Competition Winner: Filthy

When an actress goes looking for the man who assaulted her, she turns her trauma into art and asks the question nobody wanted her to: why didn't you do anything?

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International First Feature Competition Winner: Magma

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

Searching for answers about her Algerian family's ties to both sides of the Independence war, a filmmaker uncovers a tangle of contradicting buried histories.

 

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Jesy Nelson: Life Changing
A mother of twins diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy navigates her new reality while fighting to change UK newborn screening laws. Join the director Clare Bradbury, protagonist Jesy Nelson and the team for a conversation about the film.
  • Clare Bradbury
  • 2026
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Katie Price: Nothing to Hide
A raw, propulsive and surprising reappraisal of one of Britain’s most enduring celebrity figures: Katie Price. Join director Paddy Wivell and the team from Mindhouse for an exclusive conversation about the making of this remarkable series.
  • Paddy Wivell
  • 2026
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Kikuyu Land
When a landmark ruling lets Kenyan families reclaim stolen ancestral land, a journalist's investigation uncovers corporate exploitation, family secrets and a government fighting back.
  • Bea Wangondu, Andrew H. Brown
  • 2026
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Killing Anna
When footage of a massacre is smuggled out of Syria, one researcher risks everything to expose the truth about those responsible.
  • Sam Benstead
  • 2026
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KÖLN TRACKS: The Legend of Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert
An “imperfect” concert becomes immortal, as the film unravels how Keith Jarrett reshaped music with a single, transcendent night.
  • Vincent Duceau
  • 2026
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Landscapes of Memory
An American filmmaker travels to Berlin to confront her family's Holocaust history, only to be detained at a pro-Palestinian demonstration and charged with antisemitism.
  • Leah Galant
  • 2026
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A Last Big Story
Jon Snow comes out of retirement for one last investigation, travelling to Zambia to uncover a mining disaster being covered up by officials.
  • Laura Warner
  • 2026
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A Last Big Story + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of this film, followed by a discussion with the director, Laura Warner and protagonist Jon Snow. Moderated by Ben De Pear.
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The Last First: Winter K2
A 2021 expedition to be the first to summit K2 in winter left five dead, exposing the fault lines of modern mountaineering.
  • Amir Bar-Lev
  • 2025
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Lesbian Lines
An intimate portrait of a network of underground telephone helplines established by a small community of Irish lesbians in 1979.
  • Cara Holmes
  • 2026
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Life Support
A group of international doctors breach the blockade of Gaza. What they find is the calculated dismantling of life itself.
  • Daniele Rugo
  • 2026
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Life Support + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of this film, plus a discussion with the director, Daniele Rugo and two protagonists from the film, Prof. Nick Maynard and Dr. Ana Jeelani. Moderated by Asif Kapadia.
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Long Cuban Night
The Long Cuban Night
Captured entirely on phone footage, a group of Cuban artists risk everything to document their uprising against a government trying to silence them.
  • Sergio Mr Fernández Borrás
  • 2026
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Magma
Searching for answers about her Algerian family's ties to both sides of the Independence war, a filmmaker uncovers a tangle of contradicting buried histories.
  • Mia Bendrimia
  • 2026
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The Man Will Burn
Drawing on extraordinary archive footage and unforgettable first-hand stories, a series tracing the origins and wild evolution of the iconic Burning Man festival.
  • Jehane Noujaim, Vikram Gandhi
  • 2026
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Manhood
A Dallas businessman sets out to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox, pulling back the curtain on shame, sex and American masculinity.
  • Daniel Lombroso
  • 2026
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Matininó
In Puerto Rico, a multi-generational group of women confront violence and abuse through a shared creative fantasy rich in colour, mythology and play.
  • Gabriela Arp
  • 2026
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Maybe Tomorrow
When activist Wafa Mustafa's father disappears under Assad's regime, her search for answers becomes a story of memory, identity and resilience.
  • Waad Al-Kateab, Wafa Mustafa
  • 2026
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Maybe Tomorrow + Careers Panel
Join us for our educational screening of Maybe Tomorrow accompanied by a careers panel.
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