To celebrate the release of Underland, we present Subterranea: Tales from Below the Surface - a season that journies below ground to explore subterranean spaces, from storm drains beneath Las Vegas to Japan's Okinawa caves. Featuring The Neon People, Underground, and cult classic Dark Days.
A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne Faithfull spent six decades defying expectations - releasing over 35 albums while constantly reinventing herself. Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame and creativity.
Elegantly crafted entirely from black and white archive footage, Trains is a mesmerising portrait of Europe in the first half of the 20th Century. Maciej Drygas’ wordless documentary is a profound, sweeping history, movingly capturing its hope and its tragedy. Playing from Fri 20 Mar.
As the death toll on Everest rises, one of Nepal’s most legendary climbers leads an elite team on a mission to retrieve fallen climbers. Everest Dark gives a dramatically different perspective on the world’s highest peak – through the eyes of people who call it home. Playing from this weekend.
What are humans prepared to sacrifice for the progress of AI? As this new superpower grows and re-shapes our lives, we present a programme of short docs that question the role we play as enablers of this existentially challenging technology. DocHouse Shorts: Future Present plays on Wed 25 Mar.
We're delighted to welcome acclaimed director Raoul Peck (I am Not Your Negro) or a Q&A screening of his new film Orwell: 2+2=5 on Wed 25 Mar.
In this ambitious, electrifying film, Peck channels Orwell’s prescient novel 1984 into a powerful, cinematic reflection on our times.
Six Palestinian comedians hit the road to tour a stand-up show exploring the unlikely, often dark humour that surrounds the complexity of Palestinian identity. Palestine Comedy Club opens on Fri 6 Mar.
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggered one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. EVERYBODY TO KENMURE ST recounts the extraordinary events of that day, creating a nail-biting and inspiring tribute to collective action. Screening from Fri 13 Mar.
In this warm and understatedly humorous film, a Georgian family set up a blueberry farm in a village near the troubled border with the Russian-backed region of Abkhazia, where conflicts have been rumbling for 30 years. Blueberry Dreams is screening from Friday 13 March. 🫐
An intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny. Broken English is Marianne Faithfull’s final fearless declaration – her defiant swan song. Screens from Fri 20 Mar. dochouse.org/event/broken...
From 1934, Under the Yugoslav Sky by Miodrag Đorđević was the first feature-length sound film produced in Yugoslavia. This cinematic voyage transports viewers on a journey through the country, showcasing the diversity of the people, culture and landscape. Tue 10 Mar + intro by Dr Mina Radovic.
One of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, George Orwell foretold a chilling, dystopian future in his novel 1984. In this electrifying film, Raoul Peck channels Orwell’s text into a powerful, cinematic reflection of our times. Orwell 2+2=5 screens from 27 Mar dochouse.org/event/orwell...
Based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book, this mesmerising documentary journeys into worlds seldom seen by human eyes, beneath the surface of the earth. Narrated by Oscar-nominated Sandra Hüller, and with a uniquely poetic approach, Underland screens from 27 Mar.
When 90% of the women of Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes in 1975, refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children, they brought their country to a standstill, catapulting Iceland to "the best place in the world to be a woman.”
The Day Iceland Stood Still screens 8 Mar.
'It’s as if Luhrmann were conducting a séance, awakening Elvis from the afterlife with a raw vitality and outsize energy that are rare even among the living.' - The Hollywood Reporter
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert opens tomorrow. dochouse.org/event/epic-e...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A ghostly yet luminous cinematic mosaic of Naples' - The Guardian
From Italian nonfiction maestro Gianfranco Rosi comes this exquisite portrait of the people of Naples, a city forever marked by the looming presence of Mount Vesuvius.
Pompei: Below the Clouds screens from Friday.
★★★★ "Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare is most memorable for stunning shots relating to the earthquake and the tsunami." - @filmreview.bsky.social.
Now screening at @berthadochouse.bsky.social.
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Elegantly crafted entirely from black and white archive footage, Maciej Drygas’ mesmerising wordless portrait of Europe in the first half of the 20th Century.
Trains - winner of the top prize at IDFA 2025 - screens from Fri 20 Mar.
'Visually stunning cautionary tale.' - POV Magazine
As the death toll on the world's highest peak rises, one of Nepal’s most legendary climbers leads an elite team of Sherpas on a life-threatening mission to retrieve fallen climbers from Everest’s Death Zone. 🗻
Everest Dark opens on Fri 6 Mar.
Six Palestinian comedians hit the road to tour a stand-up show exploring the unlikely, often dark humour that surrounds the complexity of Palestinian identity.
Final tickets remaining for our screening of Palestine Comedy Club + Q&A on Thu 5 Mar. More screenings from Fri 6 Mar. bit.ly/PCC-bdh
Congratulations to the Mr. Nobody Against Putin team for their Best Documentary win at the BAFTAs last night. We're screening this powerful exposé of the militarisation of Russian schools this week.
As part of #Kinoteka - the 24th Polish film festival - we're hosting a special event honouring the legacy of Marcel Łoziński, one of the most influential voices in world documentary cinema who passed away last year. Join us on Wed 4 Mar for a collection of his short films. 📸 : The Visit
What are humans prepared to sacrifice for the progress of AI? As this new superpower grows and re-shapes our lives, these short docs bring into question the role we play as enablers of this existentially challenging technology.
📆 18 Mar: DocHouse Shorts: Future Present
A warm and understatedly humourous film about a Georgian family's project to start a blueberry farm in an area where old conflicts rumble underground.
Blueberry Dreams is screening from Fri 13 Mar. 🫐 dochouse.org/event/bluebe...
"Remembering and documentation are radical acts in Lebanon, a country with a tumultuous history and no national archive. Daher’s effervescent cultural collage is a direct challenge to collective amnesia"
Lana Daher's Do You Love Me screens from Sunday.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Gripping... a devastating account of disaster and denial in 2011 nuclear catastrophe." - The Guardian
Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare - the definitive account of Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster - is now showing.
From a teenager’s suburban bedroom to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, Molly vs the Machines is the story of a father’s quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter’s death, and his fightback against the most powerful corporations of the modern age. Sun 1 Mar + recorded Q&A.
Weaving together original footage, intensive bodycam video and powerful moments of reflection, 2000 Meters to Andriivka documents the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point. Showing from Friday. bit.ly/2MTAbdh
On 23 Feb, don't miss our screening of Niñxs, a joyous, tender and radical exploration of the life of trans teenager Karla in the small Mexican town of Tepoztlán. We'll be joined after by director Kani Lapuerta for a Q&A. In partnership with @sheffdocfest.bluesky.social
Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in director Baz Luhrmann's second foray into the life and music of the King. This time, Luhrmann presents the results of his extensive archival research during the making of his 2022 biopic. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert screens from Fri 27 Feb.
