What’s up Doc?

To complement a trio of films from the Sheffield International Documentary Festival on Tour, a selection of prime docs, past, present and future.

Previously in this season

The Three Rooms of Melancholia

A mesmerising portrait of the Chechnyan conflict.

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Oona & Me

Documentary capturing Labour MP Oona King's General Election battle with Respect candidate George Galloway

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The Armwrestler From Solitude

The 16 residents of Solitude, a tiny Swedish village, all have one passion in common: armwrestling.

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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

The not so clean behind-the-scenes story of the giant American corporation.

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Hearts and Minds

The definitve documentary about the war in Vietnam - The Village Voice.

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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Oscar-nominated tale of the convicted deregulatin' Texas conmen (and Dubya buddies) who cooked the books and rode the bull market into spectacular bankruptcy - all…

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Unknown White Male

Documentary tracing a man's recovery from amnesia

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Favela Rising

Documentary about Anderson Sa, the founder of Afro-Reggae, who rallied his community through music.

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New York Doll

Documentary on The New York Dolls founder Arthur Kane

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Who Shot the Sheriff?

The story of the Rock Against Racism movement

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Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey

Documentary about the Heavy Metal scene, past and present.

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Sundance-winning documentary about cult artist and musician and manic depressive Daniel Johnston.

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The Diameter of the Bomb

Documentary about the effect of a suicide bombing in Jerusalem

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Everyone Their Grain of Sand

Beth Bird's EVERYONE THEIR GRAIN OF SAND chronicles the struggles of the fiercely determined citizens of Maclovio Rojas, Tijuana, Mexico, as they battle the state…

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One Hour Intro: Documentaries

Learn more about the tradition of documentary filmmaking

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