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

Kicking off at Bertha DocHouse from Sat 25 April!

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This week? You really, really need to watch Ghost In the Machine @berthadochouse.bsky.social

Find in-person screening times here 👇

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This film is not about machines. It is about power. Ghost in the Machine interrogates who builds AI, who benefits from it, and who bears the cost.

Playing from the Fri 24 April

The Gas Station Attendant A daughter reflects on her South Asian father’s life, his never-ending pursuit of the American dream, and the human capacity to love and survive.

Join us on 28 Apr for a screening of The Gas Station Attendant + virtual Q&A with director Karla Murthy, as part of our year-round collab w/ @sheffdocfest.bsky.social

"Deftly explores personal histories embedded within the national fabric." - @povmagazine.bsky.social dochouse.org/event/the-ga...

Set in the mountainous borderlands between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Searching for Satyrus follows filmmaker and photographer Rena Effendi, in pursuit of a critically endangered butterfly named in honour of her absent father, an enigmatic Soviet entomologist.

Searching for Satyrus shows from 1 May 🦋

Ukraine's young Deputy Prime Minister must take charge of securing her country's future, in a film about ideals, diplomacy and international political will.

Racing against time to get Ukraine into the EU, Olha becomes the face of a nation redefining its place in Europe. The Eukrainian opens 1 May.

Orwell: 2+2=5 - Bertha DocHouse In this ambitious, electrifying film Raoul Peck channels George Orwell's prescient text into a powerful, cinematic reflection on our times.

"Exposes the double-edged nature of film and recording technology as a medium of both surveillance and, when in [Raoul] Peck’s capable hands, of cautionary subversion." - Sight & Sound Magazine

Orwell 2+2=5 is now showing.

In 1993, Bekir Hasanović purchased a handheld camcorder, and began recording in the midst of the Bosnian war. Thirty years later, his son deciphers this tragic history of not only his family, but an entire people.

My Father's Diaries opens this Saturday at Bertha DocHouse.

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

Filmed across Argentina, Egypt, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Sweden, Indonesia, and Great Britain, the film immerses viewers in the raw energy and mystique of this subculture. Showing from Saturday 25 April.

When the CIA discouraged spymaster Peter Sichel from writing his memoirs and returned a heavily redacted manuscript, the sharp as ever 102-year-old decided it was time to tell his own story - unredacted.

The Last Spy opens Friday 24 April.

LONDON CALLING!

Join us for a preview before our official UK theatrical tour! @berthadochouse.bsky.social

Bertha's Doc House at the
Curzon Bloomsbury

Sat April 25 @ 18:00
Sun April 26 @ 16:10
Tues April 28 @ 20:30

"Essential viewing amidst vast AI spending" @forbes.com

A complex power structure governs the lives of Dalit poppy farmers in India, who are caught between the corruption of government officials and the lure of the black market.

I, Poppy opens on Friday 17 April.

On Thursday, we hosted a fantastic screening of Matabeleland + Q&A with director Nyasha Kadandara and special guests. A rare exploration of vulnerability in African manhood, Matabeleland is now showing. dochouse.org/event/matabe...

Three MiniDV tapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were recently rediscovered - a testament to a place and time that no longer exists. With Hasan in Gaza transforms this forgotten footage into a cinematic reflection on memory, loss and the passage of time. Screens 9 May.

Dear Tomorrow - Bertha DocHouse Loneliness is a growing epidemic worldwide, but in Japan, it has become particularly severe as the pressures of modern life increasingly isolate individuals from their communities.

A lyrical and deeply moving portrait of isolation and hope in Japan. Dear Tomorrow is both a stark reminder of how isolating modern life can be and a testament to the power of community, offering a glimpse into potential solutions for a global crisis.

Now showing.

Faris is a trans man and lead singer of an openly queer punk band in Malaysia. Together with his bandmates Yon and Yoyo, they use their music to fight for LGBTQI+ rights in a country where human rights are severely curtailed by a conservative Muslim society.

Queer as Punk screens from 15 May.

Our next @sheffdocfest.bluesky.social Spotlights event is The Gas Station Attendant.

A daughter reflects on her South Asian father’s life, his never-ending pursuit of the American dream, and the human capacity to love and survive. Tue 28 Apr + filmmaker Q&A. dochouse.org/event/the-ga...

DocHouse Shorts: Future Present Join us for a free online film screening featuring three short docs that explore our relationship to AI.

If you missed it in person our latest shorts programme, DocHouse Shorts: Future Present, will be available to watch online from 20 - 26 Apr. Three short docs about AI brings into question the role we play as enablers of this existentially challenging technology.

Edward Lawrenson’s Hill Station and Miranda Pennell’s A Person of the Forest interrogate the enduring architectures of European colonialism.

Both films screen at Bertha DocHouse on Wednesday 15 April + filmmaker Q&A as part of Open City Documentary Festival.

The Conspiracists - Bertha DocHouse A “Jan 6” insurrectionist takes a filmmaker and a researcher on a road trip and attempts to convert them to her world of conspiracy theories.

A 'Jan 6' insurrectionist takes a filmmaker and a researcher on a road trip and attempts to convert them to her world of conspiracy theories. Join us on 21 April for a screening of The Conspiracists + Q&A with director Liz Smith & film participant Noelle Cook.

The Conspiracists - Bertha DocHouse A “Jan 6” insurrectionist takes a filmmaker and a researcher on a road trip and attempts to convert them to her world of conspiracy theories.

Two weeks from tonight I’ll be at @berthadochouse.bsky.social for the first London screening of The Conspiracists, joined by @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social, and director Liz Smith. Kicking off a week of cinema screenings + conversations across the city. So excited for this.
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Boogie navigates the currents of colonial legacy in Suriname, encountering Indigenous communities who, through stories and songs, evoke an existence threatened by industrial gold mining, climate change and other perils.

Monikondee screens on 17 April as part of Open City Documentary Festival

National Pride: From Jericho to Gaza accompanies Hassan Al Balawi, a Palestinian diplomat based in Brussels, on his return to his homeland in 2019 for the fifteenth anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat.

Screens 17 April + filmmaker Q&A as part of Open City Documentary Festival.

The Eukranian Ukraine's young Deputy Prime Minister must take charge of securing her country's future, in a film about ideals, diplomacy and international political will.

Working in the corridors of power, Ukraine's young Deputy Prime Minister must take charge of securing her country's future, in a film about ideals, diplomacy and international political will.

The Eukrainian screens from 1 May

Ghost in the Machine - Bertha DocHouse Ghost in the Machine reveals the fantasies behind the hype and explores the philosophical, cultural and political forces driving the AI boom.

Catch Ghost in the Machine on the big screen! London friends book your tickets now 🍿🎟️ @berthadochouse.bsky.social

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Despite making hundreds of silent films that captivated audiences from Naples to New York, Italy's first female director, Elvira Notari, was relegated to the margins of film history.

Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence paints a vivid, prismatic portrait of the film pioneer. Screens 6 May + Q&A.

"A poignant and profound film in Japan, filled with suffering and hope, about the hidden epidemic of social isolation... extremely moving." - Cineuropa

Dear Tomorrow arrives on our screen this Friday 10 April.

Letters From Wolf Street    - Bertha DocHouse Arjun Talwar sets out to explore the Warsaw street where he lives, seeking to understand his neighbours and offer a personal view on his adopted country.

"A blisteringly accurate depiction of immigrant life in the Western Hemisphere." - Variety

A funny and poignant immigrant lens on a changing Polish street, Letters from Wolf Street is now showing.

In 1993, Bekir Hasanović purchased a handheld camcorder, and began recording in the midst of the Bosnian war. Thirty years later, his son deciphers the tragic history of not only his family, but an entire people.

My Father's Diaries screens from Saturday 18 April.

Searching for Satyrus In the mountainous borderlands between Azerbaijan and Armenia, we follow filmmaker and photographer Rena Effendi, in pursuit of a rare and critically endangered butterfly named in honour of her…

In the mountainous borderlands between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Searching for Satyrus follows filmmaker and photographer Rena Effendi, in pursuit of a rare and critically endangered butterfly named in honour of her father. Searching for Satyrus screens from 1 May.