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Sheffield DocFest · 2026

Sheffield DocFest 2026

Memories

Programme

11 films

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The Cycle Of Love

In 1977, a young street artist from Delhi picked up a second-hand bicycle and set off on a 6,000-mile journey to find the woman who captured his heart.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2025; Director: Orlando von Einsiedel; Stars: Chirag Lobo)

UK premiere

Give Me The Ball!

World champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King has had a game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive and candid interviews with Billie Jean and those closest to her reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff)

European premiere

Hell's Army

A dissident Russian journalist uncovers a shadowy mercenary army in Syria, sparking a dangerous investigation that spans three continents.

(Country: Ukraine, Syrian Arab Republic, Central African Republic, Lithuania, US; Year: 2026; Director: Rick Rowley)

UK premiere

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Andrew Neel; Writer: Witold Szabłowski)

International premiere

Killing Anna

When footage of a massacre is smuggled out of Syria, one researcher risks everything to expose the truth about those responsible.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Sam Benstead)

UK premiere

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.

(Country: UK, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Year: 2026; Director: Laura Warner)

World premiere

Past Future Continuous

After years of living in exile from Iran, Maryam installs CCTV cameras in her family’s Tehran home and creates a lifeline to the parents she left behind.

(Country: Iran, Norway, Italy; Year: 2025; Director: Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand; Writer: Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand)

UK premiere

Saigon Story: Two Shootings In The Forest Kingdom

Two families, one photograph. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Kim Nguyen unpicks the wartime secrets hidden behind Eddie Adams' infamous Saigon Execution image.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Kim Nguyen)

International premiere

The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door

When a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in the cathedral city of Salisbury, a quiet corner of England became the frontline of an international crisis.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Dan Vernon)

UK premiere

TCB - The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing

Friends of Black feminist writer, filmmaker and cultural worker Toni Cade Bambara come together to share her lessons on art, community and resistance.

(Year: 2025; Director: Louis Massiah, Monica Henriquez)

European premiere

Wax & Gold

Starting from a hotel in Addis Ababa built by Emperor Haile Selassie, Ruth Beckermann reflects on Ethiopia's history and current state.

(Country: Austria, Italy; Year: 2026; Director: Ruth Beckermann)

UK premiere