⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'it’s that unflinching closeness that gives Red Herring a sort of devastating power and a rawness it’s impossible not to find moving.' Film Stories: magazines, podcast, live shows, web

Watch Red Herring now at Bertha DocHouse. bit.ly/SDSRH

Sara Mardini is a Syrian swimmer who pulled a boat that carried her and 18 refugees to safety. A hero to many, she has become a voice for those who are subject to a growing tide of anti-immigration policies.

Long Distance Swimmer + Q&A
Tue 28 May, 18:20 bit.ly/LDSdh

Our Q&A screening of Wilding on 13 Jun with Isabella Tree is almost sold out! 🌳

More screenings are now available from Fri 14 Jun. For tickets: bit.ly/Wbdh

Nellie Mae Rowe was a self-taught artist from Fayette County, Georgia, whose life spanned the 20th Century. Her work featured in the Royal Academy's Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers exhibition.

This World is Not My Own brings her fascinating story to life bit.ly/TWINMO

This week, two films from Lebanon paint a portrait of a country still reckoning with its dark past.

🌋 Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano is now showing.
🌊 The Soil and the Sea shows Thu 9 May followed by a panel discussion.

Book now: dochouse.org/whats-on

Today we're showing a one-off screening of Your Fat Friend in celebration of International No Diet Day.

Your Fat Friend is a film about fatness, family, the complexities of change and the deep, messy feeling we hold about our bodies. bit.ly/YFF-DH

A full century after publication, The Waste Land considers T. S. Eliot's namesake poem alongside our present, assuredly asserting that the words continue to fuel our imagination.

After its world premiere at IFFR, join us for a screening + Q&A on 2 Jun bit.ly/TWL-BDH

Residents of Tora - a village on the India-Myanmar border - await the arrival of electricity. As they wait, life flickers between hope and frustration, with humour the only constant.

Flickering Lights shows from Fri 17 May. bit.ly/FLbDH

When Michael Graversen returns to his family home, things aren’t how he left them. His father's new lease of life raises questions around the family’s past & future

A funny, sincere insight into the human capacity to change, Mr Graversen shows 18 May. bit.ly/MGbDH

Martin Scorsese presents a highly personal tribute to Powell & Pressburger's work and influence, richly illustrated with rare archive material.

Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger opens Fri 10 May. bit.ly/MiEDH

🚨 Just announced... DocHouse Shorts: From There to Here

In this inspiring selection of short-but-perfectly-formed docs, we witness both people and places overcome, adapt and evolve. Join us for a screening + filmmaker Q&A.

📅 Wed 5 Jun, 18:20 bit.ly/4bmdZIt

Uncover the untold stories of the ultimate '60s icon.

From rock muse to fashion revolutionary, Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg draws on words from her unpublished memoir, exploring her legacy like never before.

Opens 10 May. bit.ly/CFAPdh

RED HERRING is out today! Experience this moving film on the big screen at these cinemas this week:

BerthaDocHouse  
Dukes at Komedia - Q&A Sun 5th
Hackney Picturehouse - Q&A Tue 7th
Arts Picturehouse - Q&A Thu 9th

Tickets + future cinema listings ➡️ bulldog-film.com/films/red-herr…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Emotional, raw and quietly powerful documentary... the work of a really talented filmmaker.'

Red Herring is now showing at Bertha DocHouse. bit.ly/SDSRH
theguardian.com/film/2024/may/…

Happy May! We're showcasing some incredible independent docs this long weekend, including...

Opening:
🌋 Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
📽️ Red Herring
🎭 Much Ado About Dying

More Dates Added:
🇵🇸 Tomorrow’s Freedom
🎶 Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
💻 Your Fat Friend

Mila Turajlić's Scenes From the Labudović Reels Diptych delves into the work and archive of Stevan Labudović, a Serbian cameraman who documented the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement. Non-AlignedNewsreels

Showing Sat 25 May + Q&A bit.ly/3QqvIGQ

'Unconventional and compelling' Middle East Eye

THE SOIL AND THE SEA BerthaDocHouse
Thursday, May 9
🎟️dochouse.org/event/the-soil…

Join Lina Khatib Ramzi Kaiss / رمزي قيس & Daniele Rugo for Q&A to discuss #Lebanon Civil War and #disappearances

Shot entirely from inside the survivalist fiction game DayZ, this is 'an audacious and aesthetically powerful work which makes us think about the concept of “reality”.' Cineuropa

Knit's Island shows Sun 19 May #SundaySession 🎮
For tickets: bit.ly/KIbdh

Much Ado About Dying review – brave, loving record of an actor uncle’s last days theguardian.com/film/2024/may/…

Watch the trailer for the new documentary “Radical Love”, by filmmaker Julio Hey about the life of peace-pilgrim, life-long activist and former monk Satish Kumar, founder of the Resurgence Trust and co-founder of Schumacher College.

The film will premier at BerthaDocHouse in…