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Sheffield DocFest 2026

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The Apologist (Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France; Year: 2026; Director: Kristof Bilsen)
Through the ritual of saying sorry, a journey explores how apologies redefine history and what happens to us as witnesses to the act of atonement.
World premiere
The Archivist (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Rob Curry, Tim Plester)
David "Doc" Rowe has spent decades documenting Britain's vibrant folk traditions. Now, with time running short, he faces a race to preserve his legacy.
World premiere
Colors Of White Rock (Year: 2026; Director: Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig)
Documentary following Maikhuu one of the country's only female truck drivers in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
European premiere
Disciples (Country: India, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Qatar; Year: 2026; Director: Pankaj Johar, Sunaina Kapoor)
On the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, two boys enter a revered Hindu school where lessons in ancient scripture blur into something more troubling.
World premiere
Filthy (Sucia – Per què no vas fer res?) (Country: Spain; Year: 2026; Director: Marc Pujolar, Bàrbara Mestanza; Writer: Bàrbara Mestanza, Marc Pujolar; Stars: Bàrbara Mestanza, Marc Pujolar)
When an actress goes looking for the man who assaulted her, she turns her trauma into art and asks the question nobody wanted her to: why didn't you do anything?
International premiere
Lesbian Lines (Country: Ireland; Year: 2026; Director: Cara Holmes; Stars: Claire Hackett, Louise Walsh, Heather Fleming, Ruth McCarthy, Joni Crone)
A hidden history through an underground network of telephone helplines. The calls, recorded in handwritten notes, were preserved during a time of profound constitutional change in Ireland, when women were fighting for their rights in a restrictive and conservative society.
World premiere
MKO (Country: Nigeria, UK, Canada, US; Year: 2026; Director: Ose Oyamendan)
Moshood Abiola wins Nigeria's freest election, only for the military to jail him. When US diplomats arrive to negotiate his release, he is served tea, and dies.
World premiere
Time Machine Maidan (Country: Ukraine, Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Roman Liubyi, Volodymyr Tykhyy)
In this haunting and visually inventive documentary, a spectral voice drifts through time and memory to trace the Maidan revolution and the roots of resistance in Ukraine.
World premiere
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