Sheffield DocFest 2026

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All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Jeanie Finlay)
When thousands of dead crabs wash ashore along England's North East coast, fisherman Stan Rennie finds himself leading a grassroots fight for answers and a future.
UK premiere
Crocodile (Country: New Zealand, Nigeria; Year: 2026; Director: The Critics, Pietra Brettkelly)
A group of young filmmakers in Nigeria form a homemade collective with smartphones and recycled materials.
UK premiere
Landscapes Of Memory (Country: US, Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Leah Galant)
An American filmmaker travels to Berlin to confront her family's Holocaust history, only to be detained at a pro-Palestinian demonstration and charged with antisemitism.
International premiere
Past Future Continuous (Country: Iran, Norway, Italy; Year: 2025; Director: Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand; Writer: Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand)
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.
UK premiere
Replica (Country: Australia, France; Year: 2026; Director: Chouwa Liang)
Documentary following Chinese women who are dating chatbots.
UK premiere
The Way We Move (Country: France; Year: 2026; Director: Vanessa Dumont, Nicolas Davenel)
Amber Galloway has spent her career making live music visible for Deaf audiences. Now she's training two new interpreters for the ultimate high-stakes debut at Austin City Limits.
European premiere
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