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Free Solo

By Aimee Knight

A climber’s quest to summit Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes takes on a troubling ulterior motive.

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Dead Souls

By Matt Thrift

This eight-hour epic from Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing chronicles one of the worst atrocities in human history.

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Back to Berlin

By Rory Marsh

Jason Isaacs narrates this road-trip documentary about a group of bikers on a Holocaust pilgrimage.

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Orione

By Romy Somerset

Toia Bonino’s documentary explores the problem of violence in the eponymous Buenos Aires neighbourhood.

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The Price of Everything

By Philippa Snow

Nathaniel Kahn’s insightful survey – and subtle critique – of the contemporary art world, featuring Jeff Koons, Larry Poons and more.

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They Shall Not Grow Old

By Adam Woodward

Peter Jackson marks the centennial of the end of WWI with a fascinating, fatally flawed exercise in historic preservation.

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

By Hannah Strong

Filmmaker Morgan Neville provides a thoughtful examination of American television legend Fred Rogers.

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Shirkers

By Josh Slater-Williams

The curious tale of a first feature stolen by a crew member is the subject of Sandi Ten’s fascinating autobiographical documentary.

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Donkeyote

By Romy Somerset

A tender, evocative portrait of a man named Manolo and his trusty donkey sidekick, Gorrión.

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An Artist’s Eyes

By David Jenkins

This stripped back profile of East London artist Chris Moon is leavened by a bizarre rock photographer cameo appearance.

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Fahrenheit 11/9

By Adam Woodward

Michael Moore takes aim at both sides of the political establishment in this scattershot survey of Trump’s America.

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Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records

By Ed Gibbs

The ground-breaking label marks its half-century with a glossy new documentary celebrating its legacy.

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Kusama – Infinity

By David Jenkins

A short, sharp portrait of the trailblazing Japanese pop artist Yayoi Kusama, from director Heather Lenz.

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Female Human Animal

By Hannah Clugston

Set in the contemporary art-world, Josh Appignanesi’s hybrid documentary offers a mesmerising blend of fact and fiction.

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The Gospel According to André

By David Jenkins

Another deep dive into the modern fashion industry, this time on the fur coat-tails of couture expert, André Leon Talley.

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Faces Places

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Agnès Varda hits the road with French photographer and muralist JR in this singularly charming social document.

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MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A.

By David Jenkins

Filmmaker Steve Loveridge takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the life and career of his close friend M.I.A.

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