docs ireland 2026

Docs Ireland is back with the best in new documentary film from around the world and an exciting line-up of screenings, panels and guests, in a packed programme that will delight both documentary lovers and makers.

Docs Ireland: No Stone Unturned + discussion

A murder mystery that reveals the kind of secrets which governments keep. In 1994, six people were gunned down as they watched the World Cup in a...

12 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Steal This Story, Please! + Q&A

Join us for the Opening Night of Docs Ireland, as we welcome journalist Amy Goodman and filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin to discuss Steal This...

16 June 2026

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aemi X Docs Ireland: Desire Lines + Q&A

aemi is delighted to present Desire Lines at Docs Ireland, a touring programme that brings together a variety of innovative approaches to the...

17 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: American Doctor

Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, American Doctor follows three prominent physicians from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of...

17 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: We Are Making a Film About Mark Fisher

A film made with no budget, no studio backing and no institutional permissions, exploring solidarity, shared labour and digital connectivity.

17 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Once You Shall Be One of Those Who Lived Long Ago

Beneath this Swedish town’s fading streets lies one of the world’s largest underground iron ore mines—an engine of both prosperity...

18 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: An Irish Atlantic Rainforest + Q&A

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest tells the story of Eoghan Daltun, a leading climate activist at the...

18 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

Adapted from celebrated artist and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions mirrors the sonic...

18 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Ghost in the Machine

Documentary as a public service, Ghost in the Machine aims to interrogate both the history of AI, and its ties between our governments and private...

18 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: IMMRÁM + Q&A

For one full year between the harvest festivals of Samhain, IMMRÁM follows a charismatic family who are at the centre of a growing movement...

18 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Queen's University Film Student Showcase

Docs Ireland presents a selection of short documentary films from QUB Film Studies students.

19 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Remake

Observational cinema legend Ross McElwee explores time and memory through footage of his son Adrian, weaving their shared filmmaking past with an...

19 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Trop c'est trop / Enough is Enough

Presenting just some of the complex layers of life in modern Congo, Trop c’est trop / Enough is Enough bears witness to the incredible vitality...

19 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Lesbian Lines + Q&A

Lesbian Lines reveals a hidden history through an underground network of telephone helplines. The calls, recorded in handwritten notes, were...

19 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Forever is Now + Q&A

Set between 2023 and 2025, Forever is Now follows Irish Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, as his connection with his autistic son shows the personal...

19 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Competition Shorts Programme 1

The first programme of films in the Docs Ireland: Short Irish Documentary Competition, consider place and community, how they intertwine and how they...

20 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Competition Shorts Programme 2

The second programme of films in the Docs Ireland: Short Irish Documentary Competition considers faith and perspective.

20 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: To This I Belong + Q&A

Commissioned by Luail - Ireland’s national, all-island dance company, this film portrays new dance works, created by four choreographers with...

20 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Desert Passages

In Desert Passages, we hear from many disparate and intriguing voices on the fringes, as reservoirs are falling to record lows and drought continues...

20 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: The Story of Documentary Film + Q&A

This first chapter of Mark Cousins' new 16-hour epic, entitled Travelogues, Power and People: A New Artform Blinks into Life, covers the birth...

20 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Cutting Through Rocks

As the first elected councilwoman of her Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi aims to break long-held patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to...

20 June 2026

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Frederick Wiseman X Docs Ireland: Hospital + discussion

Explore the human impact of healthcare in Frederick Wiseman's Hospital, showcasing the challenges and triumphs in an urban hospital setting.

21 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: The Fix

The Fix follows events and people at The Church on the Street in Burnley, Lancashire – run by two former addicts with criminal pasts.

21 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)

Hot off the heels of Summer of Soul and SLY LIVES!, director Questlove returns with another film examining the history and legacy of black music in...

21 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: A Fox Under a Pink Moon

A film from a refugee’s eye, A Fox Under A Pink Moon follows 16 year old Soraya, who uses art to shape her own future and envision an escape...

21 June 2026

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Docs Ireland: Magilligan + Q&A

Returning to Docs Ireland with his feature debut, Belfast director Ross McClean presents Magilligan; an intimate portrait of a man caught between two...

21 June 2026

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