Doc'n Roll Film Festival 2026

Thu 22 —Fri 30 Oct 2026

A man playing a guitar in front of a red background

The UK’s music documentary festival returns with a fresh lineup of docs, featuring Patrick Wolf, rock pioneers The Fugs, Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, multi-instrumentalist Peven Everett, and many more.

Events

A black and white film image of a man wearing a polka dot shirt and a checked jacket looking seriously down the lens.

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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: WOLF + ScreenTalk

Thu 22 Oct 2026, 18:20

Tilda Swinton guides us through the life of British musician Patrick Wolf, weaving together archive and animation to illuminate a singular artistic journey.

A roll of film negative showing the group Fugs, with the central panel highlighted in a frame of red pen.

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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: FUGS FILM! + ScreenTalk

Fri 23 Oct 2026, 18:20

A poetic portrait of The Fugs, the overlooked yet hugely influential 1960s band that put the punk into folk and pushed rock ’n’ roll into radical new territory.

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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: Amadou & Mariam + ScreenTalk

Sat 24 Oct 2026, 18:00

The unlikely love story of two blind Malian musicians, Amadou and Mariam, who have toured all over the world. Now they are returning home to Mali to play a big concert and record one last album.

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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: Heaven 17 + ScreenTalk

Sun 25 Oct 2026, 17:30

Heaven 17 hit the road for what might be their final tour, facing up to age, loyalty and unfinished business with the past.

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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: Takkuuk + ScreenTalk

Mon 26 Oct 2026, 18:20

Breathtaking infrared cinematography and a hypnotic Bicep score pull audiences into the Arctic, where Indigenous artists reckon with culture, colonialism and a rapidly changing world.