Looking for something to watch? Well the Doc Edge Festival has you covered with over a 100 feature length and short documentaries from 1 June – 10 July!
Doc Edge is fully embracing the future of film festivals worldwide with a full digital festival experience for the whole nation to enjoy, with a Virtual Cinema where you can enjoy the full selection of incredible stories right from the comfort of your own home. There will even be online Q&As with filmmakers to get you immersed in the festival atmosphere.
There aren’t specific viewing times so you can watch films whenever you want once the film becomes available. There’s something for everyone – whether it’s a short film for those short on time, stories of music that’s changed the world, regular people doing astounding things, or deep dives into climate change.
Have a browse through the programme here, or check out one of our top picks for the Festival here:
Still Working 9 To 5
Online from 26 June – 10 July
When the highest-grossing comedy, “9 to 5”, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, and Lily Tomlin, exploded on the cinema screens in 1980, the laughs hid a serious message about women in the office. The film explores why workplace inequality 40 years later was never a laughing matter.
Be My Voice
Online from 1 June – 10 July
Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad has 4.5 million followers on Instagram after urging Iranian women to rebel against the forced hijab on social media. Leading one the largest acts of civil disobedience in today’s Iran, Masih uses her freedom in exile to amplify the protest in her home country.
A-ha: The Movie
Online from 26 June – 10 July
Follow one of Norway’s biggest bands in this story of great music, big ambitions, broken friendship – and maybe forgiveness. The film follows band members Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, and Paul Waaktaar over a period of four years. It tells the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming global pop stars.
Finite: The Climate of Change
Online from 1 June – 10 July
Activists take to the trees to save a 12,000-year-old forest from the expansion of one of Europe’s biggest coal mines. The film is an inspiring view of the world of direct action and the fight against climate breakdown.
Hidden Letters
18 June – 10 July
Four hundred years ago Chinese women had to obey fathers, husbands, and sons. But women in a few secluded villages of central China had a secret – a secret language they created called Nushu.
The Art of Rebellion
Online from 1 June – 10 July
The Art of Rebellion follows LA-based street artist and activist, Lydia Emily, recognised for her socially conscious, hand-painted murals that beautify neglected buildings. Not the typical profile of a street artist, Lydia is 40-something and a single mother of two kids, one of whom is autistic. Lydia also has Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a progressively debilitating disease that threatens her livelihood.
Iorram (Boat Song)
Online from 25 June – 10 July
The first theatrical documentary shot entirely in Scottish Gaelic, Iorram (Boat Song) is a lyrical portrait of life in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, past and present. New Zealand born award-winning filmmaker Alastair Cole takes the audience on an immersive expedition into the heart of a thousand-year-old community, blending archival sound recordings with contemporary visuals shot over three years.
