Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. Screening over 340 films, from some 70 different countries, the strand has garnered a staggering array of awards: five Oscars, 15 Griersons, three Peabodys and two International Emmys. In true, unique, Storyville style, the new series promises to deliver the strand's usual eclectic mix of compelling stories from across the globe.
Showing Season 29 of 30
Season 2025
2025
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01. Your Fat Friend
2025-01-28
A Storyville documentary following the rise of Aubrey Gordon, from anonymous blogger to best-selling author, whose aim is to promote a paradigm shift in the way we view fatness.
02. Black Box Diaries
2025-02-04
A Storyville documentary that follows 25-year-old journalist Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in 2015 and attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender.
03. 26.2 to Life: Inside the San Quentin Prison Marathon
2025-02-11
A Storyville documentary that tells a story of transformation and second chances as three men sentenced to life for murder undertake running a marathon around a crowded prison yard.
04. Gaucho Gaucho: Argentina’s Last Ranchers
2025-02-18
A Storyville documentary that follows the lives of Argentina’s gauchos (cowboys and cowgirls), as they try to preserve their traditions in a fast-changing world.
05. The Battle for Laikipia
2025-02-25
A Storyville documentary, shot over several years in one of Africa’s most famous conservation areas, that charts mounting tensions between the Samburu people and fourth-generation European settlers.
06. The Covid Queue at Pavilion 6
2025-03-04
A humorous and humane snapshot of life in a Covid-19 vaccine centre. Five years after the world first locked down to limit the spread of the virus, this film serves as collective therapy for the post-Covid era. The documentary was filmed in Croatia, where at the time, the government was still chasing down supplies of hard-to-get-hold-of vaccines. The queues of people waiting for them stretch endlessly along streets, with a tapestry of personalities amongst them - from the stern ‘gatekeeper’ of the line to elderly women deliberating their vaccine preferences. This is a reminder of a unique moment in time - one shared by people across the globe.
07. Eternal Spring: The Heist of China’s Airwaves
2025-03-11
In 2002, a group of Falun Gong practitioners in China came up with an audacious plan to hit back at the government’s crackdown on their faith. This film explores the aftermath of that brazen stunt.