SIFF DocFest

SIFF's annual documentary film festival

DocFest 2022

October 6 - 13, 2022

SIFF's second annual DocFest, a celebration of all films documentary, returns October 6-13, 2022.

Join us for SIFF’s second annual DocFest, a celebration of all films documentary, with stories of people you know, stories that will floor you, and stories that will make you look outside yourself. Moving from the thought provoking to the tenacious, with stops at tearful and tense, DocFest returns with our celebration of documentary films from around the world.

PASSES 
$100 | $75 (SIFF members)
DocFest pass provides access to all 14 in person screenings and 4 virtual screenings.

TICKETS 
$14 | $9 (SIFF members)
Tickets are available to purchase on individual film detail pages.

SIFF Year-Round Cinema Passes are not valid for DocFest.


IN THEATERS
SIFF Cinema Uptown | October 6-13

STREAMING
The films Hockey Dreams, Still Working 9 to 5, No Simple Way Home, and Come Back Anytime will be available to view on the SIFF Channel, SIFF’s online streaming portal, October 6-13. Access is limited to viewers in the US.

For more information on viewing a virtual film, visit our Virtual FAQ or contact the Box Office Manager at boxoffice@siff.net.

Butterfly in the Sky

USA | 2022 | 87 min. | Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb

October 6, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A delightfully nostalgic journey back to the groundbreaking television show “Reading Rainbow”.

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Chop & Steele

USA | 2022 | 77 min. | Ben Steinbauer, Berndt Mader

October 8, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

When one of the Found Footage Festival pranksters’ gags goes viral, they suddenly find themselves in federal court.

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Come Back Anytime

Japan | 2021 | 81 min. | John Daschbach

October 8, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Experience a year in the life of self-taught Japanese ramen master Masamoto Ueda.

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Fashion Reimagined

United Kingdom | 2022 | 100 min. | Becky Hutner

October 9, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Trailblazing fashion designer Amy Powney sets off on a global mission to create a sustainable collection.

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Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Ukraine | 2022 | 114 min. | Evgeny Afineevsky

October 13, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A moving, behind the headlines account of the Ukrainian people’s resistance and resilience during the 2022 Russian invasion.

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Good Night Oppy

USA | 2022 | 105 min. | Ryan White

October 9, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A spirited documentary about the exploration rover Opportunity and its 15-year journey across Mars.

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Hargrove

USA | 2022 | 105 min. | Eliane Henri

October 11, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at award-winning jazz legend Roy Hargrove's final European tour.

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Hockey Dreams

Finland | 2022 | 104 min. | Oskari Pastila, Janne Niskala

October 10, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A humorous, character-driven underdog story of a small team achieving the impossible.

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Lakota Nation vs. United States

USA | 2022 | 121 min. | Jesse Short Bull (Oglala Sioux), Laura Tomaselli

October 8, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A stunning portrait of resistance that chronicles the history of the Lakota people's quest to reclaim the Black Hills.

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Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

USA | 2022 | 90 min. | Sam Pollard, Geeta Gandbhir

October 10, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Recounting the courageous campaign of citizens and activists who faced violence and oppression in their struggle for the right to vote.

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No Simple Way Home

Kenya | 2022 | 83 min. | Akuol de Mabior

October 7, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A daughter returns to South Sudan to document her mother’s path to becoming vice president and leading the country towards a peaceful future.

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Still Working 9 to 5

USA | 2022 | 96 min. | Camille Hardman, Gary Lane

October 9, 2022

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Forty years after their 1980 comedy was released, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, and Lily Tomlin reunite to discuss the challenges of getting their hit film made.

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