Doc'n Roll

Discovering, Exhibiting and Championing compelling music documentaries. Our mission is to celebrate music subcultures by providing a unique platform to support creative, compelling and unforgettable documentaries that celebrate the performers, labels, scenes and stories.

Doc’n Roll began life in 2013, when we launched the UK’s Music & Arts Documentary Film Festival as an arts discovery film fest, convinced it was time to show some love to outlier music, arts and subculture documentaries that were all too often ignored by risk-averse film programmers.

Ten years on, via our now UK-wide annual festival, one-off events and special screenings, we provide our audience with the opportunity to watch these killer documentaries in ace cinemas, as they were designed to be watched: LOUD.

In 2017, owing to strong demand from both filmmakers and audiences, Doc’n Roll expanded to include a boutique UK event cinema, distribution, and world sales service. We excel in finding theatrical, non-theatrical and direct-to-consumer routes to market for independent music documentaries across the UK and Europe.

In 2019, we launched another UK first, Doc’n Roll TV, our worldwide on-demand streaming platform that allows us to present a host of new and classic music documentaries to viewers at home.

Past Screenings

Fashion Film Club X Doc'n Roll present: A 2 Tone Story + Q&A 18

The Fashion Film Club in collaboration with Doc'n Roll Film Festival are delighted to present a screening of Pauline Black: A 2… Read More
Jane Mingay, UK, 2024, 92m.
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Doc'n Roll Presents- Chris Gollon: Life in Paint + Director Q&A 18

The first-ever feature documentary on acclaimed London-born artist Chris Gollon (1953 - 2017), Life in Paint explores his pioneering use of music to… Read More
Mark Calderbank, UK, 2024, 85m.
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The Science of Ghosts + Adrian Crowley Q&A 18

Doc'n Roll presents the UK premiere of The Science of Ghosts. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Adrian… Read More
Niall McCann, Ireland, 2018, 76m.
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Doc'n Roll FF 25: Tony Foster: Painting At The Edge + Q&A 18

World Premiere. Both screenings will be followed by in person Q&A with the director David C. Schendel, and Tony Foster.   … Read More
David C. Schendel , USA, 2025, 95m.
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Doc'n Roll FF 25: Chasing Rainbows: My Visual Duet With Jimmy Scott + Q&A 18

UK PREMIERE. This screening will be followed by an in person Q&A with director, Storm Di Scozia.         … Read More
Storm Di Scozia, UK, 2025, 62m.
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