Belleville Downtown DocFest Archives

Review our festival programming archive from 2014 onwards.

Festival TRAILERS

Watch Festival Trailers – and browse the complete archives.
Check out our Festival Q&A videos with select directors, and our complete selection of 2021 Films (browse the catalog below).

2023 Festival Trailer

2022 Festival Trailer

2021 Festival Trailer

2020 Festival Trailer


2023 Film ProGRAM (ARCHIVE)

Browse the 12th annual Downtown DocFest catalog – 50+ Films.

A Gala Music Doc & Music Performance. Filmmaker Q&A’s. The 12th annual festival ran from March 3-12, 2023. Browse the Catalog here.

Still image from the opening of, The Mighty Spits: Allies Above the Clouds

The Mighty Spits: Allies Above Clouds

The Mighty Spits: Allies Above Clouds Local filmmakers Brock Kerby and Brian Long share the ...
Still image from the film, The Perfect Story

The Perfect Story

The Perfect Story ONLINE SCREENING ONLY Content Warning: This film contains difficult imagery, violence. Language ...
Still image from To Kill A Tiger

To Kill a Tiger

To Kill a Tiger IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY Content Warning: This film contains difficult imagery, violence ...
Still image from the film, Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children

Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children

Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children A heartbreaking yet redemptive work that moves outwards from a highly ...


2022 Film ProGRAM (ARCHIVE)

For the 11th annaul Downtown DocFest – we presented 50+ Films.

A Gala Music Doc & Music Performance. Filmmaker Q&A’s. Ten Days of Docs – March 4-13, 2022. Browse the 2022 Catalog here.

Saturday Night

Saturday Night

Saturday Night As winter’s pristine white blanket covers the silent streets of Montreal, filmmaker Rosana ...
School of Hope

School of Hope

School of Hope “What does hope mean?” asks the film from, Mohamed El Aboudi, author ...
Seuls (Alone)

Seuls (Alone)

Seuls (Alone) Scared for their lives, Afshin, Alain and Patricia left their home countries, alone ...
Someone Like Me

Someone Like Me

Someone Like Me In Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams’ award winning feature, Drake, a ...


2021 Film ProGRAM (ARCHIVE)

The 2021 Festival films selection were available to stream online from March 5-14, 2021

The Commodores Orchestra: Dance of the Decades

The Commodores Orchestra: Dance of the Decades

The Commodores Orchestra: Dance of the Decades On May 23, 1947, Belleville mayor Frank Folwell ...
The Forbidden Reel

The Forbidden Reel

The Forbidden Reel A group of courageous filmmakers risked their lives to salvage the archives ...
The Granite Man Of Gilmour

The Granite Man Of Gilmour

The Granite Man Of Gilmour After an extraterrestrial encounter in 1975, David Hamel embarked on ...
The Great Green Wall

The Great Green Wall

The Great Green Wall A Buena Vista Social Club meets Years of Living Dangerously, renowned ...

Festival Programs (PDF versions, 2014-2020)