Belleville Downtown DocFest Archives

Review our festival programming archive from 2014 onwards.

Festival TRAILERS

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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 Short Documentary film, Hit Like A Woman

Hit Like a Woman

Hit Like a Woman A playful mix of screen in screen, montage, animation and traditional ...
Still image from the short documentary Home Fronts

Home Fronts

Home Fronts As news of the war in Ukraine breaks, people around the world come ...
Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series

Ice-Breaker: The ’72 Summit Series

Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, the ...
Still image from the film, If There Is No Struggle

If There Is No Struggle

If There Is No Struggle This short documentary explores urban and public art through the ...


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.

Dead Man's Switch: A Crypto Mystery

Dead Man’s Switch: A Crypto Mystery

Dead Man's Switch: A Crypto Mystery This feature about the short life and mysterious death ...
Dear Future Children

Dear Future Children

Dear Future Children This award-winning, globe-spanning feature follows three women on the frontlines of social ...
Dying to Divorce

Dying to Divorce

Dying to Divorce Filmed over five years, this feature takes us into the heart of ...
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock

End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock

End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock “In the process, they must face ...


2021 Film ProGRAM (ARCHIVE)

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

Ice Breakers

Ice Breakers

Ice Breakers Josh Crooks is a promising teen hockey star in a sport where Black ...
Ironmasters of Upper Canada

Ironmasters of Upper Canada

Ironmasters of Upper Canada In 1821 Ironmaster Charles Hays creates the first company town in ...
John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble The film explores the renowned Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social ...
John Ware Reclaimed

John Ware Reclaimed

John Ware Reclaimed John Ware was a Black cowboy who settled in Alberta in the ...

Festival Programs (PDF versions, 2014-2020)