DocFest Films

Browse the 12th annual Belleville Downtown DocFest official selection.

2023 FilmS

The Festival team assembled a new selection of outstanding documentaries by celebrated filmmakers from around the globe and right here at home for the 2023, 12th Annual Festival.

Previous years films catalogs are also available in the DocFest Archives going back to 2014!

Crows Are White

Crows Are White

Crows Are White In this quirky and beautiful documentary, filmmaker Ahsen Nadeem seeks spiritual guidance ...
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Still image from the short documentary film, Dad Can Dance

Dad Can Dance

Dad Can Dance Retired office worker David Ross was a ballet dancer, but for 45 ...
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Still image from the feature documentary, Dead Weight

Dead Weight (Peso Morto)

Dead Weight (Peso Morto) Angelo Massaro spent twenty-one years of his life imprisioned, unjustly, before ...
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Poster Image for the film Dear Audrey

Dear Audrey

Dear Audrey IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY Filmmaker Jeremiah Hayes feature documenting the life and inner dynamics ...
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Still image from the short film, Evan's Drum

Evan’s Drum

Evan’s Drum Filmmaker Ossie Michelin brings a more than a decade of experience in storytelling ...
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Still image from the Short film, Fatima in Kabul

Fatima in Kabul

Fatima in Kabul IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY An intimate look at the life of one young ...
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Still image from the short documentary film, Feeling the Apocalypse

Feeling the Apocalypse

Feeling the Apocalypse From the disappearing wildlife in his hometown Owen Sound to the news ...
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Forest for the Trees cover image

Forest for the Trees

Forest for the Trees This visually stunning documentary chronicles the physical and emotional aspects of ...
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News & Updates

DocFest wraps up for 2023 and you’re invited to submit your feedback.
That’s a wrap for Belleville Downtown DocFest 2023 edition. Festival Board Chair Holly Dewar, Bay ... Read More
DocFest Announces Hotel Partnership
Are you traveling to attend DocFest 2023? If you’re joining us from out of town ... Read More

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