GlobeDocs Film Festival
Presented by The Boston Globe
Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25
The GlobeDocs Film Festival returns to the Brattle for their 12th year with premieres of acclaimed documentary features and shorts from award-winning filmmakers and exciting new work from Boston-area talent.
Tickets on sale now! Visit the GlobeDocs website for more information.
Union Town
- Fri, Oct 23
Director: Barbara Kopple Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 2026
Massachusetts Premiere! Director Spotlight!
Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Fri, Oct 23
Director: Quinn Wilson, Viridiana Lieberman Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lisane Basquiat
Massachusetts Premiere! Centerpiece Film!
Fork in the Road
- Sat, Oct 24
Director: Jonathan Nastasi, Vivian Sorenson Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 2026
Imbued with the spirit (and presence) of the late poet/environmentalist Wendell Berry and featuring Emmy-winning actor/bestselling writer (and...
All About the Money
- Sat, Oct 24
Director: Sinéad O'Shea Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 2026
Massachusetts Premiere!
The Other Side of Memory
- Sat, Oct 24
Director: Nick Capezzera Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2026
New England Premiere!
Give Me the Ball!
- Sat, Oct 24
Director: Elizabeth Wolff, Liz Garbus Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 2026
A global icon whose impact on equality resonates far beyond the tennis court, the personal sacrifices behind Billie...
HAUSU + A Tape: The American History of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s HOUSE
- Sat, Oct 24
Run Time: 100 min.
New England Premiere! Filmmaker Q&A • Followed by a 35mm screening of HAUSU
Local Shorts Program
- Sun, Oct 25
Run Time: 79 min.
Post-Film Discussion with Heather MacDonald, Luke Hollyer, Amber Celletti, E.B. Bartels, Sarah Colt, Emily Schuman, Pawo Choyning Dorji, and Loren King
Cut to David
- Sun, Oct 25
Director: Sandra Jaffe Run Time: 70 min. Release Year: 2026
World Premiere!
The Oldest Person in the World
- Sun, Oct 25
Director: Sam Green Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2026
Supercentenarians seize the spotlight in Academy Award-nominated documentarian Sam Green’s decade-long global odyssey to chronicle the ever-changing title...
Playing POTUS
- Sun, Oct 25
Director: Josh Greenbaum Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Dana Carvey, Jay Pharoah, Keegan-Michael Key, Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell
New England Premiere! Closing Night Film!