What's on DocPlay in April

Here's everything that's coming to DocPlay this April.

This month, DocPlay presents Jean Luc Godard’s seminal The Rolling Stones doc, Sympathy for the Devil. One of the landmark new wave films of the ‘60s, the film gives audiences an unprecedented view of the The Rolling Stones' creative process, while reflecting on political and social issues of the time. Explore art of a different sort in Daniel Richter and The Promise, two new German documentaries that explore visual and architectural art forms, respectively. Two docs premiere for Earth Day: the timely portrait of resistance Lakota Nation Vs United States, and The Oil Machine, which interrogates society’s reliance on oil.

Daniel Richter  |  1 Apr

Three years with Daniel Richter: director Pepe Danquart opens the door to the famous painter’s studio for us and draws a multifaceted portrait of the political artist.

The Promise. Architect BV Doshi  |  4 Apr

Balkrishna Doshi, one of India's most influential 20th century architects and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, shares his sources of inspiration and motivation. His presence of mind, humour and wisdom create the image of a man from whom we can not only learn to build humanly, but from whom we can learn – to be human.

Mafia & Banks  |  8 Apr  |  Series

Produced by Arte, this three-part documentary tells the little-known story of the symbiotic link between criminal organisations and the banking sector.

Sympathy for the Devil  |  11 Apr 

Sympathy for the Devil, one of the landmark new wave films of the late 1960s, directed by the celebrated auteur Jean-Luc Godard, alternates between reflections on contemporary politics and social issues of the late 1960s as well as giving the audience an unprecedented view of The Rolling Stones' creative process.

Dates That Made History  |  15 Apr

Across two seasons, revisit historical dates of monumental proportion through the prism of memory.

Lakota Nation Vs United States  |  18 Apr  |  Exclusive

Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival, Lakota Nation vs. United States chronicles the Lakota Indians' century-long quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing and timely portrait of resistance.

The Oil Machine  |  22 Apr  |  Exclusive

The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil.

Kokoda  |  25 Apr

From the corridors of power to the blood-stained battlefields of the Papua New Guinea highlands, Kokoda tells the story of the brutal World War Two military campaign between Australia and Japan that changed the course of Australian history

Untouchable  |  29 Apr

The inside story of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.