What's on DocPlay in July

Here's everything that's streaming on DocPlay in July.

3 July

Johatsu: Into Thin Air • Exclusive

In Japan, thousands of people disappear voluntarily every year. And there are companies ready to help those who want to disappear without a trace and start a new life somewhere else. Meet some of them in a film that soberly examines a modern phenomenon.

6 July

For National NAIDOC Week 2025, DocPlay is proud to present a collection of films that champion Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander culture, and share vital perspectives on our shared history. The below films are free to view in Australia from 6-13 July (no subscription required).

Connection to Country

The Dark Emu Story

Incarceration Nation

Like My Brother

Ningla-Ana

Still We Rise

Voice

Winhanganha

14 July

Architecton • Exclusive

Award-winning director Viktor Kossakovsky’s striking new documentary takes audiences on an extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, stone.

17 July

Richard Linklater

Slacker. Indie filmmaker. Oscar nominee. Writer, director, producer, actor Richard Linklater is all these things and more, a poster boy for the fiercely independent style of filmmaking that emerged out of Austin, Texas in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Senses of Cinema

The cultural life of late 20th century Australia through the rise, fall and afterlife of the Filmmakers' Co-operatives. 

The Story of Film: A New Generation

A decade after The Story of Film: An Odyssey, Mark Cousins returns with an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe.

21 July

One to One: John & Yoko • Exclusive • AU only

An inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's time living in Greenwich Village, and Lennon's only full-length, post-Beatles concert. 

24 July

Mayor

A look at the life of Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of Palestinian city Ramallah, who aspires to lead the city into the future.

28 July

Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

A musician from San Francisco finds meaning to his life when he starts to care for dozens of wild parrots. The beloved break-out hit celebrates 20 years since its theatrical release.

The Pool - available to stream in NZ