What's on DocPlay in June

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

Remarkable women take over the small screen on DocPlay this June. Nominated for this year’s Best Documentary Feature Academy Award®, Cutting Through Rocks is a moving portrait of  motorcycle-riding Sara Shahverdi , who is the first elected female councilwoman in her small village in northern Iran. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk offers a celebration of an inspirational life and an urgent first-hand account of the invasion of Gaza, while No Tears on the Field follows a season of women’s grassroots rugby in Taranaki, New Zealand. Plus, new documentary short films from AFTRS students premiere exclusively on the platform.

4 June

Welcome to Babel

Winner of the Sydney Film Festival Documentary Australia Award, Welcome to Babel tells an extraordinary tale with humour and heart. Experience a deep dive into the bloody uprisings of the 20th century, juxtaposed with an intimate portrait of a marriage forged in the chaos of Cultural Revolution. 

8 June

No Tears on the Field (Exclusive)

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Lisa Burd, No Tears on the Field is an inspiring story of family, community and sisterhood set against the backdrop of a season of grassroots club rugby in Taranaki, New Zealand. 

11 June

Terror at the Embassy (Exclusive)

April 1975: six young terrorists broke into the West German embassy in Stockholm and took the staff hostage. A tense 12-hour standoff began, with live coverage – and devastating consequences. This is a multi-perspective true crime story granting unique insight through first-time testimonies from those who were there.

18 June

Life in One Chord (Exclusive)

In the early 1980s, Dunedin became the locus of an indie music movement that was heard around the world. Riding the wave of the Dunedin Sound was Shayne Carter, a loudmouthed teenage punk whose scrappy devil-may-care attitude is perfectly mirrored by Margaret Gordon’s cheeky and incredibly entertaining rockumentary.

22 June

AFTRS shorts (Exclusive)

Discover brand new short films from Australia’s best emerging filmmakers from Sydney’s prestigious AFTRS.

25 June

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Fatma Hassouna, a Palestinian photographer killed by an Israeli airstrike, developed a friendship by video call with filmmaker Sepideh Farsi for a dialogue that transcended current events to create a compelling work of art. 

25 June

Cutting Through Rocks (Exclusive)

As the first elected councilwoman of her deeply conservative Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi — a divorced, motorcycle riding, former midwife — stands out. Tenacious and not easily intimidated, Sara is determined to uplift her community and put an end to the empty promises and laziness perpetuated by local councilmen over the years. Nominated for the 2026 Best Documentary Feature Academy Award®.