2025 Festival Schedule
Browse the 14th annual 2025 DocFest Schedule
2025 SCHEDULE
Plan your Downtown DocFest experience – browse the full schedule of screenings and events
February 21-23, 2025.
The 14th Annual Belleville Downtown DocFest 2025 will feature outstanding documentaries, filmmaker Q&As, and our Annual Gala Music Feature with a live concert at the historic Empire Theatre in downtown Belleville
Browse the schedule below or click to download a printable (PDF) version
Get your passes online or in person at the Belleville Public Library
DocFest passes for the all in-person Festival. February 21-23 weekend provide access to all films and events on a first come first served basis.
Rush seats may be available after all pass holders have been seated at the door (cash only).
Friday February 21, 2025
| Showtimes | Empire Theatre | John Parrott Art Gallery | Belleville Theatre Guild |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | School Screening: Red Fever Virtual Q&A | Ninan Auassat: We, the children (92 min) | A Sisters’ Tale (93 min) |
| 12:30 PM | Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (106 min) | The Death Tour (90 min) Weight of Time (6 min) | |
| 6:00 PM | Green Carpet Interviews (60 min) | ||
| 7:00 PM | Friday Night Gala: Paul Anka: His Way (100 min) Live Concert Performance – Ryan Malcolm (60 min) |
Saturday February 22, 2025
| Showtimes | John Parrott Art Gallery | Belleville Theatre Guild | Belleville Public Library |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Any Other Way: Jackie Shane Story (100 min) | At Their Height (92 min) Audio and the Alligator (16 min) | A Shepard (70 min) Atalanta: Pride of the Bay of Quinte (23 min) |
| 1:00 PM | The Movie Man (90 min) Terry’s Little Village (7 min) | Singing Back the Buffalo (100 min) | Sons (70 min) Hunger at Home: Food Insecurity in Belleville (26 min) |
| 3:30 PM | Atomic Reaction (90 min) | Black Box Diaries (102 min) | Incandescence (105 min) |
| 7:30 PM | Saturday Night Event: The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal (64 min) Director Q&A (30 min) |
Sunday February 23, 2025
| Showtimes | John Parrott Art Gallery | Belleville Theatre Guild | Belleville Public Library |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | The Hobby (88 min) | The Basement (78 min) | The Day Iceland Stood Still (70 min) Am I the skinniest person you’ve ever seen? (24 min) |
| 12:00 PM | Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (101 min) | Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (100 min) | No One Sleeps (80 min) |
| 2:30 PM | The Nine Lives of Barbara Dane (104 min) | Red Fever (104 min) | Lost in the Shuffle (96 min) |
| 5:00 PM | Filmmaker Awards (30 min) Sunday Night Finale Film: James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson – A Life of Blues (80 min) |
Download a printable (PDF) version of the 2025 Festival Schedule.
