The Doc'n Roll Jury Award for Documentary of the Year is an annual honour chosen by our Festival Jury. They bestow the award to the best of the best of the music documentary films screened at our annual Doc'n Roll London festival.
The 2023 winner is Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, directed by Brian Lindstrom and Andy Brown.
The 2023 jury also awarded Honourable Mention to Free Party: A Folk History, directed by Aaron Trinder.
Four other films were shortlisted for the 2023 award: The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins; Even Hell Has Its Heroes: Earth; TLC Forever; and Miucha, The Voice of Bossa Nova.
Award winners from 2015 to 2023
2023 Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, directed by Andy Brown and Brian Lindstrom
2022 Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, directed by Tim Mackenzie-Smith
2021 The Rumba Kings, directed by Alan Brain
2020 Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away, directed by Emer Reynolds
2019 The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion, directed by Farah X and Lisa Cortes
2018 Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records, directed by Nicolas Jack Davies
2017 Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, directed by Catherine Bainbridge
2016 Placebo: Alt-Russia, directed by Charlie Targett-Adams
2015 Morphine: Journey of Dreams, directed by Mark Shuman