WOLF
Feature Documentary (2026)
Photograph by Ingrid Z
Dalmatian Films presents WOLF
World Premiere – Sheffield DocFest, International First Feature Competition 2026
Narrated through a deeply personal conversation with lifelong friend Tilda Swinton,
'WOLF’ traces the extraordinary life and battles of British musician Patrick Wolf.
A defining artist of his generation, Patrick Wolf rose from the backdrop of pre-digital 2000s London. Shapeshifting between indie popstar and avant-garde artist, he was a maverick of his time. All until grief, addiction and schoolday traumas catastrophically collided, making music a painful decade-long memory.
‘WOLF’ is an exploration of enduring friendship, the burden of being a singular LGBTQ+ voice and nature’s healing ability in finding that voice again. Interweaving present-day, animation and intimate material from over fifty hours of archival footage, the film is a journey of hope that shows no-one has to be defined by the shadows of their past.
A Dalmatian Films Production
Written, Produced & Directed by Christian Cargill
Featuring Patrick Wolf & Tilda Swinton
Produced by Lucy Draper
Executive Produced by Tilda Swinton & Hannah Bush Bailey
Edited by Kevin Corry
Original Score by Owen Pallett
Animation by Efa Blosse Mason & Karina Geddes
Cinematography by Christian Cargill
Winner Top 20 Audience Award at Sheffield DocFest 2026
★★★★★
CINERAMA
"Christian Cargill’s profoundly moving, from-the-heart documentary, Wolf, isn’t just a portrait of Patrick Wolf and his addiction journey; it’s a searing exploration of how the institutional erasure and oppression of young LGBTQ+ people throughout the ’80s and ’90s caused untold harm and created cycles of trauma that are still playing out today."
"Candid and contemplative, Wolf never shies away from the darkness of Patrick’s long journey toward healing or the impact it had on those around him. Yet, it is also a documentary full of hope, love, and heart, only further elevated by Owen Pallett's stunning score of original and reimagined compositions."
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
Vancouver International Film Festival + Director, Editor & Composer Q&A
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October
Adelaide Film Festival + Director Q&A
Sunday 18th & Thursday 22nd October
Barbican Cinema One, Doc'n Roll London + Director & Patrick Wolf Q&A
Thursday 22nd October
Tickets Here
The Castle Cinema, Doc'n Roll London + Director Q&A
Sunday 8th November
PREVIOUS SCREENINGS
Sheffield DocFest
SCENE Manchester LGBTQ+ Film Festival
