Films by Strand
Each night of the festival Doc/Fest will showcase a film from our specially prepared Strands.
Music Doc celebrates the unique marriage of music in documentary that focus on musician biographies or focuses on bands, a Sports Doc for those that just can’t resist, a Bent Doc focusing on gay and lesbian themes or by gay filmmakers, Green Docs dedicated to films about the environment and our love / hate relationship to it, a Regime Change doc to mark the coming US elections and a ‘controversial’ film in the aptly-named strand: Anti-Doc.
Mark Cousins' special strand on Japanese documentary continues this year with rare gems and timeless classics. More information about the Japanese Strand coming soon.
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Anti Docs
The docs with something a bit weird about them - either in form, subject or structure - can roam the world no longer for they have comfortable home at Doc/Fest. Docs with bravery that are edgy, daring and innovative are where you find the future of filmmaking. If you must see anything during Doc/Fest this is the place to find an unforgettable film that is unlike anything you’ve seen before.
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Bent Docs
Some of the most exciting documentary cinema is coming straight out of the world of gay and lesbian filmmaking. They touch on the political, the personal, love, and other catastrophes – and always make for brilliant viewing. There are way too many out there in the world to put into one programme so we decided to give you the best of them. We call them: Bent Docs.
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Green Docs
Great Britain has enjoyed its most hours of sunlight in recent history. But if you still want to be indoors to see a film you can’t miss our Green Docs strand that tracks the best of environmental films dealing with our impact on the natural world. Films from Green Docs can also be in the running for the coveted Grierson:Sheffield Green Award that honours docs made with ethical filmmaking practises and/or deal with the global warming issue.
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Music Docs
Music docs isn’t just ideal for first dates! One of our most popular strands is repeating this year with a collection of some beat driven, high energy docs that are as much about the present as they are about the past and the future of music.
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Regime Change
What does Sheffield Doc/Fest have in common with the presidential elections in the USA? Both are the most highly anticipated events of the year and both are in November. To mark the occasion Doc/Fest is running a theme of Regime Change throughout the programme with a special collection of documentaries focussing on the effects of power shifts and struggles and how they impact on culture, politics and daily life.
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Sports Docs
If you insist on wearing shell suits in the cinema, the least you can do is try out the Sports Docs strand. The biggest and most contravesial docs of the year have been unabashed sports docs uniting sports fans and lamens alike. The drama can’t be beaten and the characters are always bigger than life. Combined or alone, Sports Docs give you blood, sweat and tears that will no doubt have you jumping out of your seat.