In partnership with Rotherham Children's Capital of Culture, these events are delivered by two young people from Rotherham, Tom and Fin, on traineeships with Sheffield DocFest. Through events surrounding documentary screenings, they aim to explore notions of togetherness and finding a common ground with others.
Connected: film screenings and live music performance by ‘The Banned’
Where: Rotherham Minster (All Saints Church), Church Street, Rotherham, S60 1PD
When: Tuesday 24th February, 14:30-16:30
Free Admission
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Featuring short documentary screenings from Sheffield DocFest about brilliant creativity all across the world, alongside performances by local autism-led rock band ‘The Banned’, come along for an afternoon dedicated to equal opportunities in music and the wider arts and the celebration of creativity in all forms.
Showing the following films from DocFest: Jun, Stormskater and The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone
Please note: this event will be accessible for autistic and learning disabled people. It will be a ‘relaxed’ screening, with the lights up during performances, freedom to move around the venue and noise cancelling equipment provided. All are welcome to attend.
Grounded: film screenings and nature-themed activities for all ages
Where: Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham, S62 7TP
When: Saturday 7th March, 10:00-16:00
Ages 16 and under go free!
For full access to the event, please purchase combined House and Garden tickets for Wentworth Woodhouse. You can use the discount code 'DocFestWW' at checkout to purchase a ticket for a reduced rate of £10.
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Fed up of the long, cold winter? We will be hosting a day designed to get you back outdoors, enjoying nature and interacting with the world beneath our feet. Come together with people from all across the region to remember why it's important to look after the world around us and reconnect with nature right on your doorstep.
The event is included in Wentworth Woodhouse’s general admission prices.
What's on offer?
- Film Screenings
- Guided Garden Tours
- Interactive Workshops
- Sound bath experience
Showing the following films from DocFest:
Ikebana (2021, directed by Rita Ferrando & Lily Jue Sheng, 13 min). A flower blows in the wind and a gentle voice floats in: “soil is a bodily gift of the dead to the living”. This poetic film fabulously matches its precise and caring form to the topic it revolves around: Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging. What might at first appear to be a simple pastime, is revealed as a profound vehicle for exploring the ephemerality of existence, the arrangement of creative expression, and the many languages of plants. Content Guidance: Film contains scenes with flashing images.
The Mineral Dreams (2023, directed by Timofei Zubrov-Andreev, 13 min). The average age of an ordinary roadside stone is about two billion years. Even if a person's interaction with a stone lasts one day, for a stone it will take only one trillionth of his life. The stone is the god of time, pointing out to man his relativity.
Fawley (2022, directed by Chu-Li Shewring & Adam Gutch, 26 min). This film follows the demolition of the world’s first oil fuelled power station and its 200m high chimney. Interviews, archive and present-day film, poetically explore Fawley’s history through a playful but profound discussion of ‘power’, nature, and the environment. Addressing the deep psychological role architecture plays in our surroundings, it asks “What is lost when a building disappears?”
