Programme A-Z

Evacuation + Conversation

An exclusive preview of the first episode of Evacuation followed by a conversation with the creators and special guests.

Film Programme

Talks Programme

Every Body

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Julie Cohen turns her focus towards the lives of three intersex people, in this heartfelt and urgent call for equality.

Julie Cohen
2023
Film Programme

Filmmaker Challenge

Returning for 2023 and under the guidance of filmmaker mentor Kevin Macdonald, we invite six filmmakers to make a short documentary in and around Sheffield during the festival.

Industry Programme

Shorts programme

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Finding Your Audience: Creative Distribution & Exhibition

In this session, a panel of distribution, marketing and exhibition experts will explore creative ways to stand out from the crowd.

Industry Programme

Industry Session

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Flower Chasers

Following the seasons as flowers bloom across China, a family of beekeepers try to sustain their traditional lifestyle in the face of a global ecological crisis.

Zhiqi Pan
2023
Film Programme

Following Valeria

After the Russian invasion, a young Ukrainian woman becomes an accidental TikTok star when sharing her funny takes on an awful situation.

Nicola Fegg
2022
Film Programme

Future Producer School Roundtables (Private)

Marketplace Activity

FWD-Doc + IDA’s Nonfiction Access Initiative (NAI) + DFC Disabled Filmmakers Meetup

Join Keisha Knight, Director of Funds & Advocacy at the International Documentary Association, Lindsey Dryden, Co-Founder of FWD-Doc for an informal meetup to discuss the Nonfiction Access Initiative (NAI) and activate the NAI Nonfiction Media Makers with Disabilities survey.

Industry Programme

Marketplace Activity

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Galup VR Experience

Aboriginal Elder Doolann-Leisha Eatts presents an oral history about a massacre of Noongar people at Lake Monger, Western Australia, in this 360 documentary.

Ian Wilkes, Poppy van Oorde-Grainger
2022
Alternate Realities Programme

Virtual Reality

George-Peterland

A group of 8-year-olds invent the shared fantasy world of George-Peterland – a dreamy forest land ruled over by the chicken god.

Christer Wahlberg
2023
Film Programme

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The Good Fight Club

This series charts the fortunes of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes fighting to make it from their South London gym to Las Vegas and the world championship.

Jack Retallack, Liz Biggs
2023
Film Programme

The Good Fight Club + Conversation

An exclusive preview of the first episode of The Good Fight Club, followed by a conversation with the creators and special guests.

Film Programme

Talks Programme

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Great are the Eyes of a Dead Father

In a picturesque French village, a poet dreams of his father’s homeland. Listening to recordings of his father’s voice, he longs for a place he never really knew.

Afsaneh Salari
2023
Film Programme

Great Photo, Lovely Life

Photojournalist Amanda Mustard returns to her hometown to investigate the decades of sexual abuse her family and community experienced at the hands of her grandfather.

Amanda Mustard, Rachel Beth Anderson
2023
Film Programme

The Great Pyramids

The Great Pyramids uses Unreal Editor for Fortnite to faithfully recreate Giza during the 4th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt within the world's biggest game.

PRELOADED
2023
Alternate Realities Programme

The Greatest Show Never Made

In 2002 one man set out to change reality TV forever. For 30 people, his dream became a nightmare.

Ashley Francis-Roy
2023
Film Programme

The Greatest Show Never Made + Conversation

An exclusive preview of the first episode of The Greatest Show Never Made, followed by a conversation with the creators and special guests.

Film Programme

Talks Programme

Grierson Trust New Talent Drinks

Join The Grierson Trust for a networking event celebrating their talented Grierson DocLab trainees and alumni.

Industry Programme

Guest of Honour: Rakhshan Banietemad - A Conversation about her Work

Join us for a special conversation about internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter, Rakhshan Banietemad.

Talks Programme

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The Gullspång Miracle

A series of coincidences lead sisters Kari and May to Olaug, the spitting-image of an older sibling who was believed to have committed suicide decades ago.

Maria Fredriksson
2023
Film Programme

Handle with Extreme Care

A frank and often morbidly funny account of daily life for a New York mortuary struggling to provide a resting place for the dead at the height of the Covid crisis.

Patrick Ginnetty, Bowie Alexander
2023
Film Programme

The Hearing

This thought-provoking and innovative film challenges immigration processes through the accounts of four people whose lives were impacted by it.

Lisa Gerig
2023
Film Programme

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Hey, Humans

A compassionate portrait of the Chain of Hope charity organisation, which treats underprivileged children from all over Iran.

Rakhshan Banietemad
2016
Film Programme

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Hollow

Capturing the claustrophobic feeling of living in a system with no clear way out, this essayistic observation on life and death is framed by the concept of the panopticon.

Mohammadreza Farzad
2023
Film Programme

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Hormonal

Three women’s experiences of hormonal birth control are weaved into one collective piece, exploring the radical effects that hormones have on the brain and body.

Pien van Grinsven
2023
Film Programme

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