Podcast Live: Witch Acclaimed broadcaster India Rakusen unveils her new podcast. Talks Programme Talk
Praying for Armageddon Tonje Hessen Schei’s film highlights the alarming political influence of American Evangelical Christians and their quest to bring on the Apocalypse. Tonje Hessen Schei 2023 Film Programme Film
The Price of Truth How far would you go to defend the idea of a free press? Russia’s only independent newspaper and its editor fight for democracy. Patrick Forbes 2023 Film Programme Film
The Price of Truth + Conversation Screening of The Price of Truth, followed by a conversation with director Patrick Forbes and special guests. Film Programme Talks Programme Film
Profession: Documentarist Seven independent female filmmakers voice their concerns about their political, creative and personal lives in the context of the society they live in. Shirin Barghnavard, Firouzeh Khosrovani, Farahnaz Sharifi, Mina Keshavarz, Sepideh Abtahi, Sahar Salahshoor, Nahid Rezaei 2014 Film Programme Film
Q Jude Chehab’s debut feature untangles her family’s connection to a Syrian religious order, making for a nuanced and tense exploration of matrilineal trauma. Jude Chehab 2023 Film Programme Film
A Question of Choice A group of working-class women discuss the struggles they face juggling childcare and employment in this nuanced and beautifully made exploration of the double shift. Jenny Woodley, Christine Bellamy 1982 Film Programme Film
Razing Liberty Square As rising sea-levels threaten the city of Miami, one local black community fight to save their neighbourhood from property developers and climate gentrification. Katja Esson 2023 Film Programme Film
Red Herring Diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, director Kit Vincent enlists his family for an intimate and darkly humorous journey to help them come to terms with his illness. Kit Vincent 2023 Film Programme Film
Regard Silence A group of deaf people playfully explore the possibilities of Mexican Sign Language through theatre games and their own poetic creation. Santiago Zermeño 2022 Film Programme Film
RELAXED SCREENING: A Year In A Field Relaxed Screening of A Year in the Field, BAFTA-winning documentarian Christopher Morris reflects upon human existence, its relationship to the environment and the urgent need for compassion and transformation. Film Programme Film
RELAXED SCREENING: Confessions of a Good Samaritan Relaxed Screening of Confessions of a Good Samaritan where filmmaker Penny Lane’s decision to donate one of her kidneys to a complete stranger leads her on a journey to understand the nature of altruism. Film Programme Film
RELAXED SCREENING: Shorts Relaxed Screening of three short films from our festival programme that explore poetry, childhood, imagination, nature, and gratitude. Film Programme Shorts programme
Richland The residents of a town built to house workers who produced the material used for the Nagasaki atomic bomb reflect on its troubled past. Irene Lusztig 2023 Film Programme Film
Right to Fight The story of three pioneering US sportswomen who, in the 1970s, attempted to break into the most macho sport of all: competitive boxing. Georgina Cammalleri 2023 Film Programme Film
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change Actor and Strictly Come Dancing breakout star Rose Ayling-Ellis will discuss her exciting new project. Talks Programme Talk
Roundtable: Meet the Distributors These intimate round table sessions are set up around various topics with an expert in the series, festival, distribution and creative fields. Industry Programme Marketplace Activity
Roundtable: Meet the Editors These intimate round table sessions are set up around various topics with an expert in the series, festival, distribution and creative fields. Industry Programme Marketplace Activity
Roundtable: Meet the Festivals These intimate round table sessions are set up around various topics with an expert in the series, festival, distribution and creative fields. Industry Programme Marketplace Activity
Roundtable: Meet the shorts & series industry These intimate round table sessions are set up around various topics with an expert in the series, festival, distribution and creative fields. Industry Programme Marketplace Activity
Roundtable: Meet the Shorts & Series' These intimate round table sessions are set up around various topics with an expert in the series, festival, distribution and creative fields. Industry Programme Marketplace Activity
Screening Violence and Refracted Violence In this session, our panellists will explain how documentary film can function as a stimulus to debate, as well as its role in sharing the stories of our participants for a wider audience. Industry Programme Industry Session
See You Tomorrow Elina Stories of Iran’s past and present intersect in Rakhshan Banietemad’s reflective, absorbing and personal portrait of how political life shapes infant’s lives. Rakhshan Banietemad 2011 Film Programme Film
Sheffield DocFest Audience Award Winner: Your Fat Friend Special screening of the Sheffield DocFest Audience Award Winner - Your Fat Friend.Jeanie Finlay’s portrait of writer, blogger and activist Aubrey Gordon is a celebratory account of an individual who embraced their identity and challenged lazy stereotypes. Film Programme Film
