Programme A-Z
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Eternal Father
Afraid he won't be around to see his children grow up, Nasar decides to be cryonically frozen, in the hope of returning in the future.
  • Ömer Sami
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Eternal You
Facing the seemingly boundless possibilities of AI, including bringing the dead back to life, this film questions the limit to what might be possible.
  • Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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EURODOC BIPOC Caucus
Closed session - by invitation only. BIPOC EURODOC is a task force of BIPOC documentary filmmakers working to strengthen our community’s access to opportunities, markets and audiences in the global film industry.
  • Industry Programme
Marketplace Activity
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Exhumator
Heinz's job has taught him to befriend death - to treat the deceased like the living. Doing his work, he sees the world very differently.
  • Christof Schuerpf
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Farming the Revolution

In 2020, farmers in India organised a spirited national protest against the country's new farm laws, leading to a momentous defeat for the State.

  • Nishtha Jain, Akash Basumatari
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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fawns of the city
A poetic-sonic expression from Sheffield-based artist Otis Mensah and performer Jamal Sterrett that explores diasporic-bonding, friendship and our many delicate states of home.
  • Jamal Sterrett, Otis Mensah
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Filmmaker Challenge: 6 Short Films on Sheffield
Our Filmmaker Challenge returns for 2024, bringing 6 exciting new voices to Sheffield to make a short micro documentary under the guidance of filmmaker mentor Julie Cohen.
  • Film Programme
Shorts programme
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The Finger Rub Rug
If the body is an immersive medium then the skin is one of its most powerful tools and the practice of touch is a mode of immersive engagement.
  • Laura A Dima
  • 2020
  • Alternate Realities Programme
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The Flats
From their central Belfast tower-block, resident Joe and his neighbours confront the lingering ghosts of the Troubles, reliving the memories that have shaped their lives.
  • Alessandra Celesia
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Flowers
An Amazon ethnocide is justified by a war in Ukraine. It's streamed online by the filmmaker, while in the garden his three-year-old son marvels at the flowers.
  • José Cardoso
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Four Kings
A riveting series focusing on the careers of four leading Black British boxers, the rivalry that existed between them and the challenges they faced.
  • Stewart Kyasimire, Hassan Ghazi, Beya Kabelu
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Four Kings + Conversation
Legendary boxer Frank Bruno and the directors of this series will join us on stage straight after the screening of this ringside documentary about four British boxing greats.
  • Film Programme
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Freedom of the Press: State of Silence + Conversation
The realities of the Mexican journalists, as well as those featured in other films in the selection, will be at the centre of the ensuing conversation around the delicate state of journalism worldwide.
  • Film Programme
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From Community Building to Collective Impact : Funding Sustainability for BIPOC Filmmakers
Despite the growth in filmmaker-led organisations and increasing calls for structural change, BIPOC producers and filmmakers still face significant challenges financing, exhibiting and distributing their films.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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Gong: Sounds of Sheffield
Poetic community voices and soothing acoustics reverberate through Sheffield as we are guided on a meditative journey through the City's green spaces.
  • Muna Mcadie
  • 2024
  • Alternate Realities Programme
Installation
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Goodnight, Mister Stalin
In the Georgian town where Josef Stalin was born, two women become embroiled in an inter-generational struggle over their conflicting interpretations of a contested history.
  • Benjamin Kodboel
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Googoosh – Made of Fire
Iranian superstar Googoosh, who was subject to decades of persecution at home, recounts her extraordinary 50-year career as a singer, actress and activist.
  • Niloufar Taghizadeh
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Grierson Trust Drinks
Join the Grierson Trust for a networking event celebrating their talented Grierson DocLab trainees and alumni. 
  • Industry Programme
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Habibullah
Habibullah Zandi has been singing for decades, but as a local mullah tries to silence his song, he proves that music and poetry can also be sacred.
  • Adnan Zandi
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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HAIYU - Rebel Singer Mariem Hassan and the Struggle for a Free Western Sahara
An iconic singer's life, music and lyrics are deeply intertwined with the struggle for freedom in a country known as Africa's last colony.
  • Alex Veitch, Brahim B. Ali, Mohamedsalem Uered, Anna Klara Åhrén
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Hakeem
Troubled Eastender Hak Baker's life takes an unexpected turn after he wins a guitar in a prison raffle.
  • DEADHORSES
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Hakeem + Conversation & Performance
Hak Baker, the subject of DEADHORSES' (James Topley and Ivo Becket) film, will perform on stage after the screening of Hakeem, and will discuss the documentary portrait with its directors.
  • Film Programme
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Harder Than The Rock
The fascinating story of Cimarons, the first UK band to embrace the thrilling new sound coming out of Jamaica.
  • Mark Warmington
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Harder Than The Rock + Conversation
Members of The Cimarons and director Mark Warmington will be in discussion with filmmaker, DJ and musician Don Letts straight after a screening of this lyrical musical history.
  • Film Programme
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Her Name Was Moviola
A cinematic love letter to the Moviola film editing machine, led by Academy Award winning editor Walter Murch, detailing how it dominated English-language filmmaking for most of the 20th century.
  • Howard Berry
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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