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Munya Chawawa

How to Survive a Dictator: North Korea with Munya Chawawa + Conversation

We're delighted to welcome Munya Chawawa back to DocFest for the second part of his series on the world's most authoritarian leaders, this time focussing on Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea.

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Nat Geo Spotlight: Idris Elba & the Creative Team in Conversation on New Series Erased

Join Executive Producer and Narrator Idris Elba and the teams from 22Summers and October Films for a case study into the development and production of Nat Geo’s new series, Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Colour.

Lhakpa Sherpa

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

The first Nepalese woman to successfully reach the peak of Everest leaves her life as a working single mother in America to climb the mountain once again. Meet Lhakpa Sherpa and director Lucy Walker at the screenings.

Films

109 films from around the world, exploring individual and collective lives, how we live, the world around us and the ways it is changing.

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We bring the most exciting, cutting-edge, acclaimed and provocative talent to Sheffield DocFest to discuss their work.

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Alternate Realities

The Alternate Realities programme combines advances in technology with creativity and imagination to find new ways of exploring non-fiction.

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Industry

Sheffield DocFest in an essential date in the documentary calendar for all Industry.

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