Programme A-Z
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Inside Deep Throat
This riveting cultural history of the film that took the US porn scene mainstream is also a provocative exploration of exploitation and shifting gender values.
  • Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
  • 2005
  • Film Programme
Film
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Inside the Jesus Army
It began as a dream of community life, but a 1970s Christian commune soon became a nightmare of abuse, the scale of which is only just coming to light.
  • Ellena Wood
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
Inside the Jesus Army + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of Cult: Inside the Jesus Army, plus a filmmaker discussion.
  • Film Programme
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International Competition Winner
Special screening of the Sheffield DocFest International Competition Winner.
  • Film Programme
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International First Feature Competition Winner
Special screening of the Sheffield DocFest International First Feature Competition Winner.
  • Film Programme
Film
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Is it OK to Laugh? Behind the Scenes of Palestine Comedy Club
An evening of comedy and conversation with the Palestine Comedy Club exploring how humour can challenge power, shift narratives, and hold space for difficult truths.
  • Talks Programme
Talk
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Just Jools
Twelve-year-old Jools dreams of dancing with self-confidence. With the help of a choreographer, she learns to shake off the gaze of others and dance freely.
  • Ezra Verbist
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
​​Trailblazer of Indigenous cinema Alanis Obomsawin will present her landmark film, documenting the Kanien’kéhaka resistance to the development of sacred land into a golf course.
  • Alanis Obomsawin
  • 1993
  • Film Programme
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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance + Conversation

​​Trailblazer of Indigenous cinema Alanis Obomsawin will present her landmark film, documenting the Kanien’kéhaka resistance to the development of sacred land into a golf course.

Join us for a special screening of Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, plus a discussion with filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.

  • Film Programme
Film
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Katwe
Striking imagery, heartfelt reflection and subtle humour underpins a portrait of a salt-mining community who navigate broken promises of development.
  • Nima Shirali
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
Life At 50°C: Australia (working title)
From BBC’s Life At 50°C strand, which looks at lives on the frontline of climate change, the film is set in Australia’s coal country.
  • Chris Phillips
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
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Lost For Words
This poetic journey through language and landscape explores how reconnecting with nature’s vanishing vocabulary can help us reimagine our future with hope.
  • Hannah Papacek Harper
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Lost For Words + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of Lost For Words, plus a filmmaker discussion.
  • Film Programme
Film
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Lowland Kids
Dubbed the United States’ first climate refugees, the residents of Isle de Jean Charles resettle to higher ground on the mainland to escape rising sea levels.
  • Sandra Winther
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Lullaby For The Mountains
In this hypnotic odyssey, the ancient monasteries of Armenia’s highlands bear traces of epochs past. Landscapes give way to soundscapes, and the shadowy depths within.
  • Hayk Matevosyan
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
An intimate profile of trailblazing actress Marlee Matlin, who was thrust into the limelight in 1987 when she became the first Deaf actor – and youngest Best Actress nominee – to win an Academy Award™.
  • Shoshannah Stern
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Marseille, July 14th
Marseille erupts in joy as Algeria wins the Africa Cup of Nations. Celebrations, urban tensions and colonial echoes shape a night of pride.
  • El Mahdi Lyoubi
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support for Festival attendees
In response to the urgent need to address the wider industry's responsibility, to support the mental health of those people who work in our industry, and address the underlying causes, Sheffield DocFest has partnered with experienced Mental Health Practitioners to provide free Wellbeing checks during this year's Festival.
  • Industry Programme
Event
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Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
A celebration of the new sound that emerged from the underground clubs of Chicago’s South Side, which sparked a global movement of joy, freedom and radical togetherness.
  • Elegance Bratton
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin
A primary school teacher in Russia becomes an unlikely whistleblower as he goes undercover to document propaganda and militarisation inside Russia’s school system.
  • David Borenstein
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Joey Banis
Murder in Glitterball City
Louisville, Kentucky is the home of the glitterball, and after a body is found in a basement of a Victorian mansion, two lovers accuse each other of committing murder.
  • Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Murder in Glitterball City + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of Murder in Glitterball City, plus a discussion with directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.
  • Film Programme
Film
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My Dear Théo
A mother, filmmaker and volunteer Ukrainian soldier offers up a testament to the power of love in a time of war, conveyed through letters to her young son.
  • Alisa Kovalenko
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
Film
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My Name is Oil
On a platform in the middle of the sea, the industrial machinery of an oil rig attempts to send out a warning of an impending catastrophe.
  • Igor Smola
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Natchez
Caught between contested narratives on the history of Natchez, Mississippi, elaborate antebellum homes foreground a confrontation between historians, tour guides and cultural groups over the region’s past record on slavery.
  • Suzannah Herbert
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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