Programme A-Z

Join Sheffield's own Cinema for the Ears at Sheffield Amphitheatre for a unique outdoor sonic adventure.

An innovative new podcast that asks the question: What if you could rewrite the story of your own life?

A first listen to The Whickers Podcast Pitch 2025 winner Redemption Man, with behind-the-scenes insight into the journey from idea to impactful audio documentary.

Maxine Peake and guests perform a live reading from her play on the 1993 Parkside Colliery occupation, revisiting working-class resistance and its relevance today.

Watch the seven shortlisted films and meet the filmmakers who reinterpreted the Reuters archive to give us insightful new takes on global conflict, colonial legacies and migrant stories from fresh and original perspectives.

Start your festival morning the best way possible - moving, breathing and waking up from the inside out.

With 91% of deaf audiences preferring BSL-led content, this panel explores how placing sign language at the heart of storytelling can reshape mainstream programming.

A powerful live performance from poet Sam Browne leads into an insightful conversation on growing up, masculinity, and authentic storytelling for young audiences.

Join us for this special screening of this film, followed by a conversation with the director, Evan Sigstad and protagonist Kristin Harila.

Join us for our educational screening of Shop Dada: The Cornershop That Built Us accompanied by a careers panel.

Join us for our educational screening of Wild East accompanied by a careers panel.

Join us for our educational screening of Maybe Tomorrow accompanied by a careers panel.

Come and meet the Scottish Delegation of producers, filmmakers and financiers present in Sheffield.

Film In Mind will host a sharing circle open to festival attendees, staff and volunteers who are seeking a moment of reflection, connection and togetherness at the end of their DocFest experience.