Programme A-Z
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Leaves of K.
In 2018, the Nicaraguan police brutally repressed anti-government protests organised by high school students. K., a 17-year-old girl who was arrested, recounts the horrors of her time in jail.
  • Gloria Carrión
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Lend Me Your Voice
Akili, a young refugee in Rwanda who has endured a long and painful journey, sits with strangers and invites them to read her story.
  • Claudine (Shenge) Ndimbira
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Letter From Eusapia
An Ecuadorian filmmaker investigates Brussels’ subterranean world. Meanwhile, phone conversations with his surgeon father reveal that a deadly pandemic is sweeping both countries.
  • Andrés Cornejo Pinto
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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London
Patrick Keiller’s wholly original journey through the UK capital is both a paean to the city and a critique of what it has come to represent.
  • Patrick Keiller
  • 1994
  • Film Programme
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Love, Deutschmarks and Death
This vibrant film details the vast body of music produced by and for the Turkish diaspora in Germany from the 1960s to 1980s, and its influence on subsequent generations.
  • Cem Kaya
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Lyra
An intimate and uncompromising portrait of Lyra McKee, the 29-year-old Northern Irish investigative journalist who was murdered by the New IRA.
  • Alison Millar
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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Making-With
The fungus that first facilitated life on earth, 470 million years ago, again inspires new worlds in this collaborative film by artist Gregory Herbert and mycologist Professor Katie J. Field.
  • Gregory Herbert
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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Man on Earth
In this visceral, intensely intimate film, 65-year-old Bob has decided to end his own life after four years of living with Parkinson’s Disease.
  • Amiel Courtin-Wilson
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Marketplace Café
Grab a coffee, a bite to eat, and meet your latest collaborators in a relaxed and productive atmosphere.
  • Industry Programme
Marketplace Activity
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Marketplace Kick Off Drinks
The official open launch of the industry activities, our Marketplace Drinks offers an opportunity to get to know industry delegates, decision makers, artists, producers and filmmakers.

  • Industry Programme
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Marwan - Tomorrow's Freedom
Marwan Barghouti, often described as the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison. This is his story.
  • Sophia Scott, Georgia Scott
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Marwan - Tomorrow's Freedom + Conversation
Rebellions Spotlight: Screening of Marwan - Tomorrow's Freedom followed by a conversation with directors Sophia Scott & Georgia Scott, producer Sawsan Asfari and Executive producer Brian Eno.
  • Film Programme
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Massaoke Paradise Sunday Night Party
In an ode to the UK premiere of Karaoke Paradise - the heartwarming Finnish film about karaoke culture, we welcome you to MASSaoke. Get ready to belt out great tunes for a mass karaoke session with the DocFest industry delegates.
  • Industry Programme
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Master of Light
After a decade in prison, artist George Anthony Morton returns home to reconcile with his family and grapple with past traumas by painting a series of portraits.
  • Rosa Ruth Boesten
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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MATCH - Feminist Economics Football: A Cooperative Game for Sheffield
Audiences are invited to watch this three-sided feminist football match illustrating the intersecting themes in Feminist Economics.
  • Alternate Realities Programme
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McEnroe
An intimate portrait of one of the most explosive and compelling sporting icons of all time.
  • Barney Douglas
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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McEnroe + Conversation
People & Community Spotlight: Screening of McEnroe followed by a conversation with director Barney Douglas.
  • Film Programme
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Meet The Commissioners
Leading commissioners talk about forthcoming commissioning opportunities as they take part in our own version of Question Time.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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Meet the Festivals & Markets
Join a range of representatives from international festivals and documentary markets in a casual round table format.
  • Industry Programme
Marketplace Activity
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Meet the Filmmakers Drinks
The DocFest Film Programme team welcomes you to raise a glass or two to the talented directors and producers behind this year’s Film Programme.

  • Industry Programme
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Meet the Northern Norwegian Delegation
Meet filmmakers and film institutions from Northern Norway.

  • Industry Programme
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Meet the Scottish Delegation Drinks
Meet the Scottish Delegation of Producers, Filmmakers, and Executives presenting in Sheffield.

  • Industry Programme
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MeetMarket
The MeetMarket is one of the world’s largest documentary and factual markets and pitching forums.
  • Industry Programme
Marketplace Activity
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Midwives
Against the backdrop of the Myanmar conflict, midwives Hla and Nyo Nyo's relationship is both caring and playful, bridging the divide between Buddhists and Muslims.
  • Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Mirrors
A cathartic celluloid journey through six unprecedented years in England – from Brexit and the Grenfell fire to Black Lives Matter protests and Covid-19.
  • Paul Daly
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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