The Acquisitions Panel Blending documentary interviews, fictional setting and audience decision-making, The Acquisitions Panel is an interactive artwork about the legacies of European colonialism and who gets to choose the stories we tell. Rachel Briscoe / Fast Familiar 2022 Alternate Realities Programme Artwork
The Business of Birth Control Once seen as the drug that revolutionised women’s emancipation, the politics of hormonal birth control has a more troubling history, as this film details. Abby Epstein 2021 Film Programme Film
The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone Spanning 19 years in the life of transgender teen Georgie Stone. We follow her as she affirms her gender, finds her voice and fights to change Australia's unjust laws. Maya Newell 2022 Film Programme Film
The Family Statement Using messages drawn from a family WhatsApp group, this film constructs a conversation between the billionaire Sackler family and those afflicted by America's opioid crisis. Grace Harper, Kate Stonehill 2022 Film Programme Film
The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft Drawing from the personal film archive of two passionate volcanologists, Werner Herzog explores humanity’s fascination with one of our planet’s most elemental forces. Werner Herzog 2022 Film Programme Film
The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft + Conversation Memories Spotlight: Screening of The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft followed by a conversation with director Werner Herzog live online. Film Programme Film
The Fundamentals of Budgeting Want to become a pro at developing realistic budgets for feature docs? Join producer Rachel Wexler as she walks you through a comprehensive overview. Industry Programme Marketplace Activity
The Good News Day A Brazilian news website planned to post only positive articles for an entire day as an advertising campaign. That day was September 11th, 2001. Lucas Zacarias, João Paulo Vicente 2021 Film Programme Film
The Good News Day + Letter From Eusapia Two short films to ReConnect with Technology. Film Programme Shorts programme
The Great Abandonment Trapped without work, wages or food and facing the world’s strictest lockdown, 140 million migrant labourers begin to leave Mumbai, the city they toiled to build. Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya 2021 Film Programme Film
The Happy Worker – or How Work was Sabotaged John Webster explores how the workplace has transformed to the point where the very idea of productive work appears to be the last thing on people’s minds. John Webster 2022 Film Programme Film
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo 16-year-old Yuguo, who has a passion for Eastern European romantic poetry, makes a pilgrimage from his home in China to the foothills of Romania’s Carpathian Mountains. Ilinca Calugareanu 2022 Film Programme Film
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo + Good Intentions Two short films about two very different journeys: intimate and deeply personal, but also epic in their scale. Film Programme Shorts programme
The Kurious Drinks Sheffield's new creative hub welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world as they introduce their team, their new state-of-the-art post facilities and announce some exciting new projects with BAFTA winning and Oscar nominated talent. Industry Programme Social
The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons A striking portrait of an African American artist who has steadfastly remained an outlier in the art world but whose work offers an essential commentary on race in the US. Harold Crooks, Judd Tully 2022 Film Programme Film
The New Greatness Case The story of Anya Pavlikova, found guilty of being a member of a subversive terrorist organisation, emphasises Russia’s emergence as a state of fear and coercion. Anna Shishova 2022 Film Programme Film
The Oil Machine Emma Davie’s urgent documentary explores our complex relationship with the oil industry, set against the backdrop of the ongoing fight for North Sea reserves. Emma Davie 2022 Film Programme Film
The Oil Machine + Conversation Debates Spotlight: Screening of The Oil Machine followed by a conversation with director Emma Davie. Film Programme Film
The Rightful For decades the landless workers of Guapiaçu, Brazil have been fighting for their right to farm the land. Now they must fight a dam project that threatens to flood their entire community. Ana Galizia 2022 Film Programme Film
The Rise of the Celebrity Documentary We hear from a panel of filmmakers, commissioners and celebrities themselves, who talk about their experience of working on celebrity issue documentaries and what the future might hold for the authored single doc. With Roman Kemp, Anton Ferdinand and Christine McGuinness. Industry Programme Industry Session
The Score For 30 years Maja’s piano has sat silent. Now she is returning to the dream she lost when, fleeing the conflict that consumed Sarajevo, she stopped composing. Aleksandra Bilic 2022 Film Programme Film
The Sound Voice Project A unique performance installation exploring powerful stories of voice loss and identity that features immersive, surround-sound and audio-visual settings. Hannah Conway 2021 Alternate Realities Programme Artwork
The Stone Bridge A woman witnesses the birth of a horse in the stable where she works – an image so strong that it continues to haunt her. Artur-Pol Camprubí 2022 Film Programme Film
The Tell Tale Rooms Enter The Tell Tale Rooms, a 360 VR experience and installation that leads you on a journey into the fantastical world of artist Eden Kötting. andrew kotting, Eden Kötting 2022 Alternate Realities Programme Artwork
