Programme A-Z

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10 Ways To Win A Commission With Sky Documentaries

Meet Sky’s factual commissioners, who’ll share specific areas they’re looking to dive deeper into, and the avenues being developed to showcase emerging talent.

Industry Programme

Industry Session

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1001 Days

Kethiwe Ngcobo and Chloe White’s immersive account of the first 1001 days of a child’s life is seen from the perspective of three South African healthcare workers.

Kethiwe Ngcobo, Chloe White
2023
Film Programme

20 Days in Mariupol

Ukrainian filmmaker and journalist Mstyslav Chernov presents an unsparing portrait of Mariupol under siege and the bravery of those struggling to survive in it.

Mstyslav Chernov
2023
Film Programme

30th Anniversary Exhibition

To coincide with the 30th Edition of Sheffield DocFest, and based on the ongoing research of Sheffield Hallam University researchers, this exhibition opens up the DocFest archive to take visitors on a history of the festival and to consider where it all started and where it goes next.

Film Programme

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A Colônia Luxemburguesa

In this interactive web documentary, Luxembourg-Brazilian maker Dominique Santana asks whether the movement of hundreds of Luxembourgish migrants to Brazil 100 years ago was a success story.

Dominique Santana / Samsa Film / C2DH
2022
Alternate Realities Programme

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A Maiden Sings

After a lifetime of service to one household, a maid finds herself replaced. At 87, she starts to question her role in the family.

Max Torrés Altés
2023
Film Programme

A Man's Man

In a hall in the North East of England seven men share their mental health struggles. With honesty and vulnerability, they start the process of healing.

Myles Desenberg
2023
Film Programme

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A Question of Choice

A group of working-class women discuss the struggles they face juggling childcare and employment in this nuanced and beautifully made exploration of the double shift.

Jenny Woodley, Christine Bellamy
1982
Film Programme

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A South Asian Queer Pamphlet

An interactive web installation in which each participant creates a unique experience based on letters chosen from a theory-linked queer alphabet.

Soumya Mukhopadhyay / Cherrypix Movies
2022
Alternate Realities Programme

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A Year in a Field

BAFTA-winning documentarian Christopher Morris reflects upon human existence, its relationship to the environment and the urgent need for compassion and transformation.

Christopher Morris
2023
Film Programme

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Acme Party

Acme’s celebration of British music culture continues with another party session built on the drum and bass sounds of the UK underground.

Industry Programme

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After the Bridge

An intimate portrait of Valeria Collina, the mother of Youssef, one of the jihadists who took part in the 2017 London Bridge attack.

Davide Rizzo, Marzia Toscano
2023
Film Programme

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Against the Tide

A portrait of two Indian fishermen, friends from different backgrounds, whose livelihoods are impacted by changes beyond their control.

Sarvnik Kaur
2023
Film Programme

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All The Flowers

A tender portrait of Tabaco y Ron, a small brothel in a Bogotá neighbourhood that’s home to many of the city’s trans sex workers.

Carmen Oquendo-Villar
2023
Film Programme

Alternate Realities Exhibition

The Alternate Realities exhibition showcases innovative non-fiction and immersive documentary in all forms. Taking place at Site Gallery, the exhibition is free and open to all throughout the festival dates.

Alternate Realities Programme

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Alternate Realities Summit 2023

The Alternate Realities Summit brings creators, artists and industry experts to discuss the latest developments, trends and issues across the landscape of immersive and interactive storytelling.

Industry Programme

Alternate Realities Talent Market

Industry Session

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And, Towards Happy Alleys

Indian filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh’s journey to Iran interweaves the censorship imposed upon filmmakers with the restrictions women face in their daily lives.

Sreemoyee Singh
2023
Film Programme

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Angels of the House of Sun

Angels of the House of Sun remains one of Rakhshan Banietemad’s most articulate critiques of the treatment of women in contemporary Iranian society.

Rakhshan Banietemad
2009
Film Programme

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Anhell69

A self-defined trans film, Anhell69 is a genre-busting, transgressive and kaleidoscopic musing on the lives and deaths of a group of queer Colombian twentysomethings.

Theo Montoya
2022
Film Programme

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Antipsychotic

This non-linear, interactive docu-music album aims to help destigmatize mental illness by allowing the user to journey through the mind of an individual with bipolar disorder.

2023
Alternate Realities Programme

Interactive Documentary

Awards Drinks

Celebrate this year’s jury award winners, pitch recipients and attending filmmakers in the beautiful Winter Gardens.

Industry Programme

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Bad Press

A defiant journalist confronts corruption and the curtailing of press freedoms in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler
2023
Film Programme

BAFTA: Championing Talent

Join participants from two of BAFTA’s flagship talent initiatives – Breakthrough UK and Elevate – along with filmmakers from this year’s festival, as they share their journeys of how they paved their way into the industry and made their professional mark.

Industry Programme

Industry Session

Banijay UK Networking Drinks

Join CEO and Executive Chair Patrick Holland, teams from Banijay UK companies and up and coming talent in TV documentary production for drinks and networking.

Industry Programme

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