“Billy Idol, Female War Field Medics on the Frontlines in Ukraine, A Margarige Agency Matching North Korean Women and South Korean Men, A whistleblower in vladimir Putin’s. Workers Who Begin Making Short Films – Those Are Just Some of the Topics to Be Featured in Documntaries Screening”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Overall, The Festival in the North of England Will Screen 116 Films, 82 Features and 34 Shorts. It Will Feature 51 World Premieres, 16 International Premieres, EIGHT European Premieres, and 39 UK Premieres From 68 Countriers of Production.
Among Big Names, Billy Porter Will Atdend as Executive Producer of I was bea born this wheeSam Pollard and Daniel Junge’s Celebration of the Life of Carl Bean, from A ToUugh Childhood Through to His Musical Success and Queer Rights Advocal.
It Will Feature in the Sheffield Fest’s Rhythms Spect Billy Idol Should Be Deadin WHICH The ROCK ICON, HIS FAMILY, Friends, and Collaborators Reflect on “His Tumultuous Career, Personal Life and Lasting Impact on Global Popular Culture.”
Of Course, Political Themes and Conflicts Will Also Be In Focus, for Example in The Festival’s People & Community Strand Where Amber Fares’ Coxistence, My Ass! Will Screen. “The Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi Turns Satire Into Resistance, Employing Humor To Expose Hard Truths About The Relationship Between Israel and Palestine – Where Coexisteset Feelsele L Lae Lellees FeelsTeel of the Film.
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And The Rebellions Section Will Include David Borentein’s Mr. Nobody against putin. “A Primary School Teacher in Russia Becomes an Unlikely Whistleblower as Hees Undercover to Document Propaganda and Militarization Inside Russia’s School System,“ Access.
“AT SHEFFIELD DOCFEST, WE BELIEVE in the Power of Storytelling to Inspire Change and Create An Alternate Future,“ SAID MIMI POSKITT, Sheffield DocFest’s Managing Director. “And this is what docfest 2025’s Program is all about: Coming Together to Learn and Be Inspired to Take Action. In Planning This Year’s Edition, We Reflected Deace, Were. an environment WHERE FILMMAKERS ARE FACING Ever Greater Challenges, Our Festival Can Be A PLACE WHERE DOCUMENTARIES THRIVE. ”
Added Raul Niño Zambrano, Sheffield DocFest’s Creative Director: “This Year, We’ve Broughther Some of the MOST POWERFUL SHORTS, Documentary Features, Sereses, Sereses. Works from Across The Globe to Transform of the City of Sheffield Into A Truly Unique Space WHERE PERSPECTIVES MEET, JUST as Our Tagline Proudly ProCLAIMS. And Cutting-Edge Stories-from Activism and Climate Justice, to Queer Perspectives and Powerful Journes Through Archival Treasures. ”
The 32nd Edition of the Sheffield Docfest Takes Place June 18-23.
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Check Out the lineup for it internal competition and its International First Feature Competition Below.
International Competition
Cuba & Alaska – Yegor Troyanovsky – Ukraine, France, Belgium, 2025 (World Premiere)
Two Female Medics in Ukraine’s Army, Whose Lives Are Captured Via Phone and Body-Cam Footage, Navigate The Chaos of War with Braury, Humour and Friendship.
Factory (Gong chang) – hao zhou – Macau, 2025 (World Premiere)
ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR HAO ZHOU JOURNEYS INTO OF CHINA’S VAST FACTORIES AROUND The TIME OF THE PANDEMIC TO DETAIL THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL SUPPLI
The Gas Station Atendant – Karla Murtthy – USA, 2025 (World Premiere)
A Daughter Reflects on Her South Asian Facher’s Life, His Never-Ending Pursuit of the American Dream, and the Human Capacity to Love and Survive.
North South Man Woman – Morten Travik, Sun Kim – Norway, Latvia, South Korea, 2025 (World Premiere)
North Korean Women Meet South Korean Men in A Fascinating and Onthen Surpring Look at Love, Business and Geopolitics.
Shards of Light – Mila Teshaieva, Marcus Lenz – Germany, Ukraine, 2025 (World Premiere)
War Has Ravaged The Ukrainian City of Buccha, Whose Residents Have Endured Unimaginable Hostiness and Suffering. If Hope Remains A Faint Glimmer, The Will To Survive Still Shines Through in this Powerful and Unflining Film.
Still pushing pineapples – Kim Hopkins – United Kingdom, 2025 (World Premiere)
A melancholic Yet Heartfelt Story of the Former Singer of Pop Band Black Lace and His Journay on the Road with his Aging Mother and His Partner, As He Aims For A Comeback.
Welded Together – Anastasya Miashnichenko, Anastasiya ZinoVIEVA – France, Netherlands, Belgium, 2025 (World Premiere)
A Young Welder Confronts Her Fractured Past to Protect Her Sister, Forging A Future from Sacrifice, Resilience and The Spark of Second Chances.
Yanuni – Richard Ladkani – Austria, Brazil, USA, Canada, Germany, 2025 (International Premiere)
In this love story and urgent Call to Action, An Indigenous Couple Risk Everything to Defend the Amazon and Their Unborn Child’s Future.
International First Feature Competition (Support by Netflix)
Blue Has No Borders – Jessi Gutch – United Kingdom, 2025 (World Premiere)
A Young Filmmaker is Determinated to Know Her Neighbours in the Port Town of Folkestone. But in the aftermath of Brexit, Building New Relationships isn’s Easy.
The Broken r (Rotacismo) – Ricardo Rules eguiguren – Ecuador, Italy, 2025 (World Premiere)
This intimate journey about Self-ACCEPTANCE Follows Ricardo, A 24-Iear-Eld Man Born Treacher Collins Syndrome, Who Have Has Strugmed to PronoUnce The Letter R Since.
Carmela and the walkers (Carmela y los caminantes) – Luis Herrera, Esteban Coloma – Ecuador, 2025 (World Premiere)
As The World Appears IncreASINGly Intolerant of “Outsiders,” An Ecuadorian Woman WelcomING Venezuelan Migrants Into Her Home Is A MOVING REMINESER OF OR CAPACITY.
Comprsa – Vickie Curtis, Doug Anderson – Guatemalala, USA, 2025 (World Premiere)
In a Guatemalan Town, Two Fiery Sisters Channel Their Grief and Anger Into A Local Street Performance To Protest Against Gender-Based Violence in The Country.
December (Grudzień) – Grzegorz Paprzycki – Poland, Lithuania, Qatar, 2025 (World Premiere)
Amid December’s Festival Glow, Refugees Remain Hidden in Forests Along the Poland-Belarus BORDER. This Powerful Documentary Gives Voice to Their Silent Cries.
A Little Gray Wolf Will Come (Dolazi Mali Sivi Vuk) – Zhanna Agalakova – Croatia, Netherlands, France, 2025 (World Premiere)
On the Eve of the War in Ukraine, A Russian Journalist from Pro-Kremlin TV Channel Brings Her Rebellious and Westernized Teenage Daughter on a Journey Through Putin’s.
Lullaby for the Mountains (Օրոր լեռների համար) – Hayk Matevosyan – Armenia, USA, 2025 (World Premiere)
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 with.
Redlight to Limelight – Bipuljit Basu – India, Finland, Latvia, 2025 (World Premiere)
A High-Spirited Group of Indian Sex Workers and Their Families Begin Making Short Films to Transform Their Own Lives and Inspires.
International Short Film Competition
Alboroque – Sabrina Fernández Casas – Switzerland, Spain, 2025 (World Premiere)
To Protect their Villages and Restore Biodiversity to the Landscape of Galicia, A Unique Collective Units to Fight Invasive Plants and Municipal Neglect.
Animal Eye – Carlo Nasisse – USA, Costa Rica, 2024 (International Premiere)
Scientists and Philosophers Confront of the Limits of Their Own Vision Through the Eyes of Animals.
A Color i Named Blue (色をこえて青を見る) – Sybilla Patrizia – Japan, 2025 (European Premiere)
Two Japanese Indigo Dyers Embark on An Inner Journy: One Finding His Own Shade of Blue, The Other Discovering New Meaning Through His Color Blindness.
The Dam (La Presa) – Manuel Ojeda, Cuba, 2025 (World Premiere)
A Mysterious Fish, Rumored to be Three Metres Long, Swims Behind A Dam. Tingo is Obessed with Catching this Shadowy Creature and Proving everyone Wrong.
Faith (La Fede) – Antonio Napoli – Italy, 2025 (World Premiere)
Accorging to ancient Neapolitan Proverb, ‘More Things Happen in a Day In Anthyury’. For the city of naples, that day is today.
From The Mountain We See The Mountain (Desde la montaña vemos la montaña) – Julián García Long – Belgium, 2025 (World Premiere)
In the Mist of the Patagonian Andes, An Indigenous Forest is Recovering from A Fire, with Animals and Humans Emerging from A Landscape Scarred by Colonisation.
In a whisper (Dans un souffle) – Catarina Gonçalves – Portugal, Hungary, Belgium, 2025 (World Premiere)
A Breath Caunght on Ice… This Film Traces The Commitment and Quiet Resilience Behind the Graceful Façade, as Figure Skater Nina Pinzarrone Prepares to Perform.
My name is oil – Igor Smola – Azerbaijan, Singapore, 2025 (World Premiere)
On a platform in the Middle of the Sea, the Industrial Machinery of An Oil Rig Attempts to Send Out A Warning of An Impening Catastrophe.
Oscurana – Violeta Mora – Honduras, Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, 2025 (World Premiere)
WHEN Darkness Falls, The Walking Begins in this Vital, Visceral Evociation of the Experience of Migrants Undertaking A Hazardous Journy on Foot Across The US Border.