Beyond Utopia is a gripping and difficult watch. An important documentary showing the lengths of what people will do to escape a repressive country. Harrowing and enlightening, Madeleine Gavin’s film astounds. An account of the hazardous journey that North Korean dissidents and those who help them flee one of the
Category: Sheff Doc Festival
The Body Politic ★★★ 1/2 Sheff Doc Fest 2023
An intimate glance at the first term of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, The Body Politic, shows us the struggles of trying to deal with crime at the source. Inspirational and compelling, the documentary leaves you in hope that Scott is just getting started. What happens following an electoral victory? When does change
Richland ★★★★- Sheffield Doc Festival 2023
Irene Lusztig’s Richland is a stirring and sober portrait of a town caught up in its own complicated history. An immersive documentary that leaves you deep in thought about how you would be as a resident. In 1943, the US government took over a rural area in Washington state to build the
The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft ★★★★★ Sheff Doc Fest 2022
The Fire Within is an absolute triumph that engrosses you in the wonders of our planet, much as the Kraffts would have wanted us to be from their work; the perfect eulogy.
The Oil Machine – ★★★ 1/2 Sheff Doc Fest 2022
We know that we must reduce the drilling and use of oil, yet here in The Oil Machine, we are presented with a difficult watch of seeing just how deeply rooted our society is in fossil fuels. Emma Davie’s documentary takes us on an urgent journey that only speeds up
British Boys and Happiness is £4 Million – Shorts Sheff Doc Fest 2022
British Boys Director Marcus Curvelo, Country: Brazil, 15 Mins Two men in Bahia, Brazil, try to prove their UK ancestry to qualify for a small plot of land in the city’s finest location: the British Cemetery. As entertaining as it is, British Boys shows how, even two hundred years later,
Off The Rails – ★★★ 1/2 Sheff Doc Fest 2022
Trauma has taken hold of our two subjects in Peter Day’s Off The Rails. As they battle through their pain, we become all the more concerned for them —an empathetic and engaging piece that is well worth your time. Rikke Brewer and Aiden Knox struggle with the death of their best friend
Man On Earth – ★★★★ 1/2 Sheff Doc Fest 2022
With Amiel Courtin-Wilson’s excellent documentary Man on Earth, we get an eye-opening glance at assisted suicide with his delicate portrait of the fearless Bob Rosenzweig.
Splinters ★★★1/2 Sheff Doc Fest
Natalia Garayalde’s intimate documentary is as much a love letter to family members as about
what befell her community of Río Tercero in 1995. Deftly crafted, we are left with an enthralling yet painstakingly honest film
Nuhu Yãg Mu Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land! – ★★★ Sheff Doc Fest
While the doc stalls at times due to its slightly repetitive nature, it remains an important film highlighting an urgent issue for indigenous communities like this throughout the world.
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