Skip to main content

Festival coverage

Sheffield DocFest

12 June – 16 May 2013

The Moo Man is among the films screening
The Moo Man is among the films screening

Sheffield Doc/Fest celebrates its 20th year in 2013.

The festival will showcase 77 features and 33 short films between June 12 and 16. This year will include a retrospective of Shohei Imamura's films.

Awards include the Special Jury Award, Sheffield Student Doc award, Sheffield Green Doc Award for environmentally themed films, the Sheffield Innovation Award for most radical, most digital, most cutting edge films and the Youth Jury Award for films that best appeal to young audiences. This year also sees the inauguration of a Short Doc award.

Other years (14)

Box office and information

Latest reviews

  • Salma
    Review preview for Salma

    Kim Longinotto's documentary about the Tamil poet Salma burns with both indignation and a profound melancholy.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4 out of 5
    The story of a woman shut away by her family for 25 years, who became a published poet, politician and activist.
  • The Exorcist (Director's Cut)
    Review preview for The Exorcist (Director's Cut)

    At 12, Regan was a helpless child in 1973; in today's world we instinctively grant her more agency so the territory between self and demon becomes more obscure.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A mother fights to save her child, who may be possessed by a demon.
  • I Am Divine
    Review preview for I Am Divine

    Does an impressive job of connecting with the man behind the myth.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the film star, pop star and all round legend.
  • Emptying The Skies
    Review preview for Emptying The Skies

    The broader perspective demonstrates the moral and legal disadvantage at which the volunteers are fundamentally placed.

    Michael Pattison · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary about songbird poaching.
  • The Big Melt
    Review preview for The Big Melt

    There is steel here, both of the physical and more metaphorical kind.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Celebration of the steel industry.
  • The Square
    Review preview for The Square

    As a reflection of the mood and struggles of those seeking democratic change it is immersive and visceral even if its up close and personal approach means that the political sphere is rendered in broad brushstroke terms.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Examination of the revolution in Egypt, from the perspective of a group of activists.
  • After Tiller
    Review preview for After Tiller

    Some of their patients' stories are so heartbreaking that they will test the mettle of even the most steadfast opponents.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A look at the work of late term abortion providers in the US.
  • Dirty Wars
    Review preview for Dirty Wars

    An intriguing documentary which contains some powerful interview material.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When an Afghan family is attacked by US soldiers, a journalist sets out to investigate.
  • God Loves Uganda
    Review preview for God Loves Uganda

    The phrase "I don't want a theocracy but..." is used here.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Documentary exploration of the agenda of right-wing US evangelicals.
  • Which Way Is The Front Line from Here? The Life And Time Of Tim Hetherington
    Review preview for Which Way Is The Front Line from Here? The Life And Time Of Tim Hetherington

    The picture painted is one of a man who was dedicated to not just to capturing people's images on camera but to talking to them and finding out what made them tick.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Tribute to the photojournalist and documentarian who was killed in Libya in 2011.

A–Z of Sheffield DocFest 2013 reviews

Features

News