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Sheffield DocFest · 2013

Sheffield DocFest 2013

Queer Screen

Programme

8 films · 2 reviews

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Bette Bourne: It Goes With The Shoes

An encounter with an unforgettable legend: Bette Bourne, reveals his varied life through a series of interviews, partly based on a theatre collaboration between Bourne and Ravenhill.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Jeremy Jeffs, Mark Ravenhill)

Exploding Cinema's Phone Made Films

London's longest running film club Exploding Cinema presents the new wave of short documentaries all made using mobile phones.

(Country: United Kingdom, United States; Year: 2013; Director: Exploding Cinema)

Female Trouble

A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home to pursue her dreams, getting pregnant along the way.

(Country: US; Year: 1974; Director: John Waters; Writer: John Waters; Stars: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey)

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Roger Ross Williams)

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I'm Yours

A frank and rapid fire exploration of the transgender experience.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Chase Joynt) , Official site

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.

(Country: United States; Year: 2013; Director: Jeffrey Schwarz; Stars: John Waters, Ricki Lake, Tab Hunter, Divine, Bruce Vilanch, Mink Stole, David DeCoteau, Lisa Jane Persky, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce, Holly Woodlawn, David Lochary, Susan Lowe, Helen Hanft, Pat Moran)

Full review See: Interview with Mink Stole about Divine

The Man Whose Mind Exploded

Story of Drako Zarhazar, who suffers from anterograde amnesia, which means he can't create new memories.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Toby Amies)

Valentine Road

In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot classmate Larry King at point blank range. Unraveling this tragedy from point of impact, the film reveals the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the shocking crime as well as its startling aftermath.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Marta Cunningham)