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Sheffield DocFest · 2013

Sheffield DocFest 2013

Short Docs

Programme

31 films

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Allergy To Originality

In this animated Op-Doc by Drew Christie, two men discuss whether anything is truly original — especially in movies and books.

(Country: United States; Year: 2012; Director: Drew Christie)

Americanized

High school is a tricky time, but in addition to the standard minefield of teenage insecurities, Navneet faces prejudice for his Sikh heritage.

(Country: United States; Year: 2011; Director: Abhi Singh)

Anosmia

Conjuring scents on screen, the filmmaker Jacob LaMendola profiles people with a rare condition that renders them unable to smell.

(Country: United States; Year: 2012; Director: Jacob LaMendola)

The Best Medicine

How laughter therapy helped a man with sleep apnea.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Martin Morrison, Gary Thomas)

Boys

Story of two boys at a school aiming to help kids with emotional and behavioral difficulties.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Marc Williamson)

The Bubbleologist

Multiple Guinness World Record champion, Samsam Bubbleman, shares his love for the liberating power of bubbles.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Jan Bednarz)

Carlo's Vision

The film is based on Pasolini's novel Petrolio, a book cloaked in mystery, which Pasolini was working on until his death. Nashashibi translated one scene from it into contemporary Rome, bringing in questions on class and sexuality in modern-day Italy.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2011; Director: Rosalind Nashashibi)

Closure

Amid a surge of pub closures, Una campaigns to save her childhood home, The Becconsall Hotel, once a vibrant community hub in Sheffield.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Ed Cartledge) , Official site

Coffee Time (Elvakaffe)

Elderly ladies discuss everything from female empowerment to evolving attitudes to sexuality and desire.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2013; Director: Maria Fredriksson) , Trailer

Death Of A Prisoner

The filmmaker Laura Poitras follows the tragic return home to Yemen of a Guantánamo Bay prison detainee, Adnan Latif.

(Country: Yemen, United States; Year: 2013; Director: Laura Poitras)

I'm Yours

A frank and rapid fire exploration of the transgender experience.

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

In the Blood

The career Lucy Murphy, determined to find her own way into boxing despite her father's success at the sport.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Brian Harrington)

Irish Folk Furniture

Stop motion animation exploring a local craftsman’s restoration of rural furniture in a small Irish community.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2012; Director: Tony Donoghue; Writer: Tony Donoghue)

Lullaby

The filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky on homeless people sleeping near ATM’s in a bank, a growing phenomenon in Europe.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2012; Director: Victor Kossakovsky)

Melaku Belay

Documentary concerning one of Ethiopia's foremost dancers, who mixes the ancient and the modern.

(Country: United Kingdom, Ethiopia; Year: 2013; Director: Henrique Goldman)

No Ordinary Passenger

Stan Dibben recalls his hair-raising, tarmac-skimming career as a world champion side-car passenger.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Cabell Hopkins)

The Public Square

In Times Square, protesters counter an anti-Islamic speech by pastor Terry Jones ... by singing the Beatles.

(Country: United States; Year: 2012; Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady)

Reindeer

Portrait of reindeer herding in Lapland.

(Country: UK, Finland; Year: 2011; Director: Eva Weber)

Rougarouing

Originating from the medieval ‘festival of begging’, a troupe of howling merrymakers in rural Louisiana perform wild muddy rituals.

(Country: United States; Year: 2013; Director: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher) , Trailer

The Runners

Confessions and insights of runners as they go about their training.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Matan Rochlitz, Ivo Gormley) , Official site

Shlomo

Acclaimed beatboxer Shlomo performs Bellydancer, an excerpt from his sell out show Mouthtronica.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Christian Britten)

Slomo

Dr John Kitchin abandoned his wealth-driven materialistic existence when he reconsidered his quality of life and now shines as an LA waterfront rollerblade legend.

(Country: United States; Year: 2013; Director: Josh Izenberg)

Sodiq

Story of a man whose dreams of becoming a doctor were shattered after he was charged with the gang-related shooting of another gifted teen.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Adeyemi Michael)

Soliloquy

From his overflowing flat, the musician Michael Garrett shares his passion for composing.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Magda Dragan)

Solipsist Part 1

A psychedelic fantasy film about otherworldly beings whose minds and bodies converge into one entity.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Andrew Huang)

Stave

Documentary concerning Sheffield’s last jobbing grinder.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Shaun Bloodworth, Anthony Bennett)

Top Ten Ldn

Portrait of London’s cultural melting pot.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Tara Manandhar)

A Twist in the Fabric of Space

A radical journey through the sensory overload of modern life.

(Country: Netherlands; Year: 2012; Director: Morgan Knibbe) , Trailer

Urbex

Weaving through the buildings that Sheffield forgot, two explorers from the underground community of ‘urbexing’ share their experiences and passion for these artifacts.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Stephen MacLean)

We Are Poets

Leeds Young Authors deliver their angry, political poetry at an prestigious American competition.

(Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Alex Ramseyer-Bache, Daniel Lucchesi)

Who Owns The Street?

The obscure perceptions of ownership and public property, art and vandalism, are probed as graffiti artist Peter Drew navigates the grey area of street art.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2012; Director: Frazer Dempsey) , Trailer