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Allergy To Originality
(Country: United States; Year: 2012; Director: Drew Christie)
In this animated Op-Doc by Drew Christie, two men discuss whether anything is truly original — especially in movies and books.
Americanized
(Country: United States; Year: 2011; Director: Abhi Singh)
High school is a tricky time, but in addition to the standard minefield of teenage insecurities, Navneet faces prejudice for his Sikh heritage.
Anosmia
(Country: United States; Year: 2012; Director: Jacob LaMendola)
Conjuring scents on screen, the filmmaker Jacob LaMendola profiles people with a rare condition that renders them unable to smell.
The Best Medicine
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Martin Morrison, Gary Thomas)
How laughter therapy helped a man with sleep apnea.
Boys
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Marc Williamson)
Story of two boys at a school aiming to help kids with emotional and behavioral difficulties.
The Bubbleologist
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Jan Bednarz)
Multiple Guinness World Record champion, Samsam Bubbleman, shares his love for the liberating power of bubbles.
Carlo's Vision
(Country: Italy; Year: 2011; Director: Rosalind Nashashibi)
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.
Closure
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Ed Cartledge), Official Site
Amid a surge of pub closures, Una campaigns to save her childhood home, The Becconsall Hotel, once a vibrant community hub in Sheffield.
Coffee Time (Elvakaffe)
(Country: Sweden; Year: 2013; Director: Maria Fredriksson), Trailer
Elderly ladies discuss everything from female empowerment to evolving attitudes to sexuality and desire.
Death Of A Prisoner
(Country: Yemen, United States; Year: 2013; Director: Laura Poitras)
The filmmaker Laura Poitras follows the tragic return home to Yemen of a Guantánamo Bay prison detainee, Adnan Latif.
I'm Yours
(Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Chase Joynt), Official Site
A frank and rapid fire exploration of the transgender experience.
In the Blood
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Brian Harrington)
The career Lucy Murphy, determined to find her own way into boxing despite her father's success at the sport.
Irish Folk Furniture
(Country: Ireland; Year: 2012; Director: Tony Donoghue; Writer: Tony Donoghue)
Stop motion animation exploring a local craftsman’s restoration of rural furniture in a small Irish community.
Lullaby
(Country: Russia; Year: 2012; Director: Victor Kossakovsky)
The filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky on homeless people sleeping near ATM’s in a bank, a growing phenomenon in Europe.
Melaku Belay
(Country: United Kingdom, Ethiopia; Year: 2013; Director: Henrique Goldman)
Documentary concerning one of Ethiopia's foremost dancers, who mixes the ancient and the modern.
No Ordinary Passenger
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Cabell Hopkins)
Stan Dibben recalls his hair-raising, tarmac-skimming career as a world champion side-car passenger.
The Public Square
(Country: United States; Year: 2012; Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady)
In Times Square, protesters counter an anti-Islamic speech by pastor Terry Jones ... by singing the Beatles.
Reindeer
(Country: UK, Finland; Year: 2011; Director: Eva Weber)
Portrait of reindeer herding in Lapland.
Rougarouing
(Country: United States; Year: 2013; Director: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher), Trailer
Originating from the medieval ‘festival of begging’, a troupe of howling merrymakers in rural Louisiana perform wild muddy rituals.
The Runners
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Matan Rochlitz, Ivo Gormley), Official Site
Confessions and insights of runners as they go about their training.
Shlomo
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Christian Britten)
Acclaimed beatboxer Shlomo performs Bellydancer, an excerpt from his sell out show Mouthtronica.
Slomo
(Country: United States; Year: 2013; Director: Josh Izenberg)
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.
Sodiq
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Adeyemi Michael)
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.
Soliloquy
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Magda Dragan)
From his overflowing flat, the musician Michael Garrett shares his passion for composing.
Solipsist Part 1
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Andrew Huang)
A psychedelic fantasy film about otherworldly beings whose minds and bodies converge into one entity.
Stave
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Shaun Bloodworth, Anthony Bennett)
Documentary concerning Sheffield’s last jobbing grinder.
Top Ten Ldn
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Tara Manandhar)
Portrait of London’s cultural melting pot.
A Twist in the Fabric of Space
(Country: Netherlands; Year: 2012; Director: Morgan Knibbe), Trailer
A radical journey through the sensory overload of modern life.
Urbex
(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Stephen MacLean)
Weaving through the buildings that Sheffield forgot, two explorers from the underground community of ‘urbexing’ share their experiences and passion for these artifacts.
We Are Poets
(Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Alex Ramseyer-Bache, Daniel Lucchesi)
Leeds Young Authors deliver their angry, political poetry at an prestigious American competition.
Who Owns The Street?
(Country: Australia; Year: 2012; Director: Frazer Dempsey), Trailer
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.
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