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Sheffield DocFest · 2025

Sheffield DocFest 2025

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8 films

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Billy Idol Should Be Dead

The punk legend turned pop sensation Billy bares all in this documentary, revealing his rise to fame, battle with addiction and comeback.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Jonas Akerlund)

A Century In Sound

The history of Japan is told through their unique music cafes.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Nick Dwyer, Tu Neill; Writer: Nicholas Dwyer)

Dreaming Of You

The story of six Wirral teens who became The Coral and shook the British indie scene.

(Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: James Slater)

I Was Born This Way

Carl Bean made history by recording his disco hit I Was Born this Way, celebrated as the world’s first gay anthem, and setting the stage for a revolution in queer music. This film considers his life and legacy.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Daniel Junge, Sam Pollard; Stars: Carl Bean, Lady Gaga, Billy Porter, Questlove, Dionne Warwick, Maxine Waters)

Move Ya Body: The Birth Of House

Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Elegance Bratton; Writer: Elegance Bratton)

Para Vivir: The Implacable Times of Pablo Milanés (Para Vivir, El Implacable Tiempo De Pablo Milanés)

A portrait of Cuban music icon Pablo Milanés, captured in self-imposed exile during his final years.

(Year: 2025; Director: Fabien Pisani; Writer: Fabien Pisani; Stars: Harry Belafonte, Joaquín Sabina, Chico Buarque, Omara Portuondo, Alden Knight, Silvio Rodríguez, Chucho Valdés, Pablo Milanés, Xiomara Laugart, Leonardo Acosta, Rosa Marquetti, Sandra Pérez, Luis Carbonell, Manuel Galbán, Nancy Pérez)

Shapeshifting

Essay film explores the inner-worlds of Syrian contemporary musicians and the world they inhabit, both locally and among a diaspora throughout Europe.

(Country: Syria; Year: 2025; Director: Juline Hadaya, Yamen Makdad)

Tomorrow's Too Late

A musical journey through gender transition, loss and self-discovery.

(Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Terry Loane)