Reports and features
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“The chimney needs sweeping”: Luke Moody on the end of his tenure programming Sheffield Doc/Fest
As head programmer of Britain’s biggest documentary festival, Luke Moody tried to broaden the vision of the film programme beyond the trappings of traditional British factual broadcast TV. He tells Nick Bradshaw why he quit.
Friday 12 July 2019 -
Six new British docs trying to make sense of our time
How to explore the truth in the age of fake news? Homegrown films premiering at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 showcased some novel approaches to nonfiction, from dance to collage, writes Rhys Handley.
Friday 21 June 2019 -
Reclaiming the city at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019
The plight of our cities was a prominent question at this year’s festival, as documentarians from across the world take aim at the issues moulding their metropolitan areas, placing the narratives back in the hands of the residents, writes Caitlin Quinlan.
Wednesday 26 June 2019 -
Reclaiming failure: Zia Anger’s My First Film performance
When the filmmaker offered a live text commentary on a ‘failed’ work at Sheffield Doc/Fest, the process was breathtakingly intimate as it revealed the true costs of working in this industry, writes Matt Turner.
Friday 21 June 2019 -
Japanese experimental documentary now
For its 2019 edition, Sheffield Doc/Fest spotlights the latest shapeshifting nonfiction cinema to emerge from Japan. Matt Turner sees the boudaries pushed.
Saturday 8 June 2019
Reviews and related coverage
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Advocate first look: bittersweet portrait of a tenacious Israeli lawyer
In this gripping film, Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche profile Lea Tsemel, whose devotion to the Palestinian cause has made her a polarising figure in her home country. By Paul O’Callaghan.
Thursday 13 June 2019 -
Seven takes on truth and transparency at Hot Docs 2019
How successfully do the documentaries at one of the world’s biggest nonfiction festivals construct their truths, and give a voice to the voiceless, asks Sophie Brown.
Wednesday 5 June 2019 -
Dreaming an altered future at True/False 2019
Columbia, Missouri’s brilliantly irregular gem of a festival was especially provocative this year, dissolving boundaries and asking challenging questions, not just about the documentary form but about art, activism and our collective agency, writes Sophie Brown.
Thursday 14 March 2019 -
Feminine anger surges through some of 2019’s best documentary subjects, from one filmmaker’s firebrand mother to a pioneering news photographer and a duo scraping a living in rural Macedonia, writes Sophie Brown.
Monday 16 September 2019 -
Documentaries without borders at Mexico’s roving Ambulante 2019
Mexico’s multi-location documentary showcase takes a bold and questioning approach to the film form and to the nature of festivals themselves, reports Sophie Brown.
Thursday 11 July 2019
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