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Sheffield Docfest Spotlights: Steal This Story, Please!

A gripping portrait of trailblazing journalist Amy Goodman, whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history.
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Agatha’s Almanac

Amalie Atkins documents her fiercely independent 90-year-old aunt’s handmade rural life in Manitoba, creating a luminous portrait of self-sufficiency, tradition and beauty in everyday…

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Life Support

Showing from Fri 17 Jul

International doctors offer a vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers in Gaza as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies and an overwhelming influx of casualties.

Replica

Showing from Fri 17 Jul

Replica follows three women whose virtual boyfriends fill emotional gaps left by loneliness, unfulfilling marriages and the pursuit of independence.

The Secret Reading Club of Kabul

Showing from Fri 17 Jul

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are barred from education, work and public life, a group of young women secretly form a reading club.

Savage Mountain

Showing from Fri 17 Jul

Drawing on never‑before‑seen footage, Savage Mountain unpacks the story behind the controversy of Kristin Harila, who became the fastest person to summit the world's highest 14 peaks.

Roberto Rossellini, Living Without a Script

Showing from Sat 18 Jul

Made entirely of archive footage and interviews, this documentary tracks Roberto Rossellini's creative rebirth, from "the father of Neorealism" to a pioneer of Italian TV features.

Synthetic Sincerity

Showing from Sat 18 Jul

Marc Isaacs returns with a curious interrogation of the new world of AI authenticity, in a humorous hybrid that plays with form and with expectations. 

Flavors of Iraq

Showing from Fri 24 Jul

French-born journalist Feurat Alani narrates this animated documentary about his complicated connection to Iraq, the country of his parents.

Ask E. Jean

Showing from Fri 24 Jul

E. Jean Carroll is a trailblazing journalist, talk show host and beloved advice columnist, conquering the male-dominated publishing world of 1980s and 90s New York. 

Letters From Baghdad

Showing on Sat 25 Jul

A unique look at the extraordinary story of Gertrude Bell, known as  the female Lawrence of Arabia, and the tangled history of Iraq.