Sheffield Doc/Fest Review – 9/11: One Day in America
I’d argue that we can define modern history as the period before and after September 11th 2001. Anyone waking up on that Tuesday morning would never have believed the events…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan
The first rule of documentary filmmaking is to never get involved. To observe your subject objectively and not interfere with the events taking place on screen. This often throws up…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: The Story of Looking
To say Mark Cousins loves film would be an understatement, to say the least. The former host of Moviedrome went on to create the definitive history of film in The…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Gorbachev. Heaven
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a name and a face which will be well known to anyone of a certain age. His role in the dismantling of the Iron Curtain is…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Sing, Freetown
In many ways the more recent history of Sierra Leonne is not so different to that of its neighbours. Its climate and habitat shielded it from conquest until the European…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: The Witches of the Orient
For an athlete the Olympic Games is the pinnacle of sporting achievement. An event which marks the culmination of years of training and dedication. However, there’s much more to Olympic…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: The Monopoly of Violence
The past few years has seen unrest break out in many placed around the world. One of the constants has been the reaction of the police. There have been almost…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Factory to the Workers
The transition from communism to capitalism in the former Soviet Central and Eastern European states was far from smooth. The dissolution of the USSR and the break-up of the Eastern…
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Tribeca Review: My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To
It’s natural for siblings to squabble and bicker. The power dynamic between brothers and sisters is often established in early life and usually remains until they’re old and grey. Whilst…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review – Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
If the past decade has taught us anything it’s that racism is alive and well and thriving in America. The death of George Floyd might be the tipping point to…
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