Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Ithaka
When WikiLeaks published a dossier of leaked intelligence, the Iraqi and Afghani war logs, in 2010, it brought founder Julian Assange into direct conflict with authorities across the world. In…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest: Fashion Reimagined
If the fashion industry was a country, it would be the third biggest polluter behind China and the United States. Just let that sink in for a minute. People want…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Lyra
The signing of the Good Friday Agreement on 10 April 1998 brought a dark and bloody chapter in Northern Ireland’s history to an end. Offering the promise of a lasting…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: A Film About Studio Electrophonique
While there are huge issues with the music industry today, especially around the monetisation of streaming services, there’s no doubting it has never been easier to get your music out…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: The Oil Machine
In 1969, after years of exploration, oil was discovered in the North Sea. The 1970s saw the discovery of the two biggest fields on the UK continental shelf. Clair, which…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Delikado
On the face of it, Palawan appears to be the epitome of an island paradise. The archipelago, located at the western reaches of the Philippines, is the home to beautiful…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: My Name Is Andrea
The #MeToo movement highlighted a horrendous truth that many women already knew. However, this public wave of anger created an environment where people felt able to speak out for the…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: The New Greatness Case
The war in Ukraine has once against shone a light of the oppressive and authoritarian regime in Russia. While Putin might allow a few people to vote for someone else…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Alis
While Columbia has some of the more progressive women’s rights legislation in South America, that doesn’t mean to say that being a girl or woman in the country is easy.…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Beneath the Surface
The Sámi are indigenous to the region formerly known as Lapland (Sápmi) which covers northern areas of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Murmansk Oblast. Like all aboriginal groups, they’ve been…
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