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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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The stack of confiscated chainsaws outside of Bobby's office

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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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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Mountains and Heaven in Between

While Ukraine is a country with a lot of history, it has come a long way since the collapse of the USSR at the beginning of the 1990s. Before Putin…

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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: A Bunch of Amateurs

Filmmaking clubs used to be very popular in most European countries, including the UK. Most cities had one. Made up of enthusiastic amateurs brought together by a shared passion, these…

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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Electric Malady

It might not be a condition you’ve heard of, and arguments still rage across the medical community about whether it is actually an illness in its own right, but electrosensitivity…

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