Posts tagged Sheffield Doc/Fest

Like most areas of life, the music industry has always been a male dominated world. Where women have excelled, it’s normally in spheres which haven’t …

Documentaries, probably more than any other genre, span a large spectrum of different elements and sub-genres. Whether that’s in how the film itself is made …

There’s often no rhyme or reason why one band makes it whilst another never quite takes off. So many factors are at play but it …

On 20 March 1995, members of the Aum Shinrikyo, a doomsday cult, orchestrated five coordinated attacks on the Tokyo Metro. During rush hour they released …

We are well and truly living in the era of post-truth, where experts and facts play second fiddle to polemic, propaganda and targeted messaging. This …

Whilst she might not be a household name to most, Lynne Sachs is well-known within the documentary community. The American experimental filmmaker has been working …

As highlighted most famously by Pussy Riot, when it comes to same-sex relationships Russia is far from progressive. Indeed, the state’s close ties to the …

Now, more than any other time in human history, we’re beginning to take a long hard look in the mirror and question our core beliefs. …

Many of the best bands burned fast but burned twice as bright. This could have been said about The Go-Go’s. They started out as a …

During Rodrigo Duterte election campaign to become the President of the Philippines he promised to kill thousands upon thousands of criminals and eradicate crime within …