Sheffield DocFest 2008

The organisers say: "Great Britain has enjoyed its most hours of sunlight in recent history. But if you still want to be indoors to see a film you can’t miss our Green Docs strand that tracks the best of environmental films dealing with our impact on the natural world."

View other Sheffield DocFest Films by strand: Anti Docs , Arts Docs , Bent Docs , Kinky Docs , MeetMarket Pitched , Miscellaneous , Music Docs , Nick Broomfield Retrospective , Ogawa Retrospective , Regime Change , Scottish Docs , Sports Docs , Student Docs , Toronto International Film Festival Focus , Youth Jury Doc

Flow: For Love Of Water
Flow: For Love Of Water and Peace With Seals
At The Edge Of The World (Country: Antarctica, Australia; Year: 2008; Director: Dan Stone, Patrick Gambuti, Jr) , Official Site
One man's war against a Japanese whaling fleet.
Blast! (Year: 2008; Director: Paul Devlin) , Official Site
A bold astrophysicist tries to launch a valuable telescope into space from Antarctica, using a giant balloon.
Flow: For Love Of Water (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Irena Salina) , Official Site
Examination of the global water crisis.
Marina and Sasha, Coal Shippers (Country: Austria; Year: 2008; Director: Ivette Loecker)
A look at life on a Russian coal barge.
Peace With Seals (Mir S Tulein) (Country: Czech Republic; Year: 2007; Director: Miloslav Novák) , Official Site
An investigation into declining seal populations in the Med.
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