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Sheffield DocFest 2008

Doc/Fest are so proud of these we decided they deserved an awrd this year. Take a moment to watch our Student Docs and marvel in their accomplishment. Watch out for this new and up coming talent.

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Goleshovo
Goleshovo and 12 Notes Down
12 Notes Down (12 Toner Ned) (Country: Denmark; Year: 2008; Director: Andreas Koefoed)
A young choir singer's life falls apart when his voice breaks.
Ambulantes (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Daniel Giannini Gonzalez) , Official Site
Two Brazilians make a living by selling goods on Rio beaches.
Auntie Niecey (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Jim Morgan)
Intimate portrait of a 36 year old woman trying to become a mother.
Being Frank (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Jacob Kjær Pedersen) , Official Site
A look at a former military intelligence officer and whistleblower whose life now lies in ruins.
Chungking Dream (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Jean-Louis Schuller) , Official Site
Life in the Chungking Mansions apartment complex in Hong Kong.
Cyanosis (Sianoze) (Country: Iran, US; Year: 2008; Director: Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami) , Official Site
Portrait of a Tehran street artist.
Goleshovo (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Ilian Metev) , Official Site
A forgotten Bulgarian town struggles onwards in this observational documentary.
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I Dream of Variety (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Luke Sewell)
Delapidated club seeks resurrection wizard, apply within.
Mee And My Dad (Country: Thailand; Year: 2008; Director: Lorne Kramer)
A filmmaker attends his 60 year old father's wedding to a 27 year old Thai woman.
Sprinters (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Sam Blair)
An exploration of top-level athletes.
We Are Saharawi (Country: Algeria, UK; Year: 2008; Director: Martha Fernzandez)
Documentary about two people slipping between the cracks of modern Britain.
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