Sheffield DocFest 2015

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The Look Of Silence The Look Of Silence
The Look Of Silence and Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live
The Greatest Shows on Earth: A Century of Funfairs, Circuses and Carnivals (Show Of Shows: 100 Years Of Vaudeville Circuses and Carnivals) (Country: Iceland, UK; Year: 2015; Director: Benedikt Erlingsson )
This film tells the story of itinerant circus performers, cabaret acts and fairground attractions.
Opening night event.
The Look Of Silence (Country: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Indonesia, UK; Year: 2014; Director: Joshua Oppenheimer)
Consideration of Indonesian genocide.
Opening night event.
Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live (Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Roger Graef; Stars: John Cleese, Brian Cox, Terry Gilliam, Stephen Hawking, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin)
Documentary about the comedy outfit's stage work.
Closing night.
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