Sheffield Documentary Festival: Are We Scared Of The Word “Documentary?”

(Twitter: @maysamoncao) For a filmmaker, documentary filmmaking is probably the hardest medium. Try uttering the word “documentary” to an investor and he will probably shut all doors in your face, unless you are Werner Herzog. The view people have regarding this medium  is that it is “teaching you something” in the most boring way possible. Lots of voice-over, steady-cams and hundreds of interviews with people you’ve hardly heard of. It…

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Sundance London 2017- Dina. Dir: Dan Sickles & Antonio Santini

  It’s a credit to Dogwoof and their impressive output that they have yet to release a single film this year that could be considered below par. The latest offering from this tireless outfit is every bit as exhilarating as the rest of their releases. Presented as part of Sundance London Film Festival, Dina is a fantastic piece of filmmaking. This fascinating documentary is not only touching, funny and genuinely…

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Sundance London

After a hiatus in 2015, The Sundance Film Festival finally made its highly anticipated return to London. The decision was made to move the festival from its original venue at the O2 Centre in North Greenwich to the far more central location of The Picturehouse in Soho. This venue which is barely a year old has already seen huge popularity amongst film fans in and around London. On paper this…

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