Sheffield Docs Tour Kicks-Off at NFT

Featuring the "best of the fest" from the 2005 Festival, the SHEFFIELD INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ON TOUR launches at the NFT, South Bank on 2nd February. The four day event marks the beginning of a three month UK tour, visiting numerous towns and cities including Belfast, Bradford, Bristol, Brixton, Chichester, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hammersmith, Hereford, Leeds, Manchester, Middlesborough, Northampton, Nottingham & Stirling.

The weekend features a Special Preview of the Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Darwin's Nightmare, a highlight of last year's festival and tour, has also been nominated. There are documentary delights from Thursday 2nd – Sunday 5th February. 

PROGRAMME

Homemade Hillbilly Jam
Thu 2 Feb 6.20pm NFT2
Germany, 2005, Dir Rick Minnich, 80mins
The director and producer will attend the screening for a Q&A with
the audience.

Avenge But One Of My Two Eyes (Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay)
Thu 2 Feb 8.45pm NFT2
France-Israel, 2005, Dir Avi Mograbi, 100mins.

Frozen Angels
Fri 3 Feb 6.20pm NFT2
Finland-France-Germany-USA, 2005
Dir Eric Black, Frauke Sandig, 93mins

Special Preview of the Oscar nominated
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
Fri 3 Feb 8.40pm NFT2
USA, 2004, Dir Alex Gibney, 109mins

Pucker Up: The Fine Art Of Whistling
Sat 4 Feb 2.10pm NFT2
USA, 2005, Dir Kate Davis, David Heilbroner, 80mins

Oona & Me
Sat 4 Feb 4.00pm NFT2
UK, 2005, Dir Nora Meyer, 72mins
The director will attend the screening for a Q&A with the audience.
 
Last Men Standing - Short
Sat 4 Feb 4.00pm NFT2 (Shown with Oona & Me)
UK, 2005, Dir Sasha Maja Djurkovic, 17 mins.
The director will be present at the screening
Winner of the Jerwood First Cuts Documentary Award selected at the
2005 Sheffield International Documentary Festival

The Immortal (El Inmortal)
Sat 4 Feb 6.20pm NFT2
Mexico-Spain, 2005, Dir Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez, 80mins

The Armwrestler From Solitude (Armbryterskan från Ensamheten)
Sat 4 Feb 8.30pm NFT2
Sweden, 2004, Dir Helen Ahlsson, Lisa Munthe, 78mins
The directors will be present at the screening.

Things (Veci) - Short
Sat 4 Feb 8.30pm NFT2 (Shown with The Armwrestler from Solitude)
Czech Republic, 2004, Dir Marta Hrubá, 18mins.

Trelew
Sun 5 Feb 4.00pm NFT2
Argentina, 2004, Dir Mariana Arruti, 98mins

The 3 Rooms Of Melancholia (Melancholian Kolme Huonetta)
Sun 5 Feb 8.40pm NFT2
Finland, 2004, Dir Pirjo Honkasalo, 106mins.

As part of the weekend there will be a special event to
mark the 50th Anniversary of FREE CINEMA.

FREE CINEMA
Sun 5 Feb 6.00pm NFT2
O Dreamland, Momma Don't Allow, Nice Time, Enginemen, Food for a
Blush

For further information about the films see
http://www.sidf.co.uk or http://www.bfi.org.uk