Films A-Z
Until the line-up for 2010 is announced, we are keeping 2009's A to Z in place, so that visitors to the site can find out more about the films screened in our previous festival.
Hitchcock’s matchless take on John Buchan’s classic “man on the run” thriller. Donat stars as Richard Hannay, who finds himself caught up in international espionage and hunted by the authorities after a young woman is murdered in his London flat. Who is the man with the missing pinky finger, what is the secret of the 39 steps, and how is this a threat to national security? Handcuffed to a truculent young woman, and fleeing across the inhospitable Scottish heathlands, Hannay must find the answers before it’s too late…
If God was your boss, would he supervise you all the time? Showing as part of CAUGHT SHORT THREE: FAULTY CONNECTIONS
Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her that she’s the one. Not an easy feat, considering how they met… Showing as part of CAUGHT SHORT THREE: FAULTY CONNECTIONS
An agoraphobic musician cures his fears via a relationship with a conceptual artist. But is her interest in him entirely romantic? Showing as part of CAUGHT SHORT THREE: FAULTY CONNECTIONS
A woman destroys herself with her own imagination as her creative freedom comes into conflict with commercial imperatives… Showing as part of CAUGHT SHORT FOUR: FABLES AND FAIRYTALES
Geb the Earth God and Nut the sky goddess are in love. Though their love is passionate and innocent, certain things beyond their control keep them apart - a mysterious secret in the God’s imperial palace… Showing as part of CAUGHT SHORT FOUR: FABLES AND FAIRYTALES
Follow Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley and other Sheffield natives on an epic northern musical adventure through Thatcher’s heartless 80s to the ecstasy and cocaine fuelled 90s. Discover the unique, gritty industrial sound of Sheffield’s post-punk musical underground, with its fusion of wryly ironic pop, stratchy funk, and intricately layered electronic noise. This is the story of a city on its uppers and those who wished to put it back on the map. And those who would go on to find themselves at the epicentre of Dance Culture and Britpop.
Eve Wood's earlier film MADE IN SHEFFIELD is screening on Sunday 22nd November as part of a programme curated by STUART MACONIE.
1977: As Punk Rock rages across the land, and the tabloids are screaming to "BAN THIS FILTH", over in Wigan, people are dancing all night to a different beat...
Tony Palmer's seminal study of the legendary Wigan Casino, the throbbing heart of the Northern Soul Scene captures the sounds and styles, the attitudes and the moves of an underground Musical phenomenon, which drew people from all over the country to a small post-industrial town on the Greater Manchester / Lancashire border, to celebrate the music they love with all their heart. And soul.
Featuring interviews with local characters, unique footage from the heaving dancefloor, and - of course! - a wonderful soundtrack, this classic documentary, originally part of Granada TV's "This England" series offers a snapshot of a time and a place, as well as a rallying cry for soul boys and girls everywhere to Get Down!
This film is screening with MADE IN SHEFFIELD as part of a programme SELECTED BY STUART MACONIE.
If you open your eyes you might catch a glimpse of the world on the other side of the street…
