Sheffield City Centre. A woman stands on a roof psyching herself up to jump, claiming that she’s an angel. However, as one man takes it upon himself to try and stop her, we’re left to question whether she’s in trouble…or in fact ready to soar. A magical realist drama, Angel of the North follows misanthropic Thomas who, having recently fallen out with his boyfriend, has his day made much worse by the prospect of a young woman Sofia about to jump off his flat roof.
A Sheffield-based short gothic drama. Kai, a petulant 8-year-old Black spirit, reveals the horrors of the past to student Abba-Yaa, so she can break free from the white cemetery where she has been trapped for over 100 years.
Adapted for the screen by Sheffield-based co-writers Eelyn Lee and Désirée Reynolds.
The film is based on a short story written by Désirée Reynolds and published in the Book of Sheffield [Comma Press, 2019]. Based on the true story of Kai Akosua Mansah, a baby who was born and died in Sheffield in 1902.
Set in rural Turkey and Sheffield, we follow a girl who plans to run away that night by jumping out of the second floor of their house. The aim of this film is to explore the question “What is it to be a woman?”, femininity, patriarchy, oppression, and tension between traditionalism and modernism.
I Love You, Guys explores mental health in the music industry. The film follows an upcoming musician, about to play her biggest gig in Sheffield, but is battling with the weight of fear and anxiety she feels backstage compared to the bubbly persona she shows her fans on stage and online.
Combining film, animation, and shadow puppetry, Institution dramatically explores current and historical institutional and cultural racism. It is inspired by the dynamic music track “Institution” by Sheffield’s Aziza and Finguz which was written in response to the 2021 Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report which notoriously concluded that there was no evidence to be found of Institutional Racism within the UK. In order to tell these challenging stories, Cole has taken the lyrics as the ‘script’ and created a world filled with monsters, demons, and victimised creatures, drawing inspiration from Hieronymous Bosch and Chicago-based arts collective Manual Cinema’s work on Nia Dacosta’s “Candyman” (2021). The resulting film is both a horrifying and humorous study of contemporary social and racial politics.
A coming-of-age story that morphs into a supernatural revenge thriller. Two friends, who start working in a lonely remote hotel over the summer, have their relationship tested when they meet a group of man-killing vampires. Nadia has developed her script to a 15-page draft and developed the project to pre-production.
This short film is inspired Priya Jay’s text ‘Grief Is A Shapeshifter’ about her experience of running grief circles during the pandemic period. Shapeshifter foregrounds grief as a collective experience and considers how we connect with the natural world. The soundtrack is provided by experimental musician Anna Peaker.
Sheffield-based performance artists Shirley Cameron and Roland Miller have enjoyed a long and celebrated career of over 40 years in the arts. Both are now well into their 70s. Their home is a living archive of posters, photography, artefacts, sound recordings, videotapes, and films. It is a remarkable collection of a life lived, from two remarkable people. Having digitised 100 hours of videotape, 3 hours of 16mm, c.600 images and documents, and 4 hours of newly transferred audio recordings, Memory Dance’s collaborative documentary, Shirley and Roland will not only bring the material to life but provide long-term preservation, access, exhibitions, and outreach.
Short horror film written by David Scullion, directed by Emily Greenwood, produced by Jude Goldrei (Lunar Lander Films) and Douglas Cox (Shadowhouse Films).
When a workaholic city detective and her laid-back partner try to stop a dishevelled girl staggering down the middle of a country road, they discover she’s being stalked by some unseen entity with a horrifying ultimatum: you stop moving, you die. In current times we all know how a threat like The Still Man – or a deadly virus – can bring our way of life crashing down. Stop Dead asks the question, are we truly free?
The CEO of the world’s largest dairy producer has called an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, no one knows why but himself.
Working with drag performers and set in the impressive Samuel Worth Chapel in the General Cemetery, QFC presented an immersive screening of “The Babadook”. This unique event filled a niche not currently catered for in Sheffield. Additionally, four special Queer Film Club (QFC) events will be presented at Dina venue in Sheffield city centre.
Gathering Ground is the new activity and wellbeing centre in Hillsborough Park which is collaboratively programmed by RivelinCo and Age UK Sheffield. The Film Fund has supported the launch of a Film Club, a weekly social get-together on Thursdays, including a film screening, themed activities, conversations, and refreshments. There will also be occasional family screenings and a regular programme of dementia-friendly screenings. The aim is to reach local people of all ages who are at risk of social isolation. A diverse group of film club volunteers will steer the cinema programme.
A special anniversary screening of an iconic film title, hosted by Reel Steel and with an introduction from Dr. Wayne Wong (School of East Asian Studies at The University of Sheffield), a published researcher on Martial Arts Cinema. His talk highlighted the unique standing of The Way of the Dragon within Bruce Lee’s filmography.
