Sheffield DocFest 2013

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Drill Baby Drill (la malédiction du gaz de schiste) (Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Lech Kowalski)
The effects of shale gas mining and fracking in rural Pennsylvania, as a cautionary tale for his a group of farmers in Eastern Poland... but is it to late for the Europeans to halt moves to build the mines?
Electro Moscow (Elektro Moskva) (Country: Austria; Year: 2013; Director: Elena Tikhonova, Dominik Spritzendorfer)
Exploring the zany, sonic universe of DIY electronic music-making in Russia and its links to the nation's endurance and survival.
Forget Me Not (Vergiss mein nicht) (Country: Germany; Year: 2012; Director: David Sieveking; Writer: David Sieveking)
Personal account of the documentarian's mother's decline due to Alzheimer’s.
Here Was Cuba (Country: Ireland; Year: 2013; Director: Emer Reynolds, John Murray)
Documentary of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
How We Played The Revolution (Kaip mes zaideme revoliucija) (Country: Lithuania, France; Year: 2011; Director: Giedre Zickyte)
Documentary tracking subversive art-rock phenomenon Antis, often cited as the "spark" of the independence movement in Lithuania.
Plot for Peace (Country: South Africa; Year: 2013; Director: Mandy Jacobson, Carlos Agulló; Writer: Stephen Smith)
The story of French businessman Jean Yves Ollivier who dedicated himself to helping South Africa transition peacefully out of apartheid.
The Summit (Country: Ireland, UK, Switzerland, US; Year: 2012; Director: Nick Ryan; Writer: Mark Monroe; Stars: Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Marco Confortola, Pat Falvey, Niall Foley, Stefan Grossniklaus, Pasang Lama, Tshering Lama, J.J. McDonnell, Christo Mitzkov, Johannes Moser, Lars Nessa, Damien O'Brien, Lochlainn O'Mearain, Garrett Philipps), Trailer
Documentary exploration of a deadly attempt to ascend K2.
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