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Sheffield DocFest 2026

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The Archivist (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Rob Curry, Tim Plester)
David "Doc" Rowe has spent decades documenting Britain's vibrant folk traditions. Now, with time running short, he faces a race to preserve his legacy.
Nightcleaners (Country: UK; Year: 1975; Director: Marc Karlin, James Scott)
A documentary about the campaign to unionise underpaid and victimised women who clean office blocks at night.
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Obsession: The Beryl Burton Story (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Stuart Pollitt)
Britain's greatest cyclist. A lifetime of victory. One family's cost. An intimate portrait of obsession, sacrifice and the price of sporting success.
The Wanted 18 (Country: Canada, Occupied Palestinian Territory, France; Year: 2014; Director: Paul Cowan, Amer Shomali; Writer: Paul Cowan; Stars: Alison Darcy, Rosann Nerenberg, Holly O'Brien)
Through a mix of stop motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story: the Israeli army's pursuit of 18 cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm was declared "a threat to the national security of the state of Israel."
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