Sheffield DocFest 2008

The organisers say: "Great Britain has enjoyed its most hours of sunlight in recent history. But if you still want to be indoors to see a film you can’t miss our Green Docs strand that tracks the best of environmental films dealing with our impact on the natural world."

View other Sheffield DocFest Films by strand: Anti Docs, Arts Docs, Bent Docs, Kinky Docs, MeetMarket Pitched, Miscellaneous, Music Docs, Nick Broomfield Retrospective, Ogawa Retrospective, Regime Change, Scottish Docs, Sports Docs, Student Docs, Toronto International Film Festival Focus, Youth Jury Doc

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At The Edge Of The World (Country: Antarctica, Australia; Year: 2008; Director: Dan Stone, Patrick Gambuti, Jr), Official Site
One man's war against a Japanese whaling fleet.
Blast! (Year: 2008; Director: Paul Devlin), Official Site
A bold astrophysicist tries to launch a valuable telescope into space from Antarctica, using a giant balloon.
Flow: For Love Of Water (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Irena Salina), Official Site
Examination of the global water crisis.
Marina and Sasha, Coal Shippers (Country: Austria; Year: 2008; Director: Ivette Loecker)
A look at life on a Russian coal barge.
Peace With Seals (Mir S Tulein) (Country: Czech Republic; Year: 2007; Director: Miloslav Novák), Official Site
An investigation into declining seal populations in the Med.
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