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Sheffield DocFest 2008

The organisers say: "Music docs isn’t just ideal for first dates! One of our most popular strands is repeating this year with a collection of some beat driven, high energy docs that are as much about the present as they are about the past and the future of music."

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Afghan Star Afghan Star
Afghan Star and Ahmad Zahir For Beginners
12 Notes Down (12 Toner Ned) (Country: Denmark; Year: 2008; Director: Andreas Koefoed)
A young choir singer's life falls apart when his voice breaks.
Afghan Star (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Havana Marking), Official Site
Four hopefuls compete to become pop idols in post-Taliban Afghanistan.
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Ahmad Zahir For Beginners (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Liz Mermin)
Profile of Ahmad Zahir, once Afghanistan's biggest pop singer.
Arctic Monkeys Live At The Apollo (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Richard Ayoade; Stars: Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders, Nick O'Malley )
Concert recording of the Sheffield band.
The Jazz Baroness (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Hannah Rothschild), Official Site
The unlikely friendship between Baronnes Pannonica Rothschild and Thelonious Monk.
Worldrevolution Worldrevolution
Worldrevolution and We Are Wizards
Kurt and Courtney (Country: US; Year: 1998; Director: Nick Broomfield)
Famous documentary about the relationship between Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.
Life After The Fall (Country: UK, Iraq; Year: 2008; Director: Kasim Abid), Official Site
The affects of the fall of Saddam on one family in Iraq.
Little Lost David (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Virginia Heath)
Documentary about David Roch – aka Little Lost David – Sheffield’s fastest rising music star.
No Manifesto (Country: UK, US, Germany; Year: 2009; Director: Elizabeth Marcus)
Touring footage and more from the Manic Street Preachers.
The Storm Bird (Country: Germany; Year: 2007; Director: Tariq Marzbaan)
Profile of 60-year-old Afghanistan-born composer, Zâher Howeida, who now lives in exile in Hamburg.
Tony Christie - Made In Sheffield (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Don Letts)
Exploring 40 years in the showbiz life of the godfather of Sheffield music.
We Are Wizards (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Josh Koury)
The phenomenon of Harry Potter influenced bands.
Worldrevolution (Country: Austria; Year: 2008; Director: Klaus Hundsbichler)
Enjoy a day in the company of Stefan Weber and his pet chicken, Hilde.
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