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Sheffield DocFest 2011

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Camden Calling (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Anna Edwards)
A musical documentary about Camden Calling: a collective of homeless, ex-homeless and vulnerable people from across London who have come together to turn their lives around. Produced in partnership with BBC Storyville and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The Car's Got To Go (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Barney Snow)
Brian Pearson repossesses cars for a living, trying to eke out an existence by doing other people’s dirty work. Every day he calls on people for whom the loss of a car can be the beginning of a slippery slope into debt and poverty -- one that Brian knows all too well.
Holiday of Hope (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Jez Lewis)
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