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Sheffield DocFest 2019

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Jade (Year: 2019; Director: Rob Coldstream)
Consideration of reality star Jade Goody and the class politics that surrounded her.
World premiere
The Mortician Of Manila (Year: 2019; Director: Leah Borromeo)
Life in a 24-hour funeral parlour in Manila.
World premiere
Once Upon A Time In Iraq (Country: Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, US; Year: 2019; Director: James Bluemel)
How much can the rise of Isis and Europe’s migration crisis be attributed to Britain and America’s decision to invade Iraq in 2003 and overthrow Saddam Hussein?
World premiere
Out In The Cold (Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Alison Millar)
The story of a young mother, Ashley Ard, who faces up to 99 years in prison, and her family, who are left seeking the truth. A single preview episode.
Radical Broadcasts (Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Mike Dibb)
A specially commissioned programme for Sheffield Doc/Fest. It celebrates the work of television director Mike Dibb.
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Once Upon A Time In Iraq and The Mortician Of Manila
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files (Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Tim Kirby, James Ross)
Documentary looking at some of those affected by the Windrush scandal.
World premiere
Watergate (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Charles Ferguson)
Re-examination of the scandal that brought down the Nixon White House.
UK premiere
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