Sheffield DocFest 2012 - Sunday

Onto the final day of 2012's edition of the Sheffield DocFest, which included an early morning rise to hear all the award winners. Also, just as I was struggling to put together a list of my favourite films of the fest, it ended up saving two of the best films until right at the end.

Sheffield DocFest 2012 - Saturday

In desperate need of some good documentaries after the massive let down of the night before, so began my second day at Sheffield DocFest, or as I decided to call it... SIX FILM SATURDAY.

Sheffield DocFest 2012 - Preview

Kicking off today in Sheffield is the annual documentary festival better known as DocFest. I'll be covering the festival in person from Friday, but here's a look ahead to what's on in the next couple of days. If you're unfamiliar with what DocFest aims to offer, this snazzy little trailer may or may not explain more.

INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE - Trailer

Maybe it's because I'm a child of the 80's and grew up in some sort of Nintendo fuelled dream world, but I just can't get on with modern gaming, with its hyper-realistic uncanny valley graphics and pre-occupation of setting everything in a war zone. Give me a miniature plumber over a 6 foot Navy Seal any day.


To that end, Indie Game: The Movie looks to highlight those games that are the perfect tonic to the massive worldwide released gaming behemoths that dominate the industry. Looking at a sub-section of the game design industry where people devote their lives to creating worlds for these 8 bit characters, these designers reveal themselves to be more obsessive than the people they're making the games for. Think King of Kong, but looking out from inside the machine.


First screened at Sundance this January, Indie Game: The Movie will be released worldwide on June 12th online (and as a nice touch, will be made available on Steam) and will be screened at this year's Sheffield Documentary Festival.