Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 On Tour‏

After the success of this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, it’s set to go on tour across the UK from September to December 2011, exhibiting some of the very best from this year’s festival. The award winning documentaries include The Interrupters, which follows a group of men and women in Chicago, determined to fight the local problems with organized crime. You’ve Been Trumped examines the battle between Donald Trump and Scottish Homeowners, as they try to stop him building a huge golf course in their homeland. Give Up Tomorrow reveals the disturbing truth behind the Philippines justice system and took the Sheffield Doc/Fest audience reward. The Winner of the Sheffield Youth Jury Award, We Are Poets tracks the group Leeds Young Authors as they prepare for the most prestigious poetry slam competition in America.

 Locations included on the tour include the BFI Southbank, London; Lighthouse, Poole; Ritzy, Brixton; Hyde Park, Leeds; Cameo, Edinburgh; Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne; Harbour Lights, Southampton and Stratford East, London with further destinations to be confirmed.

DATES

BFI SOUTHBANK

Fri 9 Sep, The Interrupters

Sat 10 Sep, Give Up Tomorrow

Sat 10 Sep, We Are Poets + Q&A

Sun 11 Sep, You’ve Been Trumped +Q&A

www.bfi.org.uk

LIGHTHOUSE POOLE

Tue 13 Sep, Give Up Tomorrow

Tue 11 Oct, The Interrupters

http://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/

RITZY BRIXTON

Fri 23 Sep, We Are Poets

Sat 24 Sep, Give Up Tomorrow

Sun 25 Sep, You’ve Been Trumped

http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Ritzy_Picturehouse/

HYDE PARK LEEDS

Sun 2 Oct, We Are Poets

Wed 5 Oct, The Interrupters

Sun 2 Oct, Give Up Tomorrow

Sat 1 Oct, You’ve Been Trumped

http://www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk/

CAMEO, EDINBURGH

Mon 17 Oct, The Interrupters

Mon 24 Oct, We Are Poets

Mon 31 Oct,  Give Up Tomorrow

Mon 7 Nov, You’ve Been Trumped

http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Cameo_Picturehouse/

TYNESIDE NEWCASTLE

Oct 11, The Interrupters

Oct 13, Give Up Tomorrow  

Oct 18, You’ve Been Trumped

Oct 20, We Are Poets

http://www.tynesidecinema.co.uk/

HARBOUR LIGHTS, SOUTHAMPTON

22 Oct, The Interrupters

23 Oct, We Are Poets

27 Oct, You’ve Been Trumped

http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Harbour_Lights/

STRATFORD EAST, LONDON

17 Nov, Give Up Tomorrow

1 Dec, We Are Poets

http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Stratford_London/

For Booking, please visit each location’s respective site.