A still from The Boy and the Suit of Lights. A close-up shot of a young boy wearing a grey suit and a yellow cloth draped over his left shoulder. Behind him, a crowd of people sits in stadium seating. He has short brown hair and brown eyes.
Supported Films at Sheffield DocFest 2024
Still from The Boy and the Suit of Lights
May 28, 2024
Events

We are thrilled to see four Nest-supported films in this year’s lineup for Sheffield DocFest and four supported films in the MeetMarket selection. There were also seven films from supported filmmakers across the festival. Among others, 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab grantee The Boy and the Suit of Lights is having its World Premiere. The festival will take place between Wednesday, June 12 to Monday, June 17, 2024, and will be attended by two of our staff members, Kiyoko McCrae and Tobi Phang-Lyn. We hope to see you there!

Women at farmers' protest
Farming the Revolution
dir. & prod. Nishtha Jain, Akash Basumatari prod. Valérie Montmartin

Farming the Revolution was supported through Nishtha Jain’s 2020 Chicken & Egg Award and is having its UK Premiere in the Rebellions section.

Get your tickets here.

A still from The Boy and the Suit of Lights. A close-up shot of a young boy wearing a grey suit and a yellow cloth draped over his left shoulder. Behind him, a crowd of people sits in stadium seating. He has short brown hair and brown eyes.
The Boy and the Suit of Lights
dir. Inma de Reyes, prod. Aimara Reques

The Boy and the Suit of Lights was a participant of the 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab and is having its World Premiere in the International First Feature Competition.

Get your tickets here.

Our Land, Our Freedom (formerly testament) film still
Our Land, Our Freedom
dir. & prods. Meena Nanji, Zippy Kimundu

Our Land, Our Freedom was a participant of the 2021 (Egg)celerator Lab having its UK Premiere in the Strands section.

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FILM STILL MARCH
Union
dir. & prods. Brett Story, Stephen Maing prod. Samantha Curley, Mars Verrone, Martin Dicicco

Supported films at the MeetMarket

The 19th edition of Sheffield DocFest’s flagship pitching forum, the MeetMarket, will take place on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 of June 2024. The slate includes 50 documentary projects, in development or at production stage, to be pitched in one-to-one meetings to international and UK industry representatives and experts.

In this year’s lineup, there are three 2024 (Egg)celerator Lab grantees:

A cowboy looks at his phone in a cornfield at dusk.
Jaripeo
dirs. Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig prods. Sarah Strunin
A woman stands in the middle of a greenhouse filled with growing crops. The woman is giving her back to the camera, she is wearing pants, a t-shirt, a blue backpack and she has her hands in her pockets.
Vena Acuática
dir. Amada Torruella prods. Seth Gadsden, Brenda Avila-Hanna
Close up to a pair of eyes.
War on Women
dir. Maris Salumets prods. Elina Litvinova, Volia Chajkouskaya

There is also a 2023 Research & Development grantee:

Still from Green Is The Fire's Tint
Green is the Fire’s Tint
dirs. & prods. Arya Rothe, Cristina Hanes, Isabella Rinaldi

From the AlumNest

Meet the team at the Fest!
headshot of Kiyoko McCrae
Kiyoko McCrae
Program Director
Tobi Phang-Lyn headshot
Tobi Phang-Lyn
Industry & Artist Development Manager

Program Director Kiyoko McCrae and Industry & Artist Development Manager Tobi Phang-Lyn are going to be in attendance at the festival. They will be taking meetings with filmmakers, watching supported films, participating in roundtable discussions, and hosting an alumni happy hour.

Five Supported Films at Hot Docs
Black and white portrait of Jeanie Finlay
Jeanie Finlay’s Retrospective and Q at Big Sky Documentary Festival
Photo courtesy Jeanie Finlay
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