Happy True Year
We kick off 2010 with a showcase of acclaimed new feature documentaries drawn from last year’s Human Rights Watch festival, London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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Mugabe and the White African
8 January 2010 - 16 March 2010
★★★★ Time Out ★★★★ Empire
A disquieting documentary following the experiences of Michael Campbell, a white farmer who stood up to Robert Mugabe’s violent campaign of forced land reclamation.
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Crude
15 January 2010 - 28 January 2010
This documentary focuses on the infamous ‘Amazon Chernobyl’ case, a 13-year battle between indigenous communities in Ecuador and oil company destroying their country.
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Moving to Mars: A Million Miles from Burma
22 January 2010 - 3 February 2010
★★★★ Time Out
A group of Burmese refugees travelling from temporary camps in Thailand to their new home in Sheffield.
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Horses
28 January 2010 - 11 February 2010
★★★★ The Independent
A beautifully detailed documentary following a year in the lives of three champion racehorses at an Irish stable. Plus directors Q&A screening on Thursday 28 January.