Sheffield DocFest 2025

Shorts: Spaces Between

Expired July 6, 2025 10:59 PM
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5 films in package
Marseille, July 14th
Marseille erupts in joy as Algeria wins the Africa Cup of Nations. Celebrations, urban tensions and colonial echoes shape a night of pride.
We Were The Scenery
After fleeing the Vietnam war, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, along with 100 other refugees, are enlisted as background extras for Apocalypse Now.
Oscurana
When darkness falls, the walking begins in this vital, visceral evocation of the experience of migrants undertaking a hazardous journey on foot across the US border.
A History of Sadness
Exploring a complex mother-daughter bond, this film traces three generations of Iranian women: a grandmother, mother and daughter.
Bloodline
A bison, prevented from returning to its native herd by a wall on the Polish-Belarusian border, witnesses dramatic events.

These films trace the emotional and physical journeys of migration, memory and identity across landscapes scarred by histories of both oppression and resistance.


Content warning: This programme contains flashing images.

Marseille erupts in joy as Algeria wins the Africa Cup of Nations. Celebrations, urban tensions and colonial echoes shape a night of pride.


A night of jubilation breaks out in Marseille following Algeria's victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. In the centre of Marseille thousands of people gather to celebrate, rekindling a vibrant connection between Algiers and Marseille. Amidst collective joy, urban tensions and historical echoes, this memorable moment transcends a mere sporting triumph to become an expression of national pride and a complex dialogue with colonial history and the myths of the French Republic.

Contains flashing images.



This film will screen as part of Shorts: Spaces Between. Please click on a showing below to see when this programme screens throughout the festival.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    9 minutes
  • Language
    French
  • Country
    France
  • Premiere
    UK premiere
  • Rating
    Unclassified 18+
  • Genre
    Sports & Adventure, Personal Stories & Society
  • Director
    El Mahdi Lyoubi
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