Sheffield DocFest 2025

Shorts: Resistance

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5 films in package
In the Wake of Remembering
Three women reflect on their memories of supporting the Burnsall Strike, a 1992 workers' resistance movement in Birmingham that was led by Punjabi women.
From the Mountain We See the Mountain
In the mist of the Patagonian Andes, an indigenous forest is recovering from a fire, with animals and humans emerging from a landscape scarred by colonisation.
The Rock Speaks
Born in the heart of heavy stars, cobalt mineral is extracted and joins a rising chorus of resistance against dehumanisation in this hybrid AI documentary.
2mm
In rural Serbia, disembodied voices fight for the future of the land while an unblinking camera bears witness to a spiralling eco-culture war.
Alboroque
To protect their villages and restore biodiversity to the landscape of Galicia, a unique collective unites to fight invasive plants and municipal neglect.
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Documenting resistance. Documentary as resistance. These films speak of the visceral power of documentary film to bear witness and to model new realities.

Three women reflect on their memories of supporting the Burnsall Strike, a 1992 workers' resistance movement in Birmingham that was led by Punjabi women.


Three women reflect on their memories of witnessing and supporting the Burnsall Strike, a 1992 workers' resistance movement led by Punjabi women in Smethwick. From within their memories, another voice emerges, one that engages with the domestic and personal. Together, these voices attempt to reconstruct the forgotten wholeness of the lives of South Asian women, against the political and social backdrop of life in the UK.

Contains racist language or depictions



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

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    19 minutes
  • Language
    English, Punjabi (Panjabi)
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Premiere
    UK premiere
  • Rating
    Unclassified 18+
  • Genre
    Activism, Politics & Economics
  • Director
    Sara Saini
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