Eclectic as ever, this month Sheffield Doc/Fest presents its films alongside virtual and augmented reality experiences and numerous talks and discussions. Once again, screenings are split across thematic strands, including Doc/Think, Doc/Rhythm and Doc/Visions. The focus of our preview is on these three, and some of the other most filmically interesting and thought-provoking films Doc/Fest 2018 has to offer.

Contrasting with films about human-animal relations from the Doc/Love strand – see For The Birds and Mountain

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Richard Miron’s FOR THE BIRDS, which follows the struggle between an animal lover/hoarder and animal welfare advocates.

A woman’s love for her pet ducks and chickens – all 200 of them – begins to threaten her marriage and draw attention from local animal rescuers. As an escalating custody battle unfolds in vérité, an unlikely cast of characters finds their own fates intertwined with the fate of these birds.