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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

I Saw the TV Glow

Owen, an isolated teen, is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs, when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — The Pink Opaque, a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own.

Owen and Maddy bond over their appreciation of the show, but as their connection to the show deepens, they find themselves questioning their own reality and identities.

This nostalgia-filled trans-allegory horror from director Jane Schoenbrun (We're All Going to the World's Fair) is a one-of-a-kind, surreal and thought-provoking feature and one of the most highly-anticipated films of the year.

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Fri. 27 February 2026

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A father and his young son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco, searching for daughter/sister Mar. An unconventional, tense and gripping experience in sight and sound, where the journey is more important than the destination.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme

Mon. 16 February 2026 — Fri. 27 March 2026

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The UK’s largest Japanese film festival comes on tour to Sheffield's Showroom. The 2026 theme is Knowing Me, Knowing You – The True Self in Japanese Cinema. With a mix of powerful social crime dramas, gender-defining films, fantasy, and horror.

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Silent film masterpiece Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (1925) is a documentary on the heroic annual migration of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes of Iran. Screening with a new live score by Peyman Yazdanian and Adib Rostami.

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

Wed. 25 February 2026

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A documentary about 1960s soul singer Jackie Shane, telling the story of a life of eclipsed stardom and trailblazing trans musical history. Hosted by Sheffield Libraries and Sheffield DocFest.