The Spirit of Independence Film Festival is a celebration of the best in fiercely independent filmmaking from around the world.
The event brings to the big screen a selection of raw, bold and passionate feature-length and short independent films across genres. Join the festival as it returns to Sheffield for the sixth time in autumn 2024.
Festival passes are available for each day or the full weekend. Or you can book for individual screenings.
The Spirit of Independence programme features screenings of feature-length and short films, industry-based talks and Q&A sessions.
Some highlights for the 2024 programme:
- 40th anniversary of sci-fi action film Trancers, about a time-travelling cop pursuing an evil criminal – followed by a Q&A with the film's director Charles Band.
- A tribute to 80s animation in Dinonauts, featuring prehistoric dinosaurs in possession of advanced technology on a mission in outer space.
- Zombie Film with Grandpa and Grandmas, in which documentarian Tza-Juo Hsu attempts to offset her grandma’s encroaching dementia by staging an epic zombie movie featuring residents of her retirement village.
- Molli and Max in the Future, following the titular characters as they fall in and out of love against a background of flying cars, time travel dates and dubious space cults.
- The Director’s Take podcast live with hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Thomas.
- Student films from Screen Yorkshire’s Connected Campus scheme.
- Awards ceremony.
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- Film picks
- Sheffield Festivals Guide