The Working Class Film Festival

Schedule

Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Sun, 10 May, 2026 at 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX Sheffield, United Kingdom | Sheffield, EN

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We're screening more than 35 films from international working class filmmakers in a three day festival from Fri 8 - Sun 10 May.
Genre goes far beyond the kitchen sink, with fantastical imagined futures of life, death and work, ground-breaking documentaries and experimental shorts.
The festival is bookended by two of the most important British films depicting working class living. Horace Ové’s Pressure, which remains just as honest and defiant 50 years on; and Kes, Ken Loach's adaptation of Barry Hines's novel, which a symbol of Northern storytelling. We're delighted to welcome David 'Dai' Bradley in a post-film Q&A.
Check out the full programme at the link below.
Grab a £13.50 shorts pass and see over 15 films from up-and-coming directors on Saturday or Sunday.
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Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX Sheffield, United Kingdom, 46 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, S1 2, United Kingdom

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