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

Shop Dada – The Cornershop That Built Us

Sheffield filmmaker Darshan Gajjar documents the story of his grandfather, Pravin Mistry, a Gujarati man displaced from Uganda who rebuilt his life through corner shops. The director defies racist stereotypes by lovingly depicting what these businesses truly meant for the families behind them. Tying the racism of the 80s to that of today, the film places one family’s story in the context of intergenerational resilience across migrant communities in Britain.

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A Sheffield-based filmmaker dedicated to seeing our city represented in film in new and interesting ways.

Spotlight: The Chorus (Les Choristes)

Fri. 18 September 2026

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The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively affect the students' lives through music.

Colony

Fri. 28 August 2026 — Mon. 7 September 2026

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare as a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed at a biotech conference. From the director of the fantastic Train To Busan, Yeon Sang-ho, comes a new Korean zombie action thriller.

Electric Dreams: Best of 80s Film

Fri. 28 August 2026 — Sun. 30 August 2026

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This August bank holiday, the Showroom is taking you back in time to the 1980s with a weekend full of 80s classics.