We’re over the moon that Tish has been chosen as the Opening Gala film at Sheffield DocFest on Wednesday, 14 June, for our World Premiere!

This is a huge honour in a fitting city to launch a film about a photographer whose images show the fun, mischief, and ingenuity of working class communities. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Tish Murtha used her camera to interrogate the detrimental impact of Thatcherism and deindustrialisation. More than forty years later, her images retain an urgency and empathy that speak to the concerns faced by people struggling to pay for food and energy bills in the present day. While this film celebrates the calibre of Tish’s work, it also asks questions about the value placed on working class artists and the communities that nurture them. These are important questions, now more than ever.

With thanks to our partners BFI, Doc Society, Screen Scotland & BBC.

Tish Team x