If you are attending the Sheffield Documentary Festival, one series you shouldn’t miss out on is the World of Wonder events!
It is sure to make you say wow with the incredible lineup of documentaries and conversations that they have curated specially for lovers of documentaries.
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato invite you to come be inspired and entertained!
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Thursday, 19 June
In From the WOW Werq Room, we share some sizzles and pitches and talk about the challenges of getting projects greenlit. It never gets easier – and we’ll discuss finding alternative ways forward.
In the afternoon, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow joins us to talk about his projects and our work together turning podcasts into series.
The screening of Strange Journey marks the UK premiere of a fantastic documentary about the phenomenon of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed by Linus O’Brien. Without Rocky Horror, would there be Drag Race? This show has had an enormous influence on us, and we are thrilled to be Executive Producers.
Friday, 20 June
We are excited to present a world first: a sneak peek of Part One of Murder in Glitterball City, a gothic true crime documentary, followed by The World of Wonder Ball – featuring an open bar and queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in the house.
Saturday, 21 June
It’s an extraordinary honor to be in conversation with Dawn Airey, the founder of Five and a blazing, give-no-Fs pioneer of British media.
Strong women have always inspired us, and so in addition to discussing The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Britney Spears, and Drag Race, we’ll talk about how we hope to navigate the future with WOWPresents Plus.
Our own strange journey began with a homemade public access TV show in New York. That led to The Adam and Joe Show, and it’s incredible to reunite with them for An Evening with Adam and Joe.
Sunday, 22 June
Inside Deep Throat is an account of the seminal adult film that broke all box office records in the 1970s. It’s a rare treat to screen this documentary feature we directed and, we hope, a happy ending to our time together in Sheffield.
