From tomorrow Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second will be coming to you live and direct from this years Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival (DocFest for short). A huge number of documentaries will be screening in the city over the next five days, with 79 features and 28 shorts filling the relatively short space of time.

Of course, the joy of a festival like DocFest is in as much of the discovery of new works as it is of pre-determined plans, but here’s a couple of films we’re really looking forward to anyway.

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Morgan Spurlock, the brains behind the hugely successful documentary multi-plex crossover hit Supersize Me turns his attention towards the murky area of product placement in film and television. Sure to be something of a crowd pleaser, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is the festivals opening night film.

The Hollywood Complex

Dan Sturman and Dylan Nelson’s charts one television pilot season in the life of the Oakwood apartment complex, Los Angeles. The unassuming apartment complex houses wannabe actors, each hoping to bag a role on network television.

Gun Fight

Double Oscar winner Barbara Kopple takes a fresh look at the gun laws of the United States, almost a decade after Michael Moore tackled the subject with Bowling For Columbine.

Albert Maysles Retrospective

One half of the legendary Maysles brothers documentary filmmaking dynasty, Albert Maysles will be in attendance at this years DocFest. Screenings feature Salesman, Muhammad & Larry and Grey Gardens amongst others.

A Letter To Elia

Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones present a work exploring the life and career of controversial filmmaker Elia Kazan. Promising to be as personal a journey as Scorsese’s earlier forays in to documenting the cinema, A Letter To Elia is possibly the film we’re most looking forward to seeing.

Stay tuned to Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second for updates and reaction throughout the festival.