 Her vision and film programme strands for the 27th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest were announced in "A letter to Sheffield and to those who will join Doc/Fest in 2020".The 26th Sheffield Doc/Fest was held between 6–11 June 2019, and attracted 28,098 public admissions, up 9% from the previous year, along with 3,489 industry delegates from 59 countries.The Festival opened at Sheffield City Hall with a UK premiere of "Diego Maradona" by Asif Kapadia.