Most leading documentarians in Britain today are women. 'The Camera is Ours' tells the story of some of the key female pioneers of the British documentary movement between the 1930s and the late 1960s. It's a story that is beautifully captured in the collections held by the BFI National Archive, and one that is now made available to audiences through this new collection.
The Films: - Beside the Seaside (1935)
- Behind the Scenes (1938)
- They Also Serve (1940)
- 4 and 20 Fit Girls (1940)
- The English Inn (1941)
- Birth-Day (1945)
- Homes for the People (1945)
- Children of the Ruins (1948)
- The Troubled Mind (1954)
- Something Nice to Eat (1967)
Independent Miss Craigie (2020, 92 mins): Lizzie Thynne's 2020 feature documentary on the extraordinary life and career of the forceful, charismatic Jill Craigie
Kay Mander (2022, 5 mins): an intimate and affecting portrait of Kay Mander at her home in Dumfries, Scotland, shot by filmmaker Barney Snow in 2000
Sarah Erulkar Q&A (2010, 7 mins)
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following Films: - Beside the Seaside - Behind the Scenes - They Also Serve - 4 and 20 Fit Girls - The English Inn - Special Features
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following Films: - Birth-day - Homes for the People - Children of the Ruins - The Troubled Mind - Something Nice to Eat - Special Features
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