The Grierson Trust is pleased to be co-hosting with the BBC and BFI a screening a screening of Britain Through a Lens - The Documentary Film Mob at the BFI Southbank on the evening of Tuesday, 5 July.

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To book go to:

http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/film_programme/regular_strands/previews_in_conversation/tv_preview_qa_britain_through_

This BBC Four documentary explores how Britain has taken a mirror to itself through its documentaries. From the earliest pioneers who first filmed Britain (John Grierson, Harry Watt and Humphrey Jennings) it’s an extraordinary record of a nation growing up in the 20th century. Britain Through a Lens explores the enigmatic Documentary Movement which, between 1929 and 1950, created one of the most influential moments in the history of British film. Consisting mainly of civil servants in sensible shoes they were idealists held together by a then radical idea – to make films about real people doing real things. In the process they created a very British cultural export: the documentary.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director Chris Durlacher, Morgan Matthews and Patrick Russell.

For more information:
Fiona Williams
fiona@justwilliamspr.co.uk
020 8746 7778

Published: 30-Jun-2011