Bata-ville: We Are Not Afraid of the Future

Overview

Bata-ville is a bittersweet record of a coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire in Zlín in the Czech Republic. Against the backdrop of regeneration in their local communities, former employees of the now-closed UK shoe factories in East Tilbury (Essex) and Maryport (Cumbria) are led on a journey that begins as a free holiday but soon becomes an opportunity for a collective imagining of what entrepreneur Tomas Bata's maxim "We are not afraid of the future" means for them in 21st century Britain.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 2005

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Commissions East,Illumina Digital,Somewhere

Cast

Nina Pope,Karen Guthrie

Director

Nina Pope,Karen Guthrie

Writer

Nina Pope,Karen Guthrie

Producer

David Wright,Andrew Chitty

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0495576