Electric Edwardians - The Films Of Mitchell And Kenyon

Overview

Archive footage, recently discovered, shot by the Edwardian documentary film-makers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon. Selected from a total of 28 hours of material, this compilation is grouped into five sections: 'Youth and Education'; 'The Anglo-Boer War'; 'Workers'; 'High Days and Holidays' and 'People and Places'. It includes footage of ordinary people going about their everyday business, from the factory gates to football matches, and is set to a specially commisioned score by the Shieffield-based duo In the Nursery.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 29, 2005

Original language

English

Production

BFI

Director

James Kenyon,Sagar Mitchell

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4969726