Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

Overview

In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia Bird, who died in 2013. Bird blazed a trail from the radical hotbed of the Royal Court Theatre in the 70s, via the groundbreaking early days of EastEnders and Casualty in the 80s, all the way to Hollywood in the 90s and back again. She always had something urgent to say, but her career was a long struggle to get her voice heard. Featuring many of her close collaborators, including Robert Carlyle, Irvine Welsh, Kate Hardie and Mark Cousins, this documentary is the first to examine Bird’s legacy, and to place her where she belongs – among the most important British film, TV and theatre directors of her era.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 12, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Kay Mellor,Florian Hoffmeister,Ruth Caleb,Mark Gill,Kate Hardie,Paul Unwin,Finola Dwyer,Mark Cousins,Jonathan Powell,Steven Mackintoshand 14 more

Director

Susan Kemp

Producer

Mark Bell,Mark Cousins,Adam Dawtrey,Mary Bell

Cinematography

Susan Kemp

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5817052