{"product_id":"the-camera-is-ours-britains-women-documentar","title":"THE CAMERA IS OURS: BRITAIN'S WOMEN DOCUMENTAR - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Camera is Ours: Britain’s Women Documentary Makers (DVD)\u003cbr\u003eVarious directors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost leading documentarians in Britain today are women. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Camera is Ours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the story of some of the key female pioneers of the British documentary movement beginning in the 1930 and culminating in the late sixties. It’s a story that is beautifully captured in the collections held by the BFI National Archive, now available to audiences via this new collection.\u003cbr\u003eThis two-disc set features a selection of films made between 1935 and 1967, newly remastered in partnership with The Film Foundation and featuring trailblazing directors including Marion Grierson, Ruby Grierson, Jill Craigie, Evelyn Spice, Sarah Erulkar, Margaret Thomson and Kay Mander.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBeside the Seaside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Marion Grierson, 1935, 21 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBehind the Scenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Evelyn Spice, 1938, 16 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThey Also Serve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Ruby Grierson, 1940, 10 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e4 and 20 Fit Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Mary Field, 1940, 11 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe English Inn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Muriel Box, 1941, 10 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBirth-day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Brigid ‘Budge’ Cooper,1945, 21 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHomes for the People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Kay Mander, 1945, 22 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChildren of the Ruins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Jill Craigie, 1948, 10 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Troubled Mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Margaret Thomson, 1954, 21 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSomething Nice to Eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Sarah Erulkar, 1967, 20 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndependent Miss Craigie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Lizzie Thynne, 2020, 92 mins): drawing on her fascinating archive, this biopic uncovers the director’s energetic struggles to get her radical films made. Working outside the British Documentary Movement in the 1940s and early 50s, Jill Craigie tackled new subjects for the cinema such as equal pay for women in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Be Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1951), and modern art in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOut of Chaos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1944), featuring Henry Moore and Paul Nash. A dual narration by the older and younger Craigie (Hayley Atwell), evokes her unique blend of polemic, drama and often humour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKay Mander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2022, 5 mins): an intimate and affecting portrait of Kay Mander at her home in Dumfries, Scotland, shot by filmmaker Barney Snow in 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSarah Erulkar Q\u0026amp;A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2010, 7 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet featuring new essays by Ros Cranston Penny Woolcock, Molly Dineen, Lilian Crawford, Reba Martin, Carol Morley, Patrick Russell, Jeanie Finlay, Lizzie Thynne, Katy McGahan, Girish Shambu and Barney Snow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1935-1967 | black and white, colour | 162 minutes | English language | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Cert 12 (References to sex \u0026amp; sexual violence, images of real dead bodies, language) | 2 x DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono (192kbps)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600846114990,"sku":"BFIV2133","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/the-camera-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409310","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-camera-is-ours-britains-women-documentar","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}