SXSW 2008 Film Screenings
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Living with the Tudors
screening in: Spotlight Premieres
Screening Times11:00 AM, Monday March 10th - Alamo Lamar 1 11:00 AM, Wednesday March 12th - Alamo Lamar 1 everything subject to change
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Synopsis:
After 4 years of participation as costumed historical re-enactors, Karen Guthrie & Nina Pope were given unprecedented access with their cameras to the UK's oldest and largest historical re-enactment at Kentwell Hall in rural Suffolk. Among the 500 volunteers spending their summer holidays re-creating every conceivable walk of 16th century English life, they met a core of fiercely loyal and protective re-enactors whose real life stories form a fascinating counterpoint to their chosen 16th century roles: they include Tissy, a former airline security guard who becomes the serene 'lady of the manor'; Danny, a disaffected teenager who transforms into the gentlemanly and rather camp Master Riece, and Sue, a solicitor who never wants to leave the manor.Shepherding through the thousands of paying visitors who keep Kentwell afloat, is owner Patrick Phillips, a distantly paternal leader who describes the epic spectacles as his 'games'.Shot over an idyllic English summer, this refined portrait shows us what these secretive enthusiasts are escaping from - and to. Director's Bio:
Nina Pope & Karen Guthrie have worked together for over 10 years, with many of their early 'new media' projects using the re-enactment of familiar texts as the starting point for live art projects.In 2003 they decided to join a 'real' Tudor re-enactment - the UK's oldest and largest historical re-creation at Kentwell Hall in rural Suffolk. After four years of participation, they were given unprecedented access with their camera crew and filmed 'Living with the Tudors'... This is their second feature length documentary - their first "Bata-ville: We are not afraid of the future" also screened at SXSW as well as the Edinburgh International Film Festival. |
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