From the Sea to the Land Beyond is a unique collaboration between award-winning filmmaker Penny Woolcock and one of Britain's best loved bands, British Sea Power. Composed from over 100 years of footage drawn from the BFI National Film Archive, the film is a portrait of our unique coastline and the role it plays in our lives - during wartime, on our holidays and as a hive of activity during the industrial age. The film is an evocative and sometimes nostalgic piece of work that inspires people to think about their own experiences of the British coast and boasts a stirring... score composed and performed by British Sea Power, a band renowned for the epic scope of their music. Special features: 'Making of' documentary. Short films with introductions from Penny Woolcock: Beside the Seaside (Marion Grierson, 1935), Workers Weekend (Ralph Eaton, 1943), Mitchell and Kenyon 237: Cunard Leaving for America (1901), Caller Herrin' (Alan Harper, 1947) Footage of British Sea Power recording the score. Producer Mark Atkin presenting a talk on the making of the film. [show more]
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Filmmaker Penny Woolcock and Brighton-based band British Sea Power collaborate on this documentary which uses BFI archive footage set against an emotive music score. The film takes a look back in time as it explores the sea, coastal towns and islands, and the experiences people have shared there.
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