Movie Description
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
(2016)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Susan Kemp
- Producer : Mary Bell,Adam Dawtrey,Mark Bell
- Editor : Susan Kemp
- Cast : Antonia Bird,Kate Hardie,Robert Carlyle,Mark Cousins,Irvine Welsh,Steven Mackintosh,Anita Dobson,Finola Dwyer,Pippa Harris,Florian Hoffmeister,David M. Thompson,Andy Roberts,Jonathan Powell,Paul Unwin,Susan Wilkins,Caroline Oulton,George Faber,Ronan Bennett,Mark Gill,Ruth Caleb,St. John O'Rorke,Kay Mellor,Adrian Corker,Jane Sillars
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Facts
Original TitleAntonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
Status Released
Release Information
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2016-05-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Genres
- Documentary
