From the Sea to the Land Beyond

From The Sea to the Land Beyond Britains Coast on Film is a documentary feature film directed by Penny Woolcock, with an original soundtrack by British indierock band British Sea Power. The project was originally produced by Crossover and Sheffield DocFest as part of The Space project from the BBC and the Arts Council England. The film was edited by Alex Fry.

The film explores a century of life on Britains coastline, using a mixture of black and white and colour footage from the BFI National Archive stretching back to the earliest days of movie making. It explores social history, life in wartime and peacetime, womens history and the rise and fall of fishing and shipbuilding.The earliest footage is taken from Blackpool at the start of the 20th century. Theres a carnival procession with floral floats and a placard about the suffragettes. A swimming race takes place with everyone dressed in evening wear complete with top hats, watched by boats of spectators, also in fine attire. Women are shown repairing nets and gutting, salting and packing herring. They also dangle off the sides of cliffs to collect eggs. ........

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