Bata-ville: We are not Afraid of the Future
John Podpadec
Synopsis
Bata-ville is a bittersweet documentary record of a coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire in Zlín in the Czech Republic. Against the backdrop of regeneration in their local communities, former employees of the now-closed UK shoe factories in East Tilbury (Essex) and Maryport (Cumbria) are led on a journey that begins as a free holiday but soon becomes an opportunity for a collective imagining of what entrepreneur Tomas Bata's maxim 'We are not afraid of the future' means for them in 21st- century Britain.
Inspired by the contrast between the idealism of Bata and the more recent industrial decline of East Tilbury and Maryport, host/directors Pope and Guthrie lead this unorthodox coach party on a journey through Bata's legacy.
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 93 mins
- Format
- DVD/DigiBeta
- Director
- Nina Pope, Karen Guthrie 1st Feature
- Producer
- Andrew Chitty
- Co-Producer
- Andrew Chitty
- Editor
- Doug Howarth
- Screenwriter
- Nina Pope, Karen Guthrie
- Director of Photography
- John Podpadec
- Sound
- Paul Baker
- Music
- Tim Olden
- Principal Cast
- Sean Guthrie (Roads to Siam), Thurrock Spectrum Brass
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 29th March 2006
