The Ballad of Shirley Collins
Synopsis
When we started this journey several years ago, there was no expectation at all that Shirley would ever sing again. What initially attracted us to making the movie was Shirley’s deep commitment to English folk tradition, and her little-known involvement in arguably the most important field-recording trip of all time; back in 1959 with her then-lover, the iconic ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax. The film was going to be about the past, and about the 30 years she had spent living without the thing she loved most. It’s been an absolute privilege to be with Shirley on this long journey back to her singing again, and along the way, the film has evolved into something we never expected.
Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018 - International premiere
http://shirleycollinsmovie.com
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 93 mins
- Format
- 2K
- Director
- Rob Curry, Tim Plester
- Producer
- Rob Curry, Tim Plester, Paul Williams
- Executive Producer
- James Nicholls
- Editor
- Rob Curry, Tim Plester
- Screenwriter
- Rob Curry, Tim Plester
- Director of Photography
- Richard Mitchell
- Sound
- Sound Recordist: Ludovic Lasserre, Justin Smith; Re-recording Mixer: Michael Wabro
- Music
- Ossian Brown, Michael J. York
- Principal Cast
- Shirley Collins, Stewart Lee, Lotti Maddox, Sam Amidon, David Tibet, Elle Osbourne, Ossian Brown, Stephen Thrower, Ian Kearey
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 23rd March 2018
