Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

8 | 2016-05-12 | Documentary

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

Mark Bell Producer
Mary Bell Producer
Adam Dawtrey Producer
Susan Kemp Editor
Susan Kemp Cinematography
John Cobban Sound Mixer
Susan Kemp Director
Mark Cousins Executive Producer

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