https://fifthcolumn.org.uk Fifth Column Films Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:13:11 +0000 https://fifthcolumn.org.uk en https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/The-Archivist Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:13:11 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/The-Archivist <img width="740" height="481" width_o="740" height_o="481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1aac111192533d682c80eb4ed37933842cc123978a835344c79d3f92eef9627a/edinburgh-burry-man.jpeg" data-mid="190392050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/740/i/1aac111192533d682c80eb4ed37933842cc123978a835344c79d3f92eef9627a/edinburgh-burry-man.jpeg" /><img width="1199" height="1799" width_o="1199" height_o="1799" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4c3d2fd5be92445111bcc90319048e8993782d707fce13953b2b312a4e6d943/nov5-56.jpg" data-mid="193961269" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4c3d2fd5be92445111bcc90319048e8993782d707fce13953b2b312a4e6d943/nov5-56.jpg" /><img width="901" height="594" width_o="901" height_o="594" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed1e13ca4c70be4c9fc4c423959e1ca20f2340e8a5856803b61cedb946161f4e/earl-of-rone-94-29.jpg" data-mid="193961270" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/901/i/ed1e13ca4c70be4c9fc4c423959e1ca20f2340e8a5856803b61cedb946161f4e/earl-of-rone-94-29.jpg" /> The ArchivistFeature documentary. 90 mins WORLD PREMIERE: SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST&nbsp; 13TH JUNE 2026sheffdocfest.com/film/archivist In a battle against time and technology, can ‘Britain’s greatest living folklorist’ find a home for his vast and self-funded archive of irreplaceable audiovisual material? Following in a noble lineage of Great British nonconformists, David ‘Doc’ Rowe has spent the last 60 years tirelessly documenting the rich tapestry of mysterious folk customs that continue to thrive in forgotten corners of this Island Nation. THE ARCHIVIST follows this indefatigable man through the wheel of a year like no other; capturing not only his efforts to get back on the road despite health issues and Covid lockdowns, but also his crusade to find a permanent home for his one-of-a-kind collection. Please support our crowdfunding campaign to permanently preserve a key section of folklorist Doc Rowe’s incredible archive. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/docrowe And spread the word on socials! Facebook Twitter Instagram https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Southern-Journey-Revisited Mon, 23 Dec 2019 13:19:08 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Southern-Journey-Revisited <img width="827" height="1169" width_o="827" height_o="1169" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf9187823a989e777c58535687547caa68ba5fb0806cce7d6fac622f26908e53/front-cover-press.jpg" data-mid="57133885" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/827/i/cf9187823a989e777c58535687547caa68ba5fb0806cce7d6fac622f26908e53/front-cover-press.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b11ee2da425be170370d05641b0c889332bc0df95e10f55f618db1ef05713e1/glenn-faulkner.jpeg" data-mid="74121400" border="0" alt="Glen Faulkner playing the Diddly Bow" data-caption="Glen Faulkner playing the Diddly Bow" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/3b11ee2da425be170370d05641b0c889332bc0df95e10f55f618db1ef05713e1/glenn-faulkner.jpeg" /><img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/78c15184678e0e324f9bf05ff89b73a5ed4e24d3d3b84b945f70b601894fdeaf/SJR-banjo-and-deer-web.JPG" data-mid="57133615" border="0" alt="Oscar Hall of Galax, VA" data-caption="Oscar Hall of Galax, VA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/78c15184678e0e324f9bf05ff89b73a5ed4e24d3d3b84b945f70b601894fdeaf/SJR-banjo-and-deer-web.JPG" /> Southern Journey (Revisited)Feature documentary. 75 mins Released in UK cinemas mid-pandemic, Southern Journey (Revisited)&nbsp; premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest, was one of the Guardian picks of lockdown culture, and is currently available to watch on Now TV.Exploring the truths behind the stereotypes of the Southern USA, SOUTHERN JOURNEY (REVISITED) is both a music documentary and a road movie. Set against the incendiary backdrop of the 2018 mid-term elections, and accompanied by a glorious soundtrack of blues and bluegrass, hollers and spirituals, the film retraces the route of an iconic song collecting trip from the late 1950s – Alan Lomax’s so-called “Southern Journey”. Lomax was accompanied on the trip by the not-yet-famous English folk singer Shirley Collins, and the music they collected is an unparalleled single collection of traditional roots music, inspiring a host of folk musicians as well as providing the inspiration for the soundtrack to the Coen Brother’s ‘O Brother Where Art Thou’. The film travels the back roads of the rural South, and while the focus is on the transcendental roots music of the region, it also contradicts the many reductive stereotypes about the region and offers insight into the historical injustices that underpin the Black Lives Matter movement. Southern Journey (Revisited) was produced in partnership with the Association for Cultural Equity, LUSH and the Virginia Film Office. PressGuardian pick of the yearCerys Matthews Blues Show featureQuietus article Uncut review Guardian review Big Picture “Best of 2020”Stewart Lee “I arrogantly recommend” pickRobert Elms Show featureLouder than War interviewScreen International review <img width="2650" height="1896" width_o="2650" height_o="1896" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3782fb251eb5c0b8e6cc31154dc8fbe55730392d293f2906c65210b1cf46bf0/DocFest_2020_Laurels_Black_Official_Selection_2020.png" data-mid="73865037" border="0" data-scale="93" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3782fb251eb5c0b8e6cc31154dc8fbe55730392d293f2906c65210b1cf46bf0/DocFest_2020_Laurels_Black_Official_Selection_2020.png" /> Screening schedule Friday 25th September 18.00&nbsp;Lewes Depot + Q&amp;A 18:45 Arthouse Crouch End 20.15 Lewes Depot Saturday 26th September 17.30 Lewes Depot Sunday 27th September 15.00 Lewes Depot 15:30&nbsp;Arthouse Crouch End 20.10&nbsp;Home, Manchester + Intro Monday 28th September 20.00 Lewes Depot Tuesday 29th September 17.15 Lewes Depot Wednesday 30th September 13.30 Lewes Depot 20:00&nbsp;Arthouse Crouch End + Q&amp;A w/ Sam Amidon Thursday 1st October 17.45 Lewes Depot Sunday 4th October 15.00 Rio Cinema, Dalston + Q&amp;A w/ Stewart Lee Tuesday 6th October 18:30 Genesis Cinema, London + Q&amp;A Friday 9th October 20:00 Cube Cinema, Bristol + Q&amp;A Saturday 17th October 15:30 Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast 20:00&nbsp;Electric Palace, Hastings + Q&amp;A Sunday 18th October 20:00&nbsp;Electric Palace, Hastings Thursday 26 November TBC&nbsp;Broadway Cinema, Nottingham&nbsp; Forthcoming Norwich Arts Centre https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Battle-of-Denham-Ford Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:13:38 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Battle-of-Denham-Ford <img width="0" height="0" width_o="0" height_o="0" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i//denham-poster3.jpg" data-mid="117847042" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/0/i//denham-poster3.jpg" /><img width="2480" height="3397" width_o="2480" height_o="3397" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/602805b676afc03da6948671e9a6f60d6e7361ae09240bfd0e80946aa333f1e2/holly-denham-poster.jpeg" data-mid="125063399" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/602805b676afc03da6948671e9a6f60d6e7361ae09240bfd0e80946aa333f1e2/holly-denham-poster.jpeg" /> The Battle of Denham FordDocumentary. 28 mins Made in association with Denham Ford Protection Camp, The Battle of Denham Ford tells the story of one day of action at an HS2 protest camp. The film won a Special Mention in the UK Competition at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021. <img width="5912" height="2762" width_o="5912" height_o="2762" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00d5585236932b97b91e8032eda796b1460e2cea837dd553405393fa82bbe0b8/UK-Comp-Special-Mention-sheffield-laurel.png" data-mid="117846946" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00d5585236932b97b91e8032eda796b1460e2cea837dd553405393fa82bbe0b8/UK-Comp-Special-Mention-sheffield-laurel.png" /> Southern JoSouther https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Ferroequinology Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:35:45 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Ferroequinology <img width="1500" height="844" width_o="1500" height_o="844" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcca6897d794754fb6a52ffa69672f1eff6dd40023618fb6d3c11742f94d1aa7/Ferroequinology2.jpeg" data-mid="104721079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcca6897d794754fb6a52ffa69672f1eff6dd40023618fb6d3c11742f94d1aa7/Ferroequinology2.jpeg" /> Ferroequinology Feature documentary. 75 mins A documentary about railroad photography. Two artists set out on journeys across America to capture traces of locomotives in vast landscapes, intimate stories from passengers onboard and the experience of slow travel in today's increasingly fast-paced society. Stunningly shot, this immersive railroad documentary is DOP Alex Neville's first feature as director. Visit the Ferroeuqinology website https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Truck Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:28:51 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Truck <img width="5376" height="3024" width_o="5376" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3705ddd8849952a009cad823b34da83a9014d80c00881316ad76f0c44b6ad165/Windows-Phone_20150714_08_17_11_Pro__highres.jpg" data-mid="57136061" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3705ddd8849952a009cad823b34da83a9014d80c00881316ad76f0c44b6ad165/Windows-Phone_20150714_08_17_11_Pro__highres.jpg" /> Truck Once you're on, there's no getting off.The apocalypse has arrived and the only way out is in the back of a truck. Written by Anthony Fletcher (co-author of 2020 BFI and Film 4 release Censor) the film recently received BFI development funding, and funding for a pilot financed by Creative England, which was produced by Endor Productions.Please contact us for script requests. You can also watch a&nbsp;behind the scenes video for the pilot, directed by Louise Mendonça. https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Hillbilly-Homilies-Poetry-and-Rewilding-with-Maurice-Manning Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:28:41 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Hillbilly-Homilies-Poetry-and-Rewilding-with-Maurice-Manning <img width="3648" height="2048" width_o="3648" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bbe9ed7171024c88bb67f0c6b7056e20c251d051cb4c8d6f39f24914a9591e31/2018-11-09-21.27.56.jpg" data-mid="57133394" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bbe9ed7171024c88bb67f0c6b7056e20c251d051cb4c8d6f39f24914a9591e31/2018-11-09-21.27.56.jpg" /> Hillbilly Homilies Commissioned by LUSH, our arts profile of Kentucky poet Maurice Manning was the third episode in their ‘Matter is a Relative Matter’ series. The film explores the origins of Manning’s poetry, both in the history of the settlement of Kentucky by Europeans and in his own personal history. Featuring lush nature photography of Southeastern Kentucky, Manning emerges as an important voice in our attempts as a planet to reconnect with the natural world https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/The-Ballad-of-Shirley-Collins Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:28:47 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/The-Ballad-of-Shirley-Collins <img width="1080" height="1600" width_o="1080" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b82b38ffd6280b99de1b87506ec4b3f8204d89be725d708f6790e2c8ed427391/vimeo-poster-bosc.jpg" data-mid="57133406" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b82b38ffd6280b99de1b87506ec4b3f8204d89be725d708f6790e2c8ed427391/vimeo-poster-bosc.jpg" /> The Ballad of Shirley Collins Feature documentary. 93 mins Rob Curry and Tim Plester's follow-up to the award-winning documentary ‘Way of the Morris’ is a creative response to the life of musical icon Shirley Collins.It is a universal story of a singer who lost their voice, and traces her attempts to regain it at the grand old age of 80 after not singing for nigh on 40 years. The film intertwines this with the story of her formative years, with particular emphasis on a now-legendary trip she made around the 'Deep South' of America with her then-lover, the pre-eminent ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax.Our third feature documentary, The Ballad of Shirley Collins was a co-production with Burning Bridges, Fire Films and Miles of Smiles. It premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2017, and was selected for festivals including IFFR and CPH:DOX. The film was released theatrically in the UK in 2018 and in the US in 2019. Visit balladofshirleycollins.com https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/The-Chills Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:59:26 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/The-Chills <img width="706" height="1000" width_o="706" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b00d661271ca42718fee143887149c1ebd1f1560fde7e16e37bf2eb02e59ba73/chills-sxsw.jpg" data-mid="73867113" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/706/i/b00d661271ca42718fee143887149c1ebd1f1560fde7e16e37bf2eb02e59ba73/chills-sxsw.jpg" /> The Chills: The Triumph and the Tragedy of Martin Phillipps What started life as a small homegrown project entitled ‘The Curse of The Chills’ eventually became an international co-production between Notable Pictures and Fire Films, supported by the New Zealand Film Commission.&nbsp; The film is variously a celebration of indie pioneers The Chills, a documentary about a life ravaged by Hepatitis C, and a homage to the Otago Peninsula on New Zealand’s South Island, the landscape that birthed the ‘Dunedin Sound’. Directed by Julia Parnell and Rob Curry, the film premiered at SXSW before playing festivals around the world. Currently available internationall on streaming platforms.https://thechillsfilm.com/watch Feature documentary. 95 mins https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Slow-Motion-Jane-Weaver Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:43:07 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Slow-Motion-Jane-Weaver Promo for Fire Records release of Slow Motion by Jane Weaver. Filmed at Wet Sounds. https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Ulrich-Schnauss-Live Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:27:08 +0000 Fifth Column Films https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Ulrich-Schnauss-Live Live set by visionary electronic music pioneer Ulrich Schnauss at the State 51 Factory