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An excellent example of amateur films from the South East Film and Video Archive collection are those made by Enid Briggs in the 1920s and 1930s. These films are of particular interest as they come from the perspective of a woman film-maker from that period, but because they also represent a considered and well executed depiction of local events, places and scenes that have long disappeared. The films illustrate many aspects of life in and around the seaside resort of Broadstairs in Kent in the interwar period, such as local entertainment and events, armistice day, Jubilee day and the seaside itself, as well as her own family events. These genuinely fascinating subjects include family outings to local sights such as the North Foreland Lighthouse, scenes of the Broadstairs seafront entertainers 'Uncle Mack and his Minstrels', and events such as the return of soldiers from Germany in 1929. The scenes of ‘Miss Bullock's Keep Fit Class’ in this extract show children participating in an exercise class on the Broadstairs seafront. Other amateur film showing scenes around the South East and family life include the work by architect Joseph Emberton such as 'Joce and Gill at Home' (1936-1938). Life at the seaside in the South East is also captured in publicity films promoting the resorts such as 'Broadstairs…Of Course' (1965) and 'All Go Margate' (1970). |
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