Certificate
15
Format
Mixed digital and 35mm
Red, White and Blue Animation
Part of the Retrospective: The Future Is History Strand
Britain, Britain, Britain. In the wake of Brexit, come to celebrate/bemoan our departure from the European Union with this dazzling collection of British animation that take a reflective look at our national identity. Our main attraction is the late, great Bob Godfrey (MBE), the first British animator to win an Academy Award for Great, released in 1975. That same year the British people also participated in a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Economic Community. To quote Bob Godfrey: “British films made by British labour!”
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom by Bob Godfrey/UK/1994/6 mins
Britannia by Joanna Quinn/UK/1993/5 mins
Britain by Bexie Bush/UK/2011/3 mins
My Dad by Marcus Armitage/UK/2014/6 mins
Dad's Dead by Chris Shepherd/UK/2003/7 mins
Polygamous Polonius Revisited by Bob Godfrey/UK/1985/8 mins
The Emperor by Elizabeth Hobbs/UK/2001/5 mins
Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) by Bob Godfrey/UK/1975/30 mins