Independent Miss Craigie
Aug 25, 2020 · 1h 33m
Director
Lizzie ThynneOverview
Some time after her death, film director Jill Craigie (1911- 99), re-opens an old suitcase, prompting memories of the extraordinary life and loves of this forceful, charismatic woman, whose work has been long neglected. Craigie was one of the first women to direct documentaries. Working outside the British Documentary Movement in the 1940s and early 1950s, her films such as To Be Woman (1951), on equal pay, and Out of Chaos (1944), the first film about artists at work, featuring Henry Moore and Paul Nash, tackled new subjects for the cinema through a unique blend of drama, polemic and humour. Independent Miss Craigie uses the director’s unseen papers, and her films, to reveal her energetic struggles to get her radical projects made and distributed, including her last one, on the Yugoslav conflict, made when she was 83, with her husband, former Labour leader, Michael Foot.
Cast of Independent Miss Craigie
Crew of Independent Miss Craigie
Lizzie ThynneDirector, Producer- Vera SimmondsEditor
- Hollie PriceAssociate Producer
Adele TulliAssociate Producer- Pascale NeuschäferCamera Operator
- Malgorzata Maria PronkoCamera Operator
- Erin GreenwellArt Direction
- Jessica GriffinArt Direction
- Nikoline GjoertzSound
- Chiara CannataProduction Assistant
- Alan GreenSound
About Independent Miss Craigie
What is Independent Miss Craigie about?
Some time after her death, film director Jill Craigie (1911- 99), re-opens an old suitcase, prompting memories of the extraordinary life and loves of this forceful, charismatic woman, whose work has been long neglected. Craigie was one of the first women to direct documentaries. Working outside the British Documentary Movement in the 1940s and early 1950s, her films such as To Be Woman (1951)…
When was Independent Miss Craigie released?
Independent Miss Craigie was released on August 25, 2020.
How long is Independent Miss Craigie?
Independent Miss Craigie runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
Who directed Independent Miss Craigie?
Independent Miss Craigie was directed by Lizzie Thynne.
Who is in the cast of Independent Miss Craigie?
The cast of Independent Miss Craigie includes Mimi Haddon (Jill Craigie), Cornelius Clarke (John Davis), Steven Connery (Jeffrey Dell), Paul White (J Arthur Rank) and Bryan Hands (Michael Foot).