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New Town Utopia ()


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What happened when we built Utopia? New Town Utopia is feature documentary about the power of art, architecture, the state of the nation - and some rather angry puppets.

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Lewis Silkin MP
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Kath Joyce-Banks
Marc Barnacle
Vin Harrop
Joe Morgan
Ralph Dartford
Ölmo Lazarus
Richard Hawkins
Barry Hayes
Rob Marlow
Sue Ryder Paget
Phil Burdett ...
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Joe Hymas
Stuart Brown
Shaun Badham
Mike Parker
Penny Betteridge
Richard Lee
Tim Williams
Pat Joyce
Steve Waters

Directed by

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Christopher Ian Smith ... (attached)

Produced by

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Dave Amis ... funding producer
Mark Beechill ... funding producer
Terry Bird ... executive producer
Simon Carter ... funding producer
Tim Collins ... funding producer
Richard Crabtree ... funding producer
Graeme Davidson ... funding producer
George Green ... funding producer
Gary Harsent ... funding producer
Anneka Haskins ... assistant producer
Carsten Hermann ... funding producer
Ken Hibbeler ... funding producer
Thelma Hibbeler ... funding producer
Debora Knights ... funding producer
Ben Lewis ... funding producer
Amanda Loomes ... funding producer
Mim Macmahon ... funding producer
Margaret Matheson ... executive producer
Natalya Mykhaylyuk ... assistant producer
Michael Potter ... funding producer
Jonathan Preston ... funding producer
Raj Randhawa ... funding producer
Simon Segars ... funding producer
Chloe Smith ... funding producer
Christopher Ian Smith ... producer (as C.I. Smith)
Kosala Ubayasekara ... funding producer

Cinematography by

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Christopher Ian Smith ... (as C.I. Smith)

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Neil Lenthall
Christopher Ian Smith ... (as C.I. Smith)

Editorial Department

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Brendan Buckingham ... colorist
Ed Coltman ... additional editor
Sebastiano Dell'eva ... third assistant editor
Noémie T.J. Phillipson ... assistant editor
Oana Marin Rusu ... second assistant editor

Sound Department

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Steve Cookman ... dubbing mixer
Robin Green ... sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paul Michael Angell ... lighting camera operator
Carlos Calika ... camera operator
Jay Laker ... camera operator
Tom Marchbanks ... camera operator
Matthew Rowley ... camera operator
Paul Vernon ... production and camera assistant

Music Department

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Greg Haines ... composer: theme music

Additional Crew

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Will Almond ... researcher
Roxana Ghirbomean ... production assistant
Greg Horner ... production assistant
Keno Katsuda ... researcher
Anna Kidel ... researcher
Sharon Kits ... researcher
Christy O'Neil ... researcher
Leah Revivo ... production assistant
Lubna Salad ... production co-ordinator
Himanshu Sharma ... researcher

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Plot Summary

New Town Utopia is a feature documentary film about utopian dreams and concrete realities - the challenging, funny, and sometimes tragic story of the British new town of Basildon, Essex. The narrative is guided by the artists, musicians and poets of Basildon - on a journey through memory, place and performance. Facing austerity, adversity and personal battles they are individuals driven by creative spirit to help their community through art, poetry, music - and some rather angry puppets. New Town Utopia features Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent (Iris, Topsy-Turvy, Moulin Rouge) as the voice of Lewis Silkin MP. Directed by Christopher Ian Smith (Arterial, Cumulus) and Executive Produced by Margaret Matheson (Scum, Sid and Nancy, Sleep Furiously). In 2018 there will be a UK screening tour in cinemas and galleries, DVD and online release. Written by admin

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  • 80 min
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