In the summer of 1924 millionaire racing driver, Count Zborowski made a series of home movies with friends, attempting to replicate favourite scenes from silent Hollywood films.
SEEKING SYDNEY
The documentary Seeking Sydney, explores the work and life of Sydney Bligh. Bligh specialised in making newsreels of Canterbury during the 1930s, many of which were filmed in colour.
Enthronment of the Archbishop
Enthronement of Cosmo Gordon Lang as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1928.
Barton Road Estate in the 1950s
A unique record of Mount Road in the 1950s before the Barton Road Estate was completed.
Prince Charles in Canterbury
Record of Prince Charles’ visit to Canterbury in November 1978 filmed by Les Holtum,
CANTERBURY AMATEUR FILM ARCHIVE SCREENING 14
Screening No.14 took place on Saturday 27 April 2019 at 2pm, and was repeated at the same time on Saturday 18 May 2019. Tim Jones has recently come across some […]
COUNT ZBOROWSKI SCREENING
The screening on Saturday 30 March 2019 at 2pm in Pg09 focussed on the Hollywood-style silent films starring Count Zborowski, originally shot in 1924 by Sydney Bligh. These were never […]
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in the 1970s
Filmed by Valerie Stewart, a school teacher from Deal, who started making films in the early 1970s on Super 8 to record her family.
Wingham in 1967
Produced by keen amateur filmmaker, Tony Wright who was a member of Canterbury Cine Club for many years.