Canterbury Amateur Film Archive

A public screening of the documentary, ‘Peter Watkins and the Playcraft Film Unit’ (2017) by Tim Jones. This documentary focuses upon the five amateur films produced between 1957 and 1962 […]

This screening included rare footage taken at Bekesbourne Aerodrome in the 1930s, George Lansbury MP opening a section of the City Wall in 1931 and a 1970’s comedy made by […]

This screening included unique footage of flooding in Sturry in 1927, the opening of Kent and Canterbury Hospital by the Duke of Kent in 1937 and the Great Storm of […]

This screening included home movie footage of Sir Bertram Ramsay, architect of the successful evacuation at Dunkirk, family life at Howletts Mansion and a tribute to Frank Woolley at the […]

This screening included unique footage of the Buffs parades in Canterbury, Winston Churchill’s visit to the Kent County Show during his ‘wilderness years and the Fordwich Revels. Public Screening at […]

This screening included film of the Archbishop’s Enthronement in 1928, the ‘Flying Flea’ at Bekesbourne aerodrome and unique behind the scenes footage of Ken Russell making his first feature film, […]

A public screening of newly discovered amateur film of Count Zborowski to commemorate the 90th anniversary of his death. Count Zborowski, the multimillionaire playboy who lived at Higham just outside […]

This screening included colour film of the opening of Kent and Canterbury Hospital in 1937, Sir https://create.canterbury.ac.uk/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint%3A%3AView&eprintid=16238 Twyrwhitt-Drake’s zoo and the Festival of Britain celebrations in Canterbury. Public Screening at Canterbury […]