Excerpt from a documentary about John McCallum and Peter Mills, two of the main members of Canterbury Amateur Cine Society Film Unit which ran between 1951 and 1965.
Peter Watkins and the Playcraft Film Unit (Trailer)
This is the trailer for the latest documentary by Tim Jones which is currently being entered into film festivals. This documentary focuses upon the five amateur films produced between 1957 […]
Welcome to the CAFA
Since 2011, Senior Lecturer, Tim Jones, from the School of Media, Art and Design has been carrying out research into amateur film making in the Kent area, initially focusing on the […]
Canterbury Cine Society 1934-1939
This is a short documentary about the first Canterbury filmmaking club, Canterbury Cine Society, who thrived between 1934 and 1939.
The Perfidy of Herbert
This was the first drama film made by Canterbury Cine Society. It was filmed in Fordwich in 1934.
Laying of the Foundation Stone
Documentary made by Canterbury Cine Society in 1935 of the laying of the foundation stone of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital.
Ironing Sketch
A short drama sketch produced at the Canterbury Cine Society studio in the Prince of Wales institute
The Table Turns
A short drama made in the Canterbury Cine Society Studio in approximately 1936.
The Way of the Amateur
A film made on early Kodachrome by Canterbury Cine Society in 1937 to illustrate the different filmic forms that could be made by the amateur.