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Helen David's 37 Seasons

Helen David's 37 Seasons

Synopsis

When Helen David first founded her fashion label, English Eccentrics, in the early 80s, she was living in a Brixton Squat and selling her designs from a market stall in Camden. By the mid-90s, she was dressing stars including Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Prince, Helen Mirren and Helena Bonham-Carter. Then, at the turn of the millennium and during the height of her success, her brand unexpectedly collapsed. Twenty years later, her son – filmmaker Oliver David – investigates what happened. Looking through her life’s work, he traces her creative journey, through meteoric success and devastating failure, and discovers how she reinvented herself after losing everything.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Running time
79 min
Director
Oliver David 1st Feature
Producer
Oliver David, Georgina Paget
Editor
Oliver David, Andy Sowerby
Director of Photography
Jackie Teboul
Composer
Daniel Ryan
Film Title Note
FKA Helen David: 37 Seasons

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Eccentric Films Ltd

Oliver David
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG

Sales Company

Feelsales

Calle Agastia 36
28027, Madrid

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