Project Detail

Marmalade

Synopsis

During the Blitz of World War Two, 10-year-old Harry Hawkesworth roller skates through Gloucestershire delivering messages for the Air Raid Patrol, while Italian prisoners of war work the local fields.
MARMALADE tells the story of Harry Hawkesworth’s experience during the Second World War, as a 10-year-old messenger boy for his local Air Raid Patrol. Now 95 years old, Harry is interviewed by his grandson, photographer Jamie Hawkesworth, for his debut film. He mentions biscuits, marmalade, and recollects the Italian prisoners of war he met who worked the land in his hometown of Tuffly, Gloucestershire. The film gracefully weaves the past and present together through Jarvis Cocker’s mesmerising score.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 min
Format
35mm
Director
Jamie Hawkesworth
Executive Producer
Sylvia Farago
Editor
Gareth C Sales
Director of Photography
Alexander Dynan
Composer
Jarvis Cocker
Principal cast
Stanley Ellis

Genre

Production Status

Production Company

Farago Projects

Ground Floor
17–19 Shacklewell Lane
London
E8 2BY

Sales Company

Farago Projects

Ground Floor
17–19 Shacklewell Lane
London
E8 2BY

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