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Some Will Forget

Synopsis

Ex-miner Les Moore can't let go of the past. Thirty years since the end of the miners’ strike the last UK coal mines face closure. As Les fights to preserve the mine’s legacy his family must find a way to survive in a fragmented and forgotten community.
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Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 58 secs
Format
HD
Director
Ruth Grimberg
Producer
Claire Levy
Executive Producer
Creative England, Film London
Editor
Rob Platt
Screenwriter
Ruth Grimberg; Story Editor: Katharine Round
Director of Photography
Ruth Grimberg; Additional Photography: Theo Ribeiro
Sound
Kenny Clark; Sound Recordists: Stuart Porteous, Rory Smith, Geoff Wong
Composer
Tim Bamber

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Half Cup Productions

53 Burghley Road
London
NW5 1UH

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