9/10
A personal, warm tale of where Thomas is and where he is from
10 May 2013
I saw this at Kings Place with Thomas narrating, playing live music (solo) as the movie played out. The film was (is being) made on a shoe-string £1500 budget and filmed (in the main) using pro-sumer kit and edited in Final Cut Pro. Thomas still obviously has a real flare for imagery, character and place. If anyone remembers his early work, classic mid 20th century costume and props are much in evidence. Set in the main on the Suffolk Coast around Orford Ness, this is an engaging, personal and very warm documentary tale of where Thomas came from, where he lives and what is important to him. The narrative is in the main centred around the fate of the Orfordness Lighthouse. The noble nature of the film reminded me in some ways of Jonathan Meade's fantastic architectural treatise on the much maligned Essex. Counties and places overlooked by the superficial need works such as these to instill and inspire pride and value in those that live and work there. Thoroughly recommended, especially when you have the man himself there commenting on the film and playing the soundtrack! Some lovely music and a guest spot amongst others by Eddie Reader.
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