We had a fantastic time at Newhaven Fort on 16 May, celebrating 70 years since the Dam Busters raid. We’re now looking forward to 15 June, our next event, where we shall show the fascinating and beautiful ‘Great White Silence‘, but more on that later – first off, here are the pictures from our ‘Dam Busters 70’ event! Thanks to everyone who came along…
…Filmspot have arrived at The Fort!
Newhaven Fort’s resident 617 Squadron expert, created some fantastic artwork for the screening, including this great poster!…
…and this very accurate cut out of the rather unfortunately named dog!
Our thanks to Ed, who gave an evocative and exciting introduction to the film, just prior to the screening.
We had a full house – and even had to bring in more seats! Photo: Lukas Rohulan
It was a great way to mark a very special anniversary – it was wonderful to see so many people at the Fort for this special ‘Museums at Night’ occasion. Photo: Lukas Rohulan
We’re now looking to the future, where we go even further back in time! on 15 June, we are screening ‘The Great White Silence’ – the fascinating eye witness account of Captain Scott‘s doomed Terra Nova expedition. The film was beautifully captured by photographer Herbert Ponting, whose remarkable eye for composition gives the film some truly breathtaking scenes. The antarctic seems to be an icy wonderland, as beautiful as it is treacherous. There is footage of Scott and his team preparing for the long walk to the pole. Although he didn’t join the team on the push to the South Pole, Ponting also filmed the team manhauling the sledge and cooking and sleeping in their tent, just as they were to do for real on the way to and from the Pole. Recently fully restored by the BFI, this version includes a haunting new score by composer Simon Fisher Turner, and is colour tinted, from the original notes by Ponting, to convey different lighting effects.
I’ve posted it before, but here’s the trailer:
Doors open 7.00 pm (film starts 7.30 pm). Tickets are £6.00 (£5.00 concessions) and are available from Newhaven Fort on 01273 517622.
A breath-taking film, in atmospheric surroundings, this promises to be a memorable evening. Hope to see you there!
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