Coast To Coast: Ross Thompson Interview

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Location

Bangor, North Coast, Portrush, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Year

2017

Date

Filmed 2017. Archive content of 1950s and 1960s.

Length

03min 15sec

Audio

sound

Format

colour

Source

Produced as part of Britain on Film: Coastal

Courtesy

British Film Institute, Dáithí McGibbon., National Museums NI, Ross Thompson, TACA Works

Rights Holder

National Museums NI, Northern Ireland Screen

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Description

The poet Ross Thompson was commissioned to respond to the moving image content of Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive in the creation of new work.

He was asked to create work exploring our profound relationship with the coast and sea – its impact on Northern Irish society and culture, and how the coastal experience continues to shape how we live, work and dream. 

Here, he discusses the process of researching and writing the poems and the experience, as a poet, of working with archive film.

Notes

Ross Thompson is an award-winning poet and writer, and also one of Lagan Press’ 12Now up-and-coming literary talents. His work is inspired by and draws on recurrent themes that include the sea and cinema.

The film features the following excerpts of archive material, all courtesy of National Museums Northern Ireland:

Idyllic Images of Northern Ireland (1957) / Charm of Ulster (1959) / Blossom and Birds (1958) / Enchanting Portrush (1957) / Exploring The Tourist Attractions of the North Coast (1957)

Credits

Produced, Directed and Edited by TACA 

Music composed by Dáithí McGibbon

Audio recording courtesy of Peter Carson, NMNI.

Filmed at the Ulster Folk & Transport Musuem.

Created as part of the BFI's Britain on Film project

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