We are joined by Keith Leech, the organiser of Hastings Jack in the Green Festival. Keith explains the history of the Jack in the Green tradition and how this pageantry is performed all over the South of England to celebrate the coming of spring and summer.
Hastings Jack in the Green festival takes place 29th April to 2nd May
Find out mre at www.hastingstraditionaljackinthegreen.co.uk
For other events and more historyof Jack in the Green and the Green Man traditions and more events around the UK look at The COmpany of the Green Man www.thecompanyofthegreenman.wordpress.com
Interview with Uisdean Murray, Director of new short film 'Mara: The Seal Wife'. We discuss: The folklore and mythology of selkies. Selkie films, stories and art (including 'The Secret of Roan Inish' and 'Song of the Sea') The challenges of bringing selkies to the screen in Uisdean Murray's film 'Mara: The Seal Wife' Making films in the Scottish Gaelic language. Hosted by magic-realist filmmaker and DreamSwarm founder Andy Mark Simpson See Mara The Seal Wife trailer DreamSwarm website, DreamSwarm Twitter, DreamSwarm Facebook ...
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Interview with writer-director Aurora Fearnley about her sci-fi and folk horror films and what genre filmmaking can teach us about life's big questions: Sci- Fi and folk horror films Folk Horror, Human Nature and Othering The appeal of genre filmmaking You can see Aurora's short film 'Pulsar' here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eueQHsthSdU Follow Aurora @AuroraFearnley ...
