News from (Still) the Enemy Within

Everything we have been doing in the last month

Filming at Durham Miners Gala

We traveled to the North East in July to meet some fantastic miners’ from Westoe Colliery and to enjoy and film the fabulous Durham Miners’ Gala. More than 100,000 people marched, scores of brass bands played and everyone had a great time at what has become one of the most important trade unions and left gatherings in the country. We were filming the whole day and got some spectacular shots full of colour and excitement despite it being so packed it was hard to move. We hope we will be able to show the film at the 130th Gala next year.

Building a film on a wall….

Large parts of June and July were spent preparing for our big filming block in September. We painstakingly went through all the transcripts of the interviews we have already conducted, broke them down into themes and then constructed the film we are making point by point on Owen, the directors, wall. We are very excited with results, now all that left to do is to actually film the thing.

Fundraising an urgent shout out

Photograph courtesy of John Sturrock/reportdigital.co.ukWe have been incredibly successful in fundraising for the project so far. However, in September and October we will be running a second Kickstarter campaign to specifically raise more money to cover the cost of the archive we would like to use in the film. We need to raise a minimum 10,000 pounds in order to do this. I know many people have already donated but now is the time to start thinking bigger.Have you asked your union branch to donate? Could you put on a small fundraising event for the film? Is there a conference or event coming up where we could have a stall? We want to make this the definitive film about the strike but we need just a little more help to make it happen. Email [email protected] if you have fundraising ideas or suggestions or download our model motion herehttp://gallery.mailchimp.com/b8381faf3f73bc900017d445e/files/Model_Motion.docx

Coming up…..

We will be filming non-stop in September. We will be traveling from Essex all the way to Scotland, conducting interviews with miners, miners’ wives and supporters and visiting some of the most iconic locations from the strike, so watch this space for exciting updates. We will also have a brand new trailer/teaser for you guys to take a look at in the next couple of weeks. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the most up to date film information.Finally get your fundraising hats on.All the best from the Bad Bonobo team!