Colin Young "They were grabbing film to be objective. So one of the first things I had to do with them was to persuade them that film was not objective, that film was subjective, whether it was fiction or documentary. It was always somebody's point of view. It was never "The Truth". Now the truth is in your bags (audience laughter, a reference to Sheffield Doc/Fest bags "The Truth Is...In Here") but it was not in our films..." I have an admission to make. I went along to the Colin Young tribute in order to film one of the most talented documentary filmmakers alive today, the brilliant maverick Sean McAllister, who, I found out during the course of the session, was only inspired to go to the National Film School in the first place due to Colin's reputation. After months and in some cases years of working with Sean, all his film subjects, without fail, love and admire him. As a friend, I do too.The subject of Sean's Working For The Enemy, Kevin Rudeforth, is now Sean's webmaster and I promised him some footage of Sean from the Doc/Fest. So, wanting to save battery power and disc space for Sean talking towards the end of the tribute, I was unable to film the entire session. I did capture a lot of what Colin said, but my heartfelt apologies to some of the other legends and luminaries of documentary filmmaking, Nick Broomfield, Kim Longinotto and Molly Dineen for omitting them talking about their work. Sheffield Doc/Fest did film the session so no doubt people will be able to see the entire tribute through the Doc/Fest website at some point. It really was a pleasure to have lunch with Colin and his god-daughter Kate, Nick and Sophia Loukaides, Dick Fontaine, Petter Vennerød, Sean and Juliette Joffé the day before as well; one of my personal highlights of the festival. References: Colin Young: In 1964, Colin established the first Dept of Visual Anthropology at UCLA where he motivated some outstanding filmmakers to explore the boundaries of observational filmmaking. In 1970 Colin was invited to found a national film school in the UK – the NFTS which he directed from 1970 till 1992, continuing to motivate fillmmakers to break boundaries, and confirming his reputation as the godfather of observational filmmaking. He then founded Ateliers du Cinema Europeen which he ran until 1996. He is a BAFTA Fellow and a governor of the NFTS. Joan Churchill: A graduate of the UCLA film programme, Joan Churchill followed her mentor Colin Young to the UK where she formed an enormously fruitful partnership with Nick Broomfield photographing and co-directing a long list of seminal docs- Juvenile Liaisons, Soldier Girls, the Aileen films, etc. She has also shot with Haskell Wexler, Barbara Kopple, Peter Watkins, notably Punishment Park, and many more. She has pioneered a path for women through the male-dominated enclaves of cinematography and documentary becoming the first female member of the British film union in the seventies and, more recently, the first documentary cameraperson to be made an ASC in the US. http://joanchurchill.com/biography http://joanchurchill.com Nick Broomfield: From his directorial debut in the early 1970s, Nick Broomfield has been an important innovator, introducing a personal investigative method which has had a huge influence on British documentary practice. His films command international attention and receive myriad awards. His reputation as one of the most important documentarians of today has been further endorsed with a BAFTA Lifetime achievement Award for his Contribution to Documentary. http://nickbroomfield.com Kim Longinotto: Internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto is one of the pre-eminent documentary filmmakers working today, renowned for creating extraordinary human portraits and tackling controversial topics with sensitivity and compassion. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm44.shtml Molly Dineen: Molly Dineen is a BAFTA and RTS award-winning independent documentary filmmaker, known for her portraits of British institutions and individuals undergoing change. Her films range from Home From The Hill, the penetrating and tender study of a retired colonel, to her most recent film Lie Of The Land, a revealing look at the lives of British farmers. In 2003, Dineen won The Grierson Memorial Trust Trustees’ award for outstanding contribution to the art of documentary. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2121940/ Sean McAllister: Award-winning documentary filmmaker Sean McAllister is celebrated as one of the UK’s most exciting talents. From his early films WORKING FOR THE ENEMY (1997) and MINDERS (1998), both nominated for a Royal Television Society Awards, to his more recent successes, Sundance Jury Prize-winning LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD (2004) and JAPAN: A STORY OF LOVE AND HATE (2008), Sean’s work continues to inspire, to surprise and to fascinate audiences. Sean McAllister’s films portray, with characteristic intimacy and frankness, people from different parts

Colin Young "They were grabbing film to be objective. So one of the first things I had to do with them was to persuade them that film was not objective, that film was subjective, whether it was fiction or documentary. It was always somebody's point of view. It was never "The Truth". Now the truth is in your bags (audience laughter, a reference to Sheffield Doc/Fest bags "The Truth Is...In Here") but it was not in our films..." I have an admission to make. I went along to the Colin Young tribute in order to film one of the most talented documentary filmmakers alive today, the brilliant maverick Sean McAllister, who, I found out during the course of the session, was only inspired to go to the National Film School in the first place due to Colin's reputation. After months and in some cases years of working with Sean, all his film subjects, without fail, love and admire him. As a friend, I do too.The subject of Sean's Working For The Enemy, Kevin Rudeforth, is now Sean's webmaster and I promised him some footage of Sean from the Doc/Fest. So, wanting to save battery power and disc space for Sean talking towards the end of the tribute, I was unable to film the entire session. I did capture a lot of what Colin said, but my heartfelt apologies to some of the other legends and luminaries of documentary filmmaking, Nick Broomfield, Kim Longinotto and Molly Dineen for omitting them talking about their work. Sheffield Doc/Fest did film the session so no doubt people will be able to see the entire tribute through the Doc/Fest website at some point. It really was a pleasure to have lunch with Colin and his god-daughter Kate, Nick and Sophia Loukaides, Dick Fontaine, Petter Vennerød, Sean and Juliette Joffé the day before as well; one of my personal highlights of the festival. References: Colin Young: In 1964, Colin established the first Dept of Visual Anthropology at UCLA where he motivated some outstanding filmmakers to explore the boundaries of observational filmmaking. In 1970 Colin was invited to found a national film school in the UK – the NFTS which he directed from 1970 till 1992, continuing to motivate fillmmakers to break boundaries, and confirming his reputation as the godfather of observational filmmaking. He then founded Ateliers du Cinema Europeen which he ran until 1996. He is a BAFTA Fellow and a governor of the NFTS. Joan Churchill: A graduate of the UCLA film programme, Joan Churchill followed her mentor Colin Young to the UK where she formed an enormously fruitful partnership with Nick Broomfield photographing and co-directing a long list of seminal docs- Juvenile Liaisons, Soldier Girls, the Aileen films, etc. She has also shot with Haskell Wexler, Barbara Kopple, Peter Watkins, notably Punishment Park, and many more. She has pioneered a path for women through the male-dominated enclaves of cinematography and documentary becoming the first female member of the British film union in the seventies and, more recently, the first documentary cameraperson to be made an ASC in the US. http://joanchurchill.com/biography http://joanchurchill.com Nick Broomfield: From his directorial debut in the early 1970s, Nick Broomfield has been an important innovator, introducing a personal investigative method which has had a huge influence on British documentary practice. His films command international attention and receive myriad awards. His reputation as one of the most important documentarians of today has been further endorsed with a BAFTA Lifetime achievement Award for his Contribution to Documentary. http://nickbroomfield.com Kim Longinotto: Internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto is one of the pre-eminent documentary filmmakers working today, renowned for creating extraordinary human portraits and tackling controversial topics with sensitivity and compassion. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm44.shtml Molly Dineen: Molly Dineen is a BAFTA and RTS award-winning independent documentary filmmaker, known for her portraits of British institutions and individuals undergoing change. Her films range from Home From The Hill, the penetrating and tender study of a retired colonel, to her most recent film Lie Of The Land, a revealing look at the lives of British farmers. In 2003, Dineen won The Grierson Memorial Trust Trustees’ award for outstanding contribution to the art of documentary. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2121940/ Sean McAllister: Award-winning documentary filmmaker Sean McAllister is celebrated as one of the UK’s most exciting talents. From his early films WORKING FOR THE ENEMY (1997) and MINDERS (1998), both nominated for a Royal Television Society Awards, to his more recent successes, Sundance Jury Prize-winning LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD (2004) and JAPAN: A STORY OF LOVE AND HATE (2008), Sean’s work continues to inspire, to surprise and to fascinate audiences. Sean McAllister’s films portray, with characteristic intimacy and frankness, people from different parts

Colin Young "They were grabbing film to be objective. So one of the first things I had to do with them was to persuade them that film was not objective, that film was subjective, whether it was fiction or documentary. It was always somebody's point of view. It was never "The Truth". Now the truth is in your bags (audience laughter, a reference to Sheffield Doc/Fest bags "The Truth Is...In Here") but it was not in our films..." I have an admission to make. I went along to the Colin Young tribute in order to film one of the most talented documentary filmmakers alive today, the brilliant maverick Sean McAllister, who, I found out during the course of the session, was only inspired to go to the National Film School in the first place due to Colin's reputation. After months and in some cases years of working with Sean, all his film subjects, without fail, love and admire him. As a friend, I do too.The subject of Sean's Working For The Enemy, Kevin Rudeforth, is now Sean's webmaster and I promised him some footage of Sean from the Doc/Fest. So, wanting to save battery power and disc space for Sean talking towards the end of the tribute, I was unable to film the entire session. I did capture a lot of what Colin said, but my heartfelt apologies to some of the other legends and luminaries of documentary filmmaking, Nick Broomfield, Kim Longinotto and Molly Dineen for omitting them talking about their work. Sheffield Doc/Fest did film the session so no doubt people will be able to see the entire tribute through the Doc/Fest website at some point. It really was a pleasure to have lunch with Colin and his god-daughter Kate, Nick and Sophia Loukaides, Dick Fontaine, Petter Vennerød, Sean and Juliette Joffé the day before as well; one of my personal highlights of the festival. References: Colin Young: In 1964, Colin established the first Dept of Visual Anthropology at UCLA where he motivated some outstanding filmmakers to explore the boundaries of observational filmmaking. In 1970 Colin was invited to found a national film school in the UK – the NFTS which he directed from 1970 till 1992, continuing to motivate fillmmakers to break boundaries, and confirming his reputation as the godfather of observational filmmaking. He then founded Ateliers du Cinema Europeen which he ran until 1996. He is a BAFTA Fellow and a governor of the NFTS. Joan Churchill: A graduate of the UCLA film programme, Joan Churchill followed her mentor Colin Young to the UK where she formed an enormously fruitful partnership with Nick Broomfield photographing and co-directing a long list of seminal docs- Juvenile Liaisons, Soldier Girls, the Aileen films, etc. She has also shot with Haskell Wexler, Barbara Kopple, Peter Watkins, notably Punishment Park, and many more. She has pioneered a path for women through the male-dominated enclaves of cinematography and documentary becoming the first female member of the British film union in the seventies and, more recently, the first documentary cameraperson to be made an ASC in the US. http://joanchurchill.com/biography http://joanchurchill.com Nick Broomfield: From his directorial debut in the early 1970s, Nick Broomfield has been an important innovator, introducing a personal investigative method which has had a huge influence on British documentary practice. His films command international attention and receive myriad awards. His reputation as one of the most important documentarians of today has been further endorsed with a BAFTA Lifetime achievement Award for his Contribution to Documentary. http://nickbroomfield.com Kim Longinotto: Internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto is one of the pre-eminent documentary filmmakers working today, renowned for creating extraordinary human portraits and tackling controversial topics with sensitivity and compassion. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm44.shtml Molly Dineen: Molly Dineen is a BAFTA and RTS award-winning independent documentary filmmaker, known for her portraits of British institutions and individuals undergoing change. Her films range from Home From The Hill, the penetrating and tender study of a retired colonel, to her most recent film Lie Of The Land, a revealing look at the lives of British farmers. In 2003, Dineen won The Grierson Memorial Trust Trustees’ award for outstanding contribution to the art of documentary. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2121940/ Sean McAllister: Award-winning documentary filmmaker Sean McAllister is celebrated as one of the UK’s most exciting talents. From his early films WORKING FOR THE ENEMY (1997) and MINDERS (1998), both nominated for a Royal Television Society Awards, to his more recent successes, Sundance Jury Prize-winning LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD (2004) and JAPAN: A STORY OF LOVE AND HATE (2008), Sean’s work continues to inspire, to surprise and to fascinate audiences. Sean McAllister’s films portray, with characteristic intimacy and frankness, people from different parts