Synopsis:
A meditation on the future of Britain towards the end of the Second World War, told to a six-month old baby called Timothy. While celebrating the war effort, including those out fighting and those working to keep Britain going at home, the film also looks to the end of the war and beyond.
Using the diary as a structuring device in commentary written by E.M. Forster, the film poses questions about how we will shape our nation in the future, and how we will do sufficient justice to the effort and sacrifice made by those working to win the war.
The film uses evocative sequences similar to those in
Listen to Britain, Jennings more famous work also produced for the Crown Film Unit, where he worked during the war.
Synopsis:
A meditation on the future of Britain towards the end of the Second World War, told to a six-month old baby called Timothy. While celebrating the war effort, including those out fighting and those working to keep Britain going at home, the film also looks to the end of the war and beyond.
Using the diary as a structuring device in commentary written by E.M. Forster, the film poses questions about how we will shape our nation in the future, and how we will do sufficient justice to the effort and sacrifice made by those working to win the war.
The film uses evocative sequences similar to those in
Listen to Britain, Jennings more famous work also produced for the Crown Film Unit, where he worked during the war.