In Fading Light : The Films of the Amber Collective

For over five decades, the Newcastle-based Amber Film and Photography Collective has been a critical (if often unheralded) force within British documentary filmmaking, producing a variety of innovative works focused on working-class society. Situating their acclaimed output within wider social, political, and historical contexts, __In Fading Light__ provides an accessible introduction to Amber’s output from both national and transnational perspectives, including experimental, low-budget documentaries in the 1970s; more prominent feature films in the 1980s; studies of post-industrial life in the 1990s; and the distinctive perils and opportunities posed by the digital era. "For over five decades, the Newcastle-based Amber Film and Photography Collective has been a critical (if often unheralded) force within British documentary filmmaking, producing a variety of innovative works focused on working-class society. Situating their acclaimed output within wider social, political, and historical contexts, In Fading Light provides an accessible introduction to Amber's output in both national and transnational perspectives, including experimental, low-budget documentaries in the 1970s; more prominent feature films in the 1980s; studies of post-industrial life in the 1990s; and the distinctive perils and opportunities posed by the digital era"-- Provided by publisher Contents Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Histories of Amber Chapter 2 Salvaging the Past, 1968 to 1980 Chapter 3 Can’t Beat It Alone: Current Affairs and Investigations, 1982 to 1988 Chapter 4 The Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen Films, 1983 to 1994 Chapter 5 Dream On: Drama Features, 1981 to 1991 Chapter 6 From the Tyne to the Coalfields: Feature Films, 1995 to 2005 Chapter 7 Still Here: Amber in the Twenty-First Century Conclusion: Amber at Fifty Select Bibliography Amber Filmography Index