FILM DIRECTOR:
THE RUSTIC MORALIST - 2011
conceptualisation, dramatised scenes of contemporary life set to the words of Thomas Gray’s 16th century poem Elegy In A Country Churchyard.
Music: Andy Merritt
Narrator: Jon Crampton
PHOENIX - 1994
Live concert performance of the German rock band Phoenix in Bremen, Germany.
Producer: Mark Robbins
WHERE HAVE ALL THE CRUSTIES GONE? - 1988
Synopsis: the 1985 film updated with new material to include the 1988 Summer Solstice at Stonehenge and the Peace Convoy riot.
Producer: Pixie Productions
Digitally re-mastered: 2006
HERE & NOW, BEEN & GONE – 1986
Synopsis: farewell concert of the space punk band Here & Now, filmed live at Dingwalls Dancehall, January 1986. Also includes interviews with the band. Songs include “Secrets,” “Theatre,” “Fantasy Shift,” “Opium For The People” plus 9 more.
Producer: Vance Goodwin
Cinema Distributor: Glenbuck Films
Sound Track Album: Cold Harbour Records
WHERE HAVE ALL THE CRUSTIES GONE? - 1985
Synopsis: director Al Stokes tracks down the survivors of ‘The Battle of The Beanfield’ who had their mobile homes trashed when the police brutally stopped the, so-called, Peace Convoy from attending the 12th annual Stonehenge Peoples’ Free Festival.
Producer: Pixie Productions
Distributor: Glenbuck Films
STREET OF EXPERIENCE – 1985
Synopsis: film of the last night party & eviction of Europe’s biggest squat (Norwich, UK) which ran from December 1979 to February 1985. Includes interviews with members of The Argyle Street Alternative Republic.
Producer: Pixie Productions
STONEHENGE 1984, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT ROCK SHOW – 1984
Synopsis: rock concert film of the last ever Stonehenge Peoples’ Free Festival featuring Roy Harper, Hawkwind, The Enid and Here & Now. Also contains Al’s earlier press photos of the festival site and activities.
Producer: Pixie Productions
Cinema Distributor: Glenbuck Films
OPEN DOOR GET UP, STAND UP - 1979
Synopsis: documentary of the London based Legalise Cannabis Campaign as they try to change the drugs law.
Producer: Eddie Montague, BBC TV
Transmission: BBC 2, October 1979
ICE CREAM DREAM – 1978
Synopsis: documentary based on the trials and tribulations of wannabe rock band Valkyrie as they strive for success in the over crowded late-70’s post-punk music industry. Also features live performances from The Mojos and industry interviews.
Distributor: AZ Films
Festivals: Cannes MIP 1979
Transmission: Channel TV, October 1979; Hong Kong TV.
GLAZEN – 1975.
Synopsis: band-on-the-road film featuring the West German pop band Crackerjack as they toured around the music venues of northern Germany.
Produced at: Studio Hamburg
Distributor: AZ Films
Festivals: Cannes MIP 1976
