Sarah Erulkar

Sarah Erulkar (2 May 1923 – 29 May 2015) was a BAFTA award-winning Indian-born British filmmaker, specialising in sponsored documentary shorts.[1] Starting her career at the Shell Film Unit, she subsequently directed sponsored films at many production companies. Her best-known films include Lord Siva Danced (1947), the BAFTA-winning Picture to Post (1969) and the Central Office of Information public information film Never Go With Strangers (1971).

Erulkar was born in Kolkata, India on 2 May 1923.[1] Her family moved to London, England in 1928. She studied sociology at Bedford College. She took a job at the Shell Film Unit.[1]

Erulkar was married to science filmmaker Peter de Normanville.

Partial filmography

  • Aircraft Today and Tomorrow (1946)
  • Flight for Tomorrow (1947)
  • Lord Siva Danced (1947)
  • The History of the Helicopter (1951)
  • District Nurse (1952)
  • Birthright (1958)
  • Spat System (1960)
  • Something Nice to Eat (1967)
  • Picture to Post (1969)
  • The Air My Enemy (1971)
  • Never Go With Strangers (1971)

References

  1. 1 2 3 McGahan, Katy (15 June 2015). "Sarah Erulkar obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

General references

  • Cranston, Ros; McGahan, Katy (2010). "Science and society : Peter de Normanville, Sarah Erulkar". In Russell, Patrick; Piers Taylor, James. Shadows of progress: documentary film in post-war Britain. Palgrave McMillan. ISBN 9781844573226.
  • McGahan, Katy. "Erulkar, Sarah (1923–)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  • "Sarah Erulkar". The Times. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  • Gratza, Agnieszka (5 November 2010). "Shadows of Progress: NS media partnership with the BFI". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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