The Ballad of Shirley Collins

The Ballad of Shirley Collins
Directed by Rob Curry, Tim Plester
Produced by Paul Williams
Narrated by Hannah Arterton
Music by Ossian Brown and Michael J York,
Cinematography Richard Mitchell
Production
company
Fire Films
Running time
 94 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Ballad of Shirley Collins is a 2017 British feature documentary directed by Rob Curry and Tim Plester.[1]

The film follows the return of 80 year old folk singer Shirley Collins to the limelight as she records Lodestar, her first album for 37 years.[2]

The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2017[3], before a UK theatrical release the same month. Its international premiere was at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in March 2018, followed by screenings including CPH:DOX and Revelation Perth.

References

  1. ↑ "The Ballad Of Shirley Collins documentary premieres in London in October". The Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Ballad of Shirley Collins review – brilliant story of lost folk singer | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ↑ url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=balladofshirleycollins%7Ctitle=The Ballad of Shirley Collins


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