Carry on Ken

United Kingdom

2004

40 Min

Color

English

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Carry on Ken is a documentary tribute to the life and work of acclaimed British film director Ken Loach. The film is part of Ken Loach’s 70th birthday celebrations and coincides with the release of his latest Palme D’Or winning film, The Wind That Shakes the Barely. This documentary charts his career and his working methods through film clips and interviews with many of his collaborators including Robert Carlyle, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Ricky Tomlinson and Peter Mullan.

Director

Barney Reisz

Barney entered the film industry in 1978 as a runner/tea-boy working his way up through the ranks of assistant-directing before becoming a location manager in 1985. Throughout the rest of the 80s and first half of the 90s, he was a location manager then production manager on numerous feature films and television dramas.

He produced a short comedy It’s Good To Talk, directed by Roger Goldby which was nominated for an Oscar in 1999. He has subsequently produced a range of TV drama and documentary films, music videos, and feature films including Stephen Poliakoffss recent Glorious 39. —The Script Factory