Film produced by Glynde man to feature at Brighton Film Festival

A film produced by a young Glynde man is to feature at this year’s Brighton Film Festival.
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The short film about a nonagenarian Sussex farmer and his ‘museum of old stuff’ was created by 26-year-old regional filmmaker, Richard Gravett, from Glynde, who is a conservation volunteer for the countryside charity, CPRE Sussex.

The film documents the shifting Sussex landscape through the eyes of 90 year old farmer, Richard Brickell, who has worked the land through decades of change.

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It features some rare footage of the East Sussex countryside in the early post war years.

A short film about Sussex farmer Richard Brickell (pictured) has been selected for this year’s Brighton Film Festival.

Picture: CPRE SussexA short film about Sussex farmer Richard Brickell (pictured) has been selected for this year’s Brighton Film Festival.

Picture: CPRE Sussex
A short film about Sussex farmer Richard Brickell (pictured) has been selected for this year’s Brighton Film Festival. Picture: CPRE Sussex

The backdrop to the film is Mr Brickell’s own ‘museum of old stuff,’ which is a private shed stuffed with obsolete farming equipment.

Filmmaker Richard said he was delighted to have his film selected particularly because it voices an important message about the Sussex countryside.

“Richard [Brickell] came into farming at the end of the war and saw agriculture swiftly change from smaller more community focused farms to the larger more intensive kind we know today,” he explained.

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“He has lots of wisdom to share about care for the countryside. Most importantly that the countryside is there to be enjoyed but that stops being possible when we don’t work with the land in an environmentally conscious way and create opportunities for rural communities to come together and thrive.”

The film has been selected for the CINECITY 18th Brighton Film Festival which is being run online from November 6-22.

It will be available from November 6, here: https://www.amplifyfilm.org.uk.

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