A Century in Stone

A Century in Stone
Directed by Craig Hornby
Produced by Craig Hornby
Written by Craig Hornby
Cinematography Craig Hornby
Production
company
Pancrack Pictures
Release dates
  • February 2004 (2004-02)
Running time
118 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

A Century in Stone is a 2004 documentary film depicting the rise of Eston's iron and steel industry.[1]

It is 118 minutes long project was funded by the first £75,000 fellowship award from NESTA to be awarded in the north-east.[2][3]

Launched in 2004, "A Century in Stone" attracted over four-thousand people to clubs and halls across Teesside before becoming the first local film to be shown at a Teesside multiplex. In its first week, it outsold Hollywood competition to become the Xmas 2004 VHS/DVD bestseller in Teesside.

The film toured Australia in 2005, screening in various towns, and beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which had been made in Teesside.[4]

References

  1. "Mining film becomes festive hit". BBC News. 2004-12-23.
  2. "Craig Hornby profile". NESTA.
  3. Wainwright, Martin (2004-09-13). "Edited in a bedroom, on at the multiplex". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  4. "Film: A Century In Stone". Entertainment Depot. 2005-08-15.

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