Theatre Girls

Synopsis

The Theatre Girls Club was a hostel for homeless, destitute and alcoholic women in Soho, London. Run by six paid workers, it was the only hostel in London which to take any women at any time. The filmmakers lived in the hostel for more than two months, establishing an extraordinary level of trust with their "cast" —from the home’s feisty cook to an elderly resident who was a terminal alcoholic. The last film Kim Longinotto made while she was at the National Film and Television School.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2006

Year of production

1979

Subjects

Social welfare; Sociology; Film Studies

Keywords

documentary films; homelessness; residential care; women’s refuges

Credits

Director

Claire Pollak; Kim Longinotto

Producer

Udi Eichler

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

£50.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

57 minutes

Year

2006

Type

VHS

Format

PAL

Price

£50.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

57 minutes

Year

2006

Production Company

Name

National Film and Television School

Sponsor

Name

Thames Television

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute

Contact

Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)

Email

film@therai.org.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7387 0455

Fax

020 7388 8817

Address

50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT

Notes

The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.