Course
World War II on Screen
Sat 30 Jul, 11.30am – 5pm
In this, the second instalment of our war on screen series we turn our attention to World War II. Kenton Hall will be looking at contemporary and classic films about the conflict, the people who experienced it and the way it changed the world.
From a dramatic perspective, World War II is often seen as the conflict with the most readily identifiable heroes and villains – a titanic struggle of good over evil. This is particularly reflected in the films made during the war itself, although the power of cinema was used equally as propaganda – on both sides – as much as it was a vehicle for storytelling.
The almost incomprehensible horrors of the Holocaust have, rightly, continued to be examined via film – as a way of trying to understand the worst sides of human nature, but also as a reminder that unless we learn from that history, those horrors could well be repeated. Films such as Schindler’s List and Downfall in particular, stand as important lessons about events that are not as long ago as sometimes we seem to believe.
Course Breakdown:
11.30am – Introduction
12pm – WWII on Film (Documentary footage)
12.30pm – Films contemporary to WWII
1pm – Effect of cinema on the perception of WWII and allegories about the war
1.30pm – Lunch
2.30pm – Revisitation - Modern films about WWII
3.30pm – Reinterrogation - How do films about specific wars reflect on subsequent wars?
4.30pm – Conclusion
5pm – End
This course will be delivered in person at Phoenix.
Further Information
Price: £18 – Bundle offer available – book all 3 ‘War on Screen’ courses for £45, simply add to your basket and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.
Tutor: Kenton Hall
Booking Information:
This 1 day course will run at Phoenix on Saturday 30 July, 11.30am – 5pm
You must be 18 or over to attend.
Cancellation Policy:
We do not offer refunds for cancellations of bookings, except in exceptional circumstances. In the event that an advertised course is withdrawn, we will endeavour to give 7 days’ notice and a full refund will be made.
about the tutor
Kenton Hall is an award-winning Canadian writer, director, musician and teacher, with numerous short and feature film credits to his name – both behind and in front of the camera. Kenton also teaches a BTEC in Creative Media Production through Leicester College and The Art of Screenwriting here at Phoenix. He has played a variety of roles on-stage and screen, from Les Miserables and Muppets Most Wanted to 4th Floor of Singapore and Father to Fall. He most recently wrote, directed and co-starred in the feature film A Dozen Summers, published the comic memoir Bisection, about living and parenting with bipolar disorder and co-wrote the Audible Drama Getting Better, starring Rhod Gilbert, Kathryn Drysdale and Mark Gatiss.
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