8th November 2008 until 22nd February 2009

An Act of Life

A short film written and directed by Vanessa Oakes

Filmmaker Dom Breadmore

A response to the search for a lasting memorial to the millions of people who died during WW1 - written for an ensemble cast of 21 young people from King Edward VI College, Nuneaton.  

In An Act of Life the dead are present as part of the contemporary landscape. As generations move forward the meaning of traditional memorials inevitably changes. What doesn’t change is the presence of the living memorials all around us. The performing arts students in this film are all living memorials to the millions of young people who lost their lives.

 Commissioned by Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council as part of the Fit for Heroes exhibition at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery -

funded by Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and The Big Lottery.

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery

Riversley Park

Nuneaton

CV11 5TU

Admission Free

Tuesday - Saturday  & Bank Holidays

10.30am - 4.30pm

Sunday

2pm - 4.30pm

For further information call 024 7635 0720