A 25-minute time capsule of a city eating itself alive — Plymouth 1965, post-war concrete dreams.
Cinematography
Glorious 16mm Kodachrome capturing concrete brutalism like poetry.
Production
Unintentionally haunting transitions between bomb ruins and tower blocks.
Director
John Dooley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Plymouth was among the most heavily bombed cities in Britain; this film captures the awkward adolescence of its reconstruction, when 'modern' still meant hopeful rather than failed.
Director John Dooley made industrial films for the Cement and Concrete Association — this was his rare 'artistic' detour, and it shows in every lovingly framed aggregate surface.
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