Tony Dowmunt
Geboren 1951 in Newick in der südenglischen Grafschaft Sussex.
Arbeitet in London und wohnt in Lewes. Community-Video-Aktivist. Professor an der Goldsmiths University of London. Er lehrt und forscht im Fachbereich Dokumentarfilm. Mitbegründer und Leiter des London Community Video Archive (LCVA).
Deutsche Fassung im Buch Rebel Video, S. 87-104
00:00 Start. 01:39 Home. 02:33 A distanced father, but a secure existence. 03:37 Alienated from my social background. 05:09 My life at boarding schools / Film and identity. 06:48 At public school, 1964-68. 07:59 Studying English Literature in Oxford / Hanging out with American draft dodgers. 08:58 Pursuing my interest in film. 09:53 1972 – A two year course at a film school in Guilford. 11:11 George Stoney and the mirror machine / A crash course in community video. 13:25 What I learned from community video in North America. 14:24 Back in the UK – Finishing my film course and buying my first video portapak / Meeting Su Braden. 16:16 Aylesbury Estate, South East London / Bedrock of a social and community revolution? 17:50 Video with young people. 20:29 The Association of Video Workers / John Hoppy Hopkins. 21:19 Writing up my video experience with young people / From process to product / I join Albany Video. 24:13 Becoming a franchised workshop / Channel 4 / The Vision of Alan Fountain / Funding from the GLC (Greater London Council). 26:14 How we cooperated with Channel 4 / Beyond Our Ken. 28:11 Other locally based productions for Channel 4 / We lose our franchise / Being White / Albany Video Distribution. 30:53 The Miners’ strike 1984-85 / A highlight of nationwide video campaigning. 32:12 International exchange / Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA). 33:54 Setting up our own company APT / Remote Control, Channels of Resistance, Tactical TV. 37:21 Teaching the MA course in Documentary at Goldsmiths, University of London. 38:59 Credits