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Film Summary
For father, poet and dry stone waller Sam Robinson, resistance is the honesty of work and words.
Sam plies the thousand-year-old craft of dry stone walling in Cumbria, working in all weathers to make and maintain the lie of the land. His philosophy is one of protest, pride and authenticity — the counter-vision to a Britain bound in consumerism, the people removed from the work that once grounded their communities.
Credits
Directed by: Dom Bush
Writer: Sam Robinson
Produced by: Helen Lawrie, Rebecca Day.
Project Type: Documentary
Runtime: 8 minutes 1 second
Filmed in: Cumbria, United Kingdom.
Funded by: British Film Institute (BFI) and Doc Society.
Blackthorn also features as an official selection in this year's Adventure Uncovered Film Festival, where you can watch the film alongside another 60+ adventure films that matter.
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