ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER Carol Allen in Conversation with Director Kevin MacDonald and Producer John Battsek "One Day in September" won the Oscar for best documentary in 2000. It was released in British cinemas in May of that year, which was when Carol Allen talked to producer John Battsek, then aged 36 and director Kevin MacDonald, then 32. Macdonald started his film career by writing a book about his producer grandfather, Emeric Pressburger and making documentary with his brother, producer Andrew MacDonald in the pre "Shallow Grave" days. "One Day in September" was his first brush with the big screen, apart from a short run at the ICA of his much praised documentary about the late Donald Cammell, co-director with Nicolas Roeg of "Performance". Battsek worked in publicity and marketing before moving into production. He has since gone on to produce several other films, mainly documentaries, including the hilarious "Live Forever" (2003) about the British music scene in the 90s which features the Gallagher brothers and Tony Blair in his rock and roll days. Kevin has also stayed in the documentary field. He is the director of the highly praised "Touching the Void" (2003). They talk first about how it felt to win that Oscar. Kevin : It's a bit like being in a car crash because it doesn't feel quite real and it doesn't have quite the impact that you would imagine for a funny reason. It's such an iconic moment isn't it? It's one of those moments everyone