PHILIPPA LOWTHORPE ON WORKING WITH CHILDREN | Filmmaking Insights | Watershed
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Date: 18/08/2016

PHILIPPA LOWTHORPE ON WORKING WITH CHILDREN | Filmmaking Insights | Watershed 

Following an advanced screening of her new film, Swallows and Amazons, director Philippa Lowthorpe gave a Q&A at Watershed with Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove. In this clip they discuss how she approached finding the child actors to play the characters in the film, and their relationship while on set.

Swallows and Amazons (2016)
Set sail for a heartwarming experience for all the family with this inspiring, rambunctious and nostalgic tale of summer adventure, as Arthur Ransome's enduring 1930’s children's novel is brought to life in this beautifully realised adaptation of a quintessentially British classic.

Set over one idyllic summer the four Walker children and their sailing rivals, the Blacketts, run amok in their sailing boats against the stunning backdrop of the Lake District. Whilst the Walkers sail the agile Swallow, the Blacketts commandeer The Amazon, making camp on a nearby island. Theirs is a world of imagination - one with pirates and canons, boats being captured and enemies walking the plank. But as the real world finds itself on the brink of war, and when a mysterious pair of Russian spies are found hot on the tail of their family friend Jim, our motley crew must learn quickly the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.

Find out more and book tickets to see the film here: http://wshd.to/swallowsamazons 

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