of documentary. A season of films portraying issues, stories and characters.
Children's Parties
The best of times, the worst of times .. magic or misery, funny or frightful, happy or horrendous a child's party can be timeless and the memories of it remain with boys and girls for ever. It can also reduce parents and entertainers to nerve-jangled wrecks.
These memories may also remain for ever.
This documentary film looks in on just a few of the thousands of children's birthdays that were celebrated in the summer of 1981. a simple country party, a circus party, a prep-school party, a multi-disco' partython', a party for rising child prodigies who played for their supper, and the longest street party in the worm.
Photography ANTHONY BRAGG Film editor GRAHAM SHIPHAM Executive producer ROGER MILLS Director
PHILIP BONHAM CARTER