Bata-ville: We Are Not Afraid of the Future (2005)
Bata-ville is a bittersweet record of a coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire in Zlín in the Czech Republic. Against the backdrop of regeneration in their local communities, former employees of the now-closed UK shoe factories in East Tilbury (Essex) and Maryport (Cumbria) are led on a journey that begins as a free holiday but soon becomes an opportunity for a collective imagining of what entrepreneur Tomas Bata's maxim "We are not afraid of the future" means for them in 21st century Britain.
Directors: Karen Guthrie, Nina Pope.
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Karen Guthrie as Self |
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Nina Pope as Self |
| Directing | Karen Guthrie | Director |
| Directing | Nina Pope | Director |
| Writing | Karen Guthrie | Writer |
| Writing | Nina Pope | Writer |
| Production | Andrew Chitty | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karen Guthrie | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nina Pope | Co-Producer |
| Production | David Wright | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sean Guthrie | Music |
| Sound | Tim Olden | Music |
| Crew | John Podpadec | Cinematography |
| Editing | Doug Howarth | Editor |
