Glastopia (2012)
In this personal film, Julien Temple, who directed the definitive documentary history of the Glastonbury Festival, explores the alternative side of the festival away from the spotlight of the main stages with their global pop superstars. In fields known as Shangri La, Arcadia, the Unfair Ground, Strummerville, Block 9 and the Common, every year an unlikely attempt at utopia takes shape. Here, the festival reconnects with its radical, countercultural origins combining underground music, performance art and some of the funniest and most provocative sights of the festival with a dark, urgent 21st century spontaneity. Filmed at the 2011 festival, this 75 minute documentary features Michael Eavis, the creators of, and visitors to the true heart of the Glastonbury, and, fuelled by the music of tomorrow, explores the hopes, dreams and personal utopias of those who, for one weekend in June, come together as the tribes of 21st Century Albion.
Director: Julien Temple
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Michael Eavis as self |
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Chris Coates as self |
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Deborah Armstrong as self |
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Raphael England as self |
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Bridey Watson as self |
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The Watson Family as self |
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Demelza Woodridge as self |
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Lee Robertson as self |
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Eddie Hart as self |
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Una Cousins as self |
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Joe Rush as self |
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Danimal as self |
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Chas Amber as self |
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Sam Heggerty as self |
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Strapper as self |
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Joe Strummer as self |
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Chris Tofu as self |
| Camera | Greg Culhane | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert McGowan | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michael White | Camera Supervisor |
| Camera | Alex Gilbert | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Marco Granese | Camera Operator |
| Sound | James Gregory | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Steve Organ | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Andrew Brown | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hugo Levien | Camera Operator |
| Art | Martin Kingdom | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Will Bix | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Pete Crias | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Roger Pomphrey | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Sean Poe | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Daniel Goddard | Additional Editing |
| Production | Tom Cushing | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Jack Taylor | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Tom Mansfield | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Langan | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Livesley | Camera Supervisor |
| Camera | Andy Hague | Camera Operator |
| Production | Julien Temple | Producer |
| Camera | Mandy Briggs | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Kary Stewart | Camera Operator |
| Art | Jonny Halifax | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | James Cullen | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Stephen Malit | Producer |
| Sound | Scott Jones | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Julien Temple | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jonny Halifax | Editor |
| Production | Adam Barker | Executive Producer |
| Production | George Hencken | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Richards | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Julien Temple | Director |