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 | Michael White | Camera Supervisor |
| Camera | Andy Hague | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tom Mansfield | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Daniel Goddard | Additional Editing |
| Camera | Jack Taylor | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Greg Culhane | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Langan | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert McGowan | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Will Bix | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Pete Crias | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Roger Pomphrey | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Scott Jones | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Andrew Brown | Camera Operator |
| Production | George Hencken | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tom Cushing | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Mandy Briggs | Camera Operator |
| Sound | James Gregory | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Robert Richards | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Steve Organ | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sean Poe | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Alex Gilbert | Camera Technician |
| Production | Adam Barker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julien Temple | Producer |
| Camera | John Livesley | Camera Supervisor |
| Sound | James Cullen | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Marco Granese | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Kary Stewart | Camera Operator |
| Art | Martin Kingdom | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Hugo Levien | Camera Operator |
| Art | Jonny Halifax | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Stephen Malit | Producer |
| Camera | Julien Temple | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jonny Halifax | Editor |
| Directing | Julien Temple | Director |