The Spirit of '45 Q&A with film director Ken Loach

The Spirit of '45 film screening Q&A session with director Ken Loach hosted by Chris Williamson at the QUAD cinema in Derby, 17 August 2016. To jump to specific sections, click on the links below: 04:10 Ken: Dirty tricks, stormtroopers, mass media deceit and Labour MPs 07:56 Audience: What do you think the connection should be between campaign organisations and the Labour party? 08:58 Ken: Campaign organisations and the Labour Party 09:29 Ken: I think removing the private contractors from the health service is the critical demand 09:43 Ken: Rival candidates, Pfizer 10:20 Ken: If Corbyn goes, the politics go, no other left winger will do the same and be approved by the Daily Mail 10:59 Audience: Momentum accused of bullying because they realise without Momentum Jeremy is very exposed 11:40 Ken: Jeremy can't be bought off, nationalisation is a threat to capital 13:16 Ken: The Guardian 13:36 Ken: Slither of opportunity because the forces ranged against us are colossal, need new MPs 14:30 Chris: Policies incredibly popular with the general public 14:59 Audience: What prospects for alternative radical film making, television production these days? 16:43 Ken: Reform of the media, the BBC 18:11 Ken: The BBC is an arm of the state 19:05 Audience: Education is fundamental, one of five areas not covered in the film, wondered why that was? 20:15 Ken: Consciously left things out, too little time, the 1944 act essentially a piece of class legislation 21:34 Audience: Are the national charities part of the solution or part of the problem? [Kevin Curly] 22:27 Ken: Charities and the government 24:01 Ken: The state should carry our instincts for solidarity and mutual support so we don't need big charities 25:58 Audience: Labour party saying "the enemy within" about Jeremy Corbyn, yet disallowing people their vote 26:47 Ken: Banning people voting for Jeremy Corbyn, £25 charge, date picked to damage Corbyn 27:52 Audience: Homelessness, mental illness, care in the community 30:26 Audience: Unless there's a commitment to publicly own a whole array of public services, I can't see it working 32:32 Ken: The banks, corporations, need for international support like Syriza and Podemos 33:41 Audience: Collective working, clause IV, reclaim the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn our next Prime Minister 35:06 Audience: Women born in the 50s lost pension, now means tested benefit, would you consider backing our cause? 36:50 Ken: Yes 37:20 Audience: What's your opinion on new media, what can filmmakers do to help? 38:00 Ken: Filmmaking, big screen, social media, one isn't better than the other, just different 40:37 Audience: Was Labour winning the 1945 general election a surprise to the establishment? 41:20 Ken: Churchill seen as invincible, the great war hero, yet they forgot he was excoriated in working class areas 41:54 Ken: Churchill wanted to take over the BBC, Stanley Baldwin said no, better people believe it's independent 42:40 Audience: Do you foresee your films moving more into new media to avoid blacklisting? 43:27 Ken: Not blacklisted, just sensored, don't want to give up on mainstream media, needs reform, press freedom 44:50 Audience: What made you want to create a documentary? 44:59 Ken: To preserve the memories of that generation because they were dying and show their is an alternative 46:49 Audience: The '45 manifesto still resonates, given the PLP and press, how can we share Jeremy's ideals and policies? 48:03 Audience: Do you think compulsory voting in general elections would make a difference? 48:37 Audience: What's the best way to communicate what the message is, to get people back to a socialist future? 49:55 Ken: Social media like a forest fire, keep it alive, food banks, inspiration, kinder politics Official film website: http://www.thespiritof45.com Produced by HD Media Pro for Momentum Derbyshire   / momentumderbyshire   Camera, Sound and Post Production: Jamie Rhodes-Simpson Additional Camera: Kai Quentin Undrell Recorded 17 August 2016 With thanks to the technical team at the QUAD cinema in Derby for their assistance http://www.derbyquad.co.uk © Copyright Jamie Rhodes-Simpson 2016 HD Media Pro http://www.hdmediapro.com Technical details: Cameras: Sony FS700 x2 Lenses: Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G, Sony E 18-200mm on F6.3 Radio Mics: Sennheiser G3 2x handheld (Chris & audience), 1x lavalier (Ken) c/o the QUAD On camera receivers for Ken & Chris audio recordings sharing venue frequencies, and audience mic recorded to the venue's Tascam recorder by the QUAD technical team along with a reference track Post Production Sound: Apple Logic Pro X iZotope RX4 and Ozone 6 Final mix levels to EBU R128 loudness standard Post Production Video: Apple Final Cut Pro X FilmConvert Pro Color Finale Apple Compressor