The Camera Is Ours

Play trailer

The Camera Is Ours

2022

2h 37m

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

100%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Most leading documentarians in Britain today are women. The Camera is Ours tells the story of some of the key female pioneers of the British documentary movement beginning in the 1930s and culminating in the late sixties. It's a story that is beautifully captured in the collections held by the BFI National Archive, now available to audiences via this new collection.

Edward Porter

Times (UK)

... Full of cinematic flair.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

Full Review

Danny Leigh

Financial Times

The films fascinate and multitask.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 10, 2022

Full Review

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

This evocative compilation of British documentary shorts, dating from the 1930s to the 1960s, comes with content warnings about racism – though the sexism can be just as shocking.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 1, 2022

Full Review

Sarah Kent

The Arts Desk

The Camera Is Ours is a must for the archives, but sadly it’s hard to imagine many besides cinema buffs watching educational and recruitment shorts.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 2, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Leticia q

(Peach kicking koopa) dry bones: oohh drama ☠️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/21/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Marion Grierson

Director

Evelyn Cherry

Director

Ruby Grierson

Director

Mary Field

Director

Muriel Box

Director

Budge Cooper

Director

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Montréal Girls

100%

%

Montréal Girls

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Montréal Girls

Palm Trees and Power Lines

90%

76%

Palm Trees and Power Lines

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Palm Trees and Power Lines

Summering

34%

40%

Summering

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Summering

A Star Shoots Across the Sky

100%

%

A Star Shoots Across the Sky

Watchlist

The Road to Galena

38%

80%

The Road to Galena

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Road to Galena

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Synopsis

Most leading documentarians in Britain today are women. The Camera is Ours tells the story of some of the key female pioneers of the British documentary movement beginning in the 1930s and culminating in the late sixties. It's a story that is beautifully captured in the collections held by the BFI National Archive, now available to audiences via this new collection.

Director: Marion Grierson, Evelyn Cherry, Ruby Grierson, Mary Field, Muriel Box, Budge Cooper, Mary Beales, Kay Mander, Jill Craigie, Margaret Thomson, Sarah Erulkar
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 2h 37m