Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood 8 years old

In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia Bird, who died in 2013. Bird blazed a trail from the radical hotbed of the Royal Court Theatre in the 70s, via the groundbreaking early days of EastEnders and Casualty in the 80s, all the way to Hollywood in the 90s and back again. She always had something urgent to say, but her career was a long struggle to get her voice heard. Featuring many of her close collaborators, including Robert Carlyle, Irvine Welsh, Kate Hardie and Mark Cousins, this documentary is the first to examine Bird’s legacy, and to place her where she belongs – among the most important British film, TV and theatre directors of her era.

Credits

Mark Cousins as Himself

Steven Mackintosh as Himself

Robert Carlyle as Himself

Kate Hardie as Herself

Irvine Welsh as Himself

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood Cast

Name	Character
Mark Cousins He was 51, now 59 years old	as Himself
Steven Mackintosh He was 49, now 57 years old	as Himself
Robert Carlyle He was 55, now 63 years old	as Himself
Kate Hardie She was 47, now 55 years old	as Herself
Irvine Welsh He was 57, now 66 years old	as Himself

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood Crew

Name	Department
Mark Cousins as Executive Producer. He was 51 (now 59) years old	Production

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood (8 years)

Release day: Thursday, May 12, 2016
Runtime: 93 minutes