The British Silent Film Festival

Beeman, Birdman, Hunter, Spy: the heroic age of the wildlife filmmaker

A particular breed of explorer from the earliest days of films was the wildlife cameraman. These intrepid pioneers risked life and limb, inventing their own equipment, travelling to the remotest parts of the planet to bring us unprecedented access to the natural world and inevitably having a few adventures along the way. This selection will show the work of J. C. Bee-Mason, Oliver Pike, Joe Corbett, and the legendary Colonel F.M. Bailey.
 
Presented by Bryony Dixon