This autobiographical documentary revisits the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s. More than 50 years after the conflict, in which the director participated as a young British soldier stationed in Kenya for his national service, he confronts his past with audacity and unflinching self-inquiry.
Combining McWilliams' own photographic record of the times with original animation and archival imagery, A Time There Was crafts a thoughtful account of the Mau Mau Rebellion – one of the most contentious episodes in Britain’s imperial endgame.
Credits
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directionDonald McWilliams
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editingDonald McWilliams
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collaborationKaren Feiertag
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narration writerDonald McWilliams
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narrationDonald McWilliams
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cameraJames AquilaJohn Walker
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production managerKaren Feiertag
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still photographyKaren Feiertag
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sound recordistKaren Feiertag
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participationMwaria NjumaJohn NottinghamAchrroo Kapila
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translatorTerry Wairimu
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transportationJohn BisleyArthur Taylor
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animationMarcy PageRandall Finnerty
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drawingGail Lamarche
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animation cameraPierre LandryThea Pratt
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photographic scansPierre LandryThea Pratt
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infographySuzie SynnottSarah MarchandKaren Feiertag
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digital imaging specialistSusan Gourley
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technical pathSusan Gourley
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sound editingOana Suteu
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dialogue editingClaude Chevalier
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translationJane Nyoike
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original musicKevin Dean
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musicianKevin DeanMichel LambertJean-Gabriel Lambert
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improvisationPierre BéluseJean-Guy PlanteLuigi AllemanoGeoffrey Mitchell
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studio recordingGeoffrey MitchellLuc LégerMatthew ThomsonSylvain Cajelais
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music pre-mixGeoffrey MitchellLuc LégerMatthew ThomsonSylvain Cajelais
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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online editingYannick Carrier
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technical co-ordinationJulie LaperrièreSylvain DesbiensLouis DupuisSteve Hallé
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digital editing servicesDanielle RaymondMartine ForgetIsabelle PainchaudPierre DupontAmélie Bolduc
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French sub-titlesRobert Paquin
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picture researchElizabeth KlinckKaren FeiertagDonald McWilliams
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music researchElizabeth KlinckKaren FeiertagDonald McWilliams
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rightsElizabeth KlinckKaren FeiertagDonald McWilliams
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marketingMoira KeigherAnnmarie MartinPhilip Lewis
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administrationGisèle GuilbaultMarie-Christine NadonRosalina Di SarioLysanne Fortier
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executive producerRavida DinDavid Verrall
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producerMarcy PageAdam Symansky
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