Surfing Scenes

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Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton collects, preserves, catalogues and provides public access to its collection of films and magic lantern slides. The collection charts the rise of screen culture in the region and the nation and captures many aspects of life, work and creativity in the South East from the late 19th century to the present day. It is available for research, screenings, creative re-use and commercial access.

Surfing Scenes

Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton
1929-01-01
Silent
13m

Lewis Rosenberg and his mates try out the beaches of Cornwall and the Channel Islands in this remarkable record of British surfing in the 1930s

Lewis Rosenberg's fascinating film begins with surfing scenes at Holywell Bay near Newquay. The party of friends also indulge in games, hula dancing and playful silliness. On Guernsey, we're introduced to Mrs Martin, who catered for the friends and drove them to St Peter Port for sightseeing. They visit the St Martin Chapel, made from crockery, Pleinmont and Torteval. A short bus and a boat trip takes them to Sark where, once again, the boys head for the beach and a swim.

Lewis Rosenberg fascinating film begins with surfing scenes at Holywell Bay near Newquay. The party of friends also indulge in games, hula dancing and playful silliness. On Guernsey, we're introduced to Mrs Martin, who catered for the friends and drove them to St Peter Port for sightseeing. They visit the St Martin Chapel, made from crockery, Pleinmont and Torteval. A short bus and a boat trip takes them to Sark where, once again, the boys head for the beach and a swim.

Jewish Britain

Jewish life on screen: a century of insights and hidden histories

This collection uncovers insights, injustices and hidden histories across a century of Jewish life on British screens. It brings together documentary and first-person accounts of Jewish life in the UK, alongside historical dramas and artists’ work exploring the 20th century Jewish experience. The earliest surviving depictions of Jewish characters in British cinema offer a troubling insight into antisemitic representation, yet prejudice was later tackled head-on, with newsreels documenting the anti-fascist movement of the 1930s.

Drop in on joyous family weddings and community gatherings, and see the ways in which UK Jewry supported Jews young and old, and those fleeing persecution, in a selection of fascinating films from the 1900s to the 1980s.

This collection is generously supported by the Neil Kreitman Foundation, Shoresh Charitable Trust, John S Cohen Foundation, and Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation.