ARCHIVES & COLLECTIONS

An extensive resource of the documents, records and works of the Greater Brighton film community, spanning the eras and trends throughout the ages.

Shoreham by Sea once labelled the Los Angeles of British cinema

There’s now a better basis than fallible memory to help you judge how the BBC’s new version of Little Dorrit compares with Christine Edzard’s account of it 20 years ago: the Guardian, I see from Saturday’s paper, is offering the Edzard on DVD. There’s another question, though, that has yet to be asked: how does the new Little Dorrit compare with the much-praised version made at Bungalow Town, West Sussex, in 1920?

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Screen Archive South East

Screen Archive South East is a public sector moving image archive serving the South East of England based at the University of Brighton.

The archive’s collections include magic lantern slides, films, video, and associated materials. These capture the many varied aspects of life, work and creativity from the early days of screen history to the present day. They serve as a rich and invaluable historical resource.

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The Keep

The Keep is a world-class centre for archives that opens up access to all the collections of the East Sussex Record Office (ESRO), the Royal Pavilion & Museums Local History Collections and the internationally significant University of Sussex Special Collections.
It includes recollections of early film innovators and cinema go-ers as well as providing a fascinating insight into local history.

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My Brighton & Hove

My Brighton & Hove is an award winning living history site.

Through the site, people share their memories, photos, knowledge and opinions about the city – as it is today and as it was in the past. The site includes a fascinating history of cinema going in Brighton & Hove.

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Brighton & Hove Museums

Hove Museum has an excellent collection of objects relating to the early years of film with a focus on George Albert Smith, James Williamson and the technological innovations of the Hove Pioneers.

Brighton Museum has changing exhibitions of international significance, some of which have relevance to film and moving image, including the Jeff Keen retrospective in 2012 and the Kiss & Kill: Film Visions of Brighton in 2002.