There are just two months to go before the UK comes together to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s unprecedented 70 years of reign, and the Yorkshire and North East Film Archives have curated the perfect film to accompany this summer’s celebrations.
Seen To Be Believed is a new standalone 55-minute film available to community groups, cinemas, local authorities and other organisations, for screening during the Jubilee festivities. Taking an affectionate look at how the people of the North East and Yorkshire have celebrated coronations, jubilees and royal visits through the decades, it draws inspiration from a famous remark by The Queen: "I have to be seen to be believed."
The film takes a look through the lens at street parties and pageants, bunting, banners and flag waving, and discovers what the Royal Family – the Queen in particular – means to the people of our region. All footage in the film was made solely by Yorkshire and North East Filmmakers, both amateur and professional.
