More Than Just A Mirror
A 2000 year old decorated Iron Age Mirror was found in Oxfordshire, UK. This film documents sampling and research, and considers the significance of this enigmatic object.
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Sharon WoodwardDirector
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David MoonProducer
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Sharon WoodwardCamera
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Sharon WoodwardSound
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Sharon WoodwardEditor
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:8 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:November 30, 2015
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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17th International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidaso
December 17, 2017 -
The Nyon International Festival of Archaeological Films
March 20, 2017 -
Portobello Film FestivalLondon
September 18, 2016 -
Archaeology Night, Earth Trust Centre, Oxford
June 20, 2016 -
HotHouse - The Nottingham Film Festival
June 20, 2016 -
The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video FestivalOregon
United States
May 9, 2016 -
Oxford Brookes University, Documentary Club, Oxford Filmmakers Night
May 14, 2016 -
51st International Festival of Science Documentary Films Academia Film Olomouc
April 9, 2016 -
Aahān 2016 International Short Film EventMumbai
Winner of 1st Place category in Non-Fiction Aahān 2016 International Short Film Event, Mumbai, India -
Athens International Digital Film Festival
December 13, 2015 -
The Community Channel UK Freeview 63, Sky 536, Virgin 233, Freesat 651
October 25, 2015 -
Tangier International Film FestivalMorocco
October 18, 2015 -
Cornerstone, Didcot, Oxford UK
September 3, 2015 -
The Archaeology Channel USA
August 20, 2015
Distribution Information
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Museums Resource Centre Cotswold Dene Standlake Witney OX29 7QG
Freelance award winning independent film maker, project manager and media tutor.
First break in television was in 1984 with the then new Channel 4's Eleventh Hour Youth Series 'Turn It Up' . Went on to train at Newport Film School, The National Film and Television School and in the cutting rooms of BBC Wales and Tyne Tees Television. Specialized from 2003 - 2010 in running media projects with young people with physical and learning disabilities. Now works with corporate organizations, educational establishments, individuals and community groups with a particular interest in social history and archaeology.
My interest in the Iron Age mirror really developed after I was commissioned to make the film. I have worked previously with Oxfordshire Museum/Museum Resource Centre on “History In The Making,” where I made three short documentaries covering three artifacts: a wooden rowing oar, Roman tombstone of a Roman Solder (Lucius Valerius Geminus), and an Anglo-Saxon Sword.
David Moon, the Curator of Archaeology, had worked with me on the Anglo-Saxon sword film. When he contacted me regarding a production about the Iron Age Mirror, I jumped at it. I am interested in history and love finding the stories behind objects and artifacts. I am also very keen to take this work out to a wider audience. I feel these amazing objects and artifacts should be displayed to a wider waiting world, shared with as many people as possible. Regardless of background or academic accomplishment, everybody should have access to these pieces; we can all share these stories and admire the beauty in these objects. In the digital world we now live in, we can reach out to many more people with these stories.