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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.

  • Sharon Woodward
    Director
  • David Moon
    Producer
  • Sharon Woodward
    Camera
  • Sharon Woodward
    Sound
  • Sharon Woodward
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2015
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 17th International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidaso

    December 17, 2017
  • The Nyon International Festival of Archaeological Films

    March 20, 2017
  • Portobello Film Festival
    London
    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 Festival
    Oregon
    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 Event
    Mumbai
    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 Festival
    Morocco
    October 18, 2015
  • Cornerstone, Didcot, Oxford UK

    September 3, 2015
  • The Archaeology Channel USA

    August 20, 2015
Distribution Information
  • Museums Resource Centre Cotswold Dene Standlake Witney OX29 7QG
Director Biography - Sharon Woodward

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.

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Director Statement

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.