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Remembrance Day online service

Due to COVID -19 the pandemic has resulted in many usual events taking place online/virtually. This has been the case with Remembrance Sunday which took place at 11am on 8th November 2020
You hear from Cllr Craig Simmons, the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Revd Anthony Buckley, the City Rector, and faith leaders from across the city. Take part in the two-minute silence at 11am. Watch the wreath laying at the War Memorial in St Giles’ by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, and watch him read out the act of commitment.

  • Sharon Woodward
    Director
  • Susan Hall
    Producer
  • David Hawkins
    Producer
  • Lizzie Hawkins
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 8, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Remembrance Day online service
    Oxford
    United Kingdom
    November 8, 2020
  • Tagore International Film Festival,
    West Bengal, India
    India
    January 20, 2021
    Outstanding Achievement Award (Category New Media & Web)
Distribution Information
  • Communications Team Oxford City Council St Aldate's Chamber, St. Aldate's Oxford OX1 1BX
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Sharon Woodward

Award winning filmmaker, 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.
During 2010 to 2018 was a freelance filmmaker, project manager and media tutor. Working with charities, corporate organizations, educational establishments, individuals and community groups with a particular interest in social history and archaeology.

In August 2018 was offered the exciting opportunity to join the Communications Team at Oxford City Council in the UK.

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Director Statement

This was a very strange time to have an event. So many people wanted to remember, yet had to do so in isolation.
Filmed during COVID.