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Browse our collection of 124 short films Screening at the 2024 edition of the BIFA Qualifying Sunrise Film Festival.

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We Fought Them in Gunboats

We Fought Them in Gunboats

Nominee | Runtime 27:00

During the Second World War England's East Coast became the 'frontline' and night after night, often in pitch black darkness, the men and women of Coastal Forces defended their country as best they could.
Eight decades later, this documentary follows author and publisher Julia Jones and her quest to discover and tell the story of those brave souls - including British naval hero and Gunboat Commander, Robert Hichens, who were based at HMS Beehive, Felixstowe.
 

Credits:

  • Tim Curtis
    Director
    Life on the Deben, Stanley's War, A Wing and a Prayer
  • Julia Jones
    Writer
    Author and Publisher
  • Nick Cottam
    Producer
    Author
  • Julia Jones
    Key Cast
    "Presenter"
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