Courtesy of Contemporary Films

Director Beeban Kidron was so committed to making this 1983 film - she was attending the National Film and Television School at the time - that she lived at the site herself for more than seven months.

Shot almost entirely on video, Carry Greenham Home's depiction of the women involved in the peace movement contrasts greatly with media portraits of the time, and the subsequent collective memory.

The film gives a fuller picture of what life was like than the fragmented news reports. It covers the processes underlying the women's decisions, the influence of outside forces, and the verve and style with which they developed their own brand of non-violent direct action.

Charlotte Cooper

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