A Day in the Night a portrait of Spitalfields Market, produced by Juliet McKoen (Phoenix Films)
VHS unknown Sound 1988-1990 26:00
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Summary: (Colour 16mm. 25 fps 26 mins) Directed by Juliet McKoen & Kevin Brooks Produced by Juliet McKoen (Phoenix Films, 1988). VHS copy & Umatic copy RDV 1 and 2. [This is a version with a revised soundteck (1990). At the request of Juliet McKoen the previ
Title number: 15382
LSA ID: LSA/18386
Description: Summary: Nov. eve - streets empty - arrival of trucks, vans and opening of market - dealers arrive - stands open - Dino's cafe serves 6 a.m. breakfasts - trading continues - produce packed away and stands swept - market closes - scavenger pick through discarded boxes outside - main gate winds slowly down. This video shows a day's trading at Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - it is shown in images with sopund effects including the voices of market traders and the general sounds of the market in operation - the market is shown from when it awakens at night, when the rest of the city sleeps and goes on trading into the early hours of the morning. For related publicity material, see P.D. 153.42
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