“Fascinating new light on a singularly English master.”
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
by Margy Kinmonth • 2022 • 87' + 56' • UK
Credits
Director, Writer & Producer: Margy Kinmonth
Exec Producer: Maureen Murray
Production Company: Foxtrot Films
Featuring: Ai Weiwei, Alan Bennett, Grayson Perry, Robert Macfarlane, and many more
Eric Ravilious is the first British war artist to die in the Second World War. His life is as compelling and enigmatic as his art. Set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspire him, Margy Kinmonth’s film brings to life this brilliant but still grossly undervalued British artist. Caught in the crossfire of war 80 years ago, Ravilious’s legacy largely sank without trace, until now…
Awards & Festivals
Best Documentary
— La Femme Film Festival 2022
Master of Arts 2022
La Femme Film Festival 2022
Flickers' Rhode Island Intl' Film Festival 2022
Filmmaker’s Biography
Margy Kinmonth is a BAFTA Award-winning film and television director whose many credits include theatrical features REVOLUTION – NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD (Foxtrot Films/Arts Alliance), BAFTA nominated HERMITAGE REVEALED, ROYAL PAINTBOX (Festival du Film sur l’Art, Montreal) with HRH The Prince of Wales, and REMEBER THE SECRET POLICE MAN’S BALL? (Amnesty International with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Rowan Atkinson, and Sting).
Kinmonth’s series NAKED HOLLYWOOD (BBC) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Caan won the BAFTA Best Documentary Series and ACE Award and was nominated for an Emmy. THE STRANGE WORLD OF BARRY WHO? (BBC) on Francis Bacon and Rudolf Nureyev won the RTS Best Arts Film Award. WAR ART with Eddie Redmayne (Foxtrot Films/ITV) was nominated for BAFTA, RTS, and Peabody Awards.