The Knitting Club

Winner of the best short documentary for the UK Film Festival. The very first time I met Margareta, she ordered a Guinness in the pub I work at, as she was attending her fortnightly knitting club. I could tell, instantly that she seemed to possess the most compelling and vibrant character. I felt a yearning to be part of their conversations and tales in the club, rather than the fleeting words we exchanged across the bar, subdued by the hubbub of the surrounding punters. We were looking for storytellers and conversationalists and the ladies of the knitting club in the Clapton Hart Pub, were as anticipated, the perfect candidates. The film was shot on 16mm black and white and hand developed