Object of the week
Behind-the-scenes photos of documentary pioneer Humphrey Jennings filming alt-history drama The Silent Village
Transposing the story of the recent Nazi destruction of a Czech mining village to the Welsh valleys, Jennings’ 1943 film The Silent Village was a powerful alternative-history story that prompted a swell of Welsh solidarity with the Czech miners.
By Nathalie Morris
Behind-the-scenes photos of documentary pioneer Humphrey Jennings filming alt-history drama The Silent Village