{"id":4935,"date":"2018-06-08T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2018-07-26T12:00:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T11:00:59","slug":"peter-spence-the-archive-doc-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/peter-spence-the-archive-doc-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Spence&#8217;s &#8216;The Archive&#8217; selected for Doc\/Player at Sheffield Doc\/Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Set in McCarthy-era America and compiled entirely from archive materials,\u00a0<i>The Archive<\/i> tells the incredible story of lawyer David Drucker who was pursued for decades by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. <span style=\"color: #333333;background: white\">Always travelling with a Bolex 16mm camera, David captured stunning footage on his travels around the world. However, FBI agents were never far behind also documenting his every move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/peter-spence-the-archive-doc-fest\/spence-2018-06-the-archive-on-at-doc-player-doc-fest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest.jpg?fit=2480%2C3508&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2480,3508\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SPENCE 2018-06 The Archive on at Doc-Player, Doc-Fest\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Promotional image for &amp;#8216;The Archive&amp;#8217;, directed by Peter Spence&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Promotional image for &amp;#8216;The Archive&amp;#8217;, directed by Peter Spence&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest.jpg?fit=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest-724x1024.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Promotional image for 'The Archive', directed by Peter Spence\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/06\/SPENCE-2018-06-The-Archive-on-at-Doc-Player-Doc-Fest.jpg?w=1720 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/staff-profiles\/peter-spence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Spence<\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Production at Sheffield Hallam University, the short has now been selected for <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffdocfest.com\/events\/6770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doc\/Player<\/a>\u00a0at this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffdocfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield Doc\/Fest<\/a>, which opened on Thursday 07 June 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Archive\u00a0<\/em>(2018, Dir. Peter Spence \/ Documentar<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 0.95em\">y \/ 12 mins)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sheffdocfest.com\/events\/6770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doc\/Player at Sheffield Doc\/Fest<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Doc\/Player Lounge at Industry Co-Work Space<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Eyre Street, Sheffield<\/strong><br \/>\nFor opening hours see <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffdocfest.com\/events\/6770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nAlso available remotely between 07 June and 19 July 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Doc\/Player is an online platform featuring select films from Doc\/Fest\u2019s main programme and a further curated selection of recent titles seeking market exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The online platform will be available between 07 June until 19 July and can be accessed remotely or at the Doc\/Player Lounge at Industry Co-Work Space on Eyre St.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/staff-profiles\/peter-spence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Spence<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0a Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Production at Sheffield Hallam University.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set in McCarthy-era America and compiled entirely from archive materials,\u00a0The Archive tells the incredible story of lawyer David Drucker who was pursued for decades by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. Always travelling with a Bolex 16mm camera, David captured stunning footage on his travels around the world. However, FBI agents were never far behind also documenting his every move. 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