IMBER
England's Lost Village
An Artangel Media film directed by Mark Kidel
Broadcast: BBC4 9pm, Monday 10 May 2004.
An Artangel Media production for the BBC in association with CTVC
From post-Soviet Georgia to the remote centre of Salisbury Plain, Imber is the story of how a lost village came back to life again. Leading international composer Giya Kancheli was commissioned by Artangel to create
a piece of music for Imber as part of a unique event that took place last summer. Acclaimed filmmaker Mark Kidel looks back at Imber's unusual history and how it formed the inspiration for Kancheli's moving score. The film combines testimonies from surviving villagers, conversations with Kancheli in his native Tbilisi and archive footage from Imber's past and present.
Kancheli's evocative music is woven throughout the film, culminating with its live performance in the ancient church of St Giles in August 2003.
