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a film by Luke Holland
Documentary (E)
In 1907 Eric Gill, maverick genius of the Arts and Crafts movement, set up home in Ditchling's High Street. It was the start of an extraordinary adventure that helped shape the character of British Art in the past century. It certainly had a profound effect on Ditchling. »Looking for Mr Gill« is a personal journey by resident film maker Luke Holland – a journey in search of Eric Gill's Ditchling legacy. Gill was a hugely talented artist, calligrapher, sculptor, etcher, letter-cutter, font designer and polemicist. Gill's legacy is complex. An artist of acknowledged genius, his morals remain a subject of heated controversy. Insights on Gill's art and his improbable sexual proclivities – including incestuous relationships with his daughters and sister - are offered by surviving members of the Catholic Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic, established on Ditchling Common, by Gill and his followers. Among them are the calligrapher Ewan Clayton and 90 year-old Edgar Holloway (who married Gill's former mistress and favourite model) who still lives on Ditchling Common, in a house designed by Gill. Ditchling owes much of its international reputation as a centre for the arts, to Gill and his fellow artist craftsmen. The film has been screened on BBC TV as part of the Series »A Very English Village«.
Documentary (E)
2nd screening
