2010
5 minutes 27 seconds
Filmed predominantly from the side of the road in the Wiltshire market town of Wootton Bassett, High Street observes a momentary transformation of the towns bustling high street. A locked camera shot bears witness to the nuances of the British Repatriation as the cortege passes through.
Initiated by the duty bell ringer at St Bartholomew’s church, this silent ritual has developed in just three years and has evolved to resemble something approaching a state ceremony. This high street has become the stage for an ephemeral moment of solemnity as the town witnesses this brief encounter between two very different realities of British life.
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