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Title: LOOKING FOR MR ROGERS

Reference number: 7871

Date: 1996

Director: d. Paul Cameron

Sponsor: Centenary Reels [Scottish Television, Scottish Film Council] and The Arts and Cultural Development Office: South East Area

Producer: Paul Cameron

Production company: Castlemilk Video Workshop

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 63.00 mins

Description: Using family photographs, films, newspaper articles, news footage and interviews - Looking for Mr. Rogers, a three screen documentary charts the history of Castlemilk. Castlemilk was one of Glasgow's satellite housing schemes, built to relieve the problems of the city's overcrowded slums. Planned in the 40s and built during the early 50s, the first residents were delighted with their new homes but soon discovered the estate had few amenities. By the mid 70s, Castlemilk was facing serious problems. In "Looking for Mr. Rogers", we have the buildings, streets and footpaths of Castlemilk mapped out in this innovative and very watchable document of it's history. These pictures move like heavy traffic behind intimate talking portraits. The film comprises a three screen projection with the help of local residents, historians and filmmakers. [taken from official press release]

Complete version (63 mins) held as preservation master, with extracts available on tape also. One of the winners of the Scottish Film Council's and Scottish Television's Centenary Reels Scheme 1996.

Credits: video crew Gary MacKenzie, James McIvor, Gordan Waddell
super 8 Gary MacKenzie, Gordon Waddell, James McIvor, Russell Henderson, Paul Cameron, Alison Craighead, John Thompson
street interviews Castlemilk Youth Forum, Adam & Hilda
voiceovers Sharon MacGregor, John McLish, Isabella C. Rae, Pat Welsh
m. Honey Church, Drew Strugeon, CC Riders, Drew Phillips. The Dead Beats, Steven Bajwa, Rab Paterson, Tommy Dire
recorded at C Sharp Music, Castlemilk
ambient / industrial music Castlemilk Youth Complex
archive films Scottish Television Library, Scottish Film Archive
archive photographs Mitchell Library, The People's History Group, Castlemilk History Group, Gordan Waddell, The Castlemilk Calendar Group, The Glasgow Herald, Evening Times, Scottish Daily Record, Castelmilk Umbrella Group, Neil Glancey, The Rutherglen Reformer
family films Mrs. Lafferty, Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. J. Elder, Mrs. M. Semple
local event videos Billy McDermott, Brian Morgan, Elizabeth Gardener, John Anderson, Margaret Semple,l Andy Millar
newspaper cuttings The Glasgow Herald, The Evening Times, Scottish Daily Record, The Rutherglen Reformer

Thanks to Castlemilk Pensioners Action Centre, Castlemilk Youth Complex, Glenwood Annexe, Castlemilk Labour Club, Castlemilk Community Centre, W.E.A., Andy MacKinnon, Mike Kelly
Thanks to interviewees John Bannister, Urban Policies Unit, Glasgow University ; David Reed, First Minister, Castlemilk East Church ; Lewis McSween, Planning Department, Glasgow City Council ; Rab Paterson, Castlemilk Housing Demo ; John Kelso, Housing Manager, Glasgow City Council and the residents of Castlemilk

production facilities Castlemilk Video Workshop
funding Centenary Reels and The Arts and Cultural Development Office: South East Area
researcher Gordan Waddell
ed., d., p. Paul Cameron

Looking for Mr Rogers © 1996