This documentary, shown on BBC4 last night was one of the most moving I’ve seen in a long time. Directed by Bafta award winning Morgan Matthews, we saw that his simplistic approach to making the film made it the tragic but pride filled programme it is. The interviews were conducted against a stark and wholly black backdrop which allowed for the focus to be solely on the words being spoken rather than anything going on behind those speaking.

It might have been tempting for a director to have perhaps images of battle going on in the background or emotive music but instead, Matthews let the bereaved take front and centre, alone and unadorned, and that minimalistic approach parlayed into a film far more touching than it could have been with the addition of those things. Read more & comment »