Flicks and Chillbox Creative talk to director Christopher Pryor and producer Miriam Smith about their gorgeous and provocative fly-on-the-wall documentary The Ground We Won. Liam Maguren chatted to the duo at Chuffed on High Street (thanks, fellas!) about their filmmaking approach, being welcomed into the Reporoa community and the arduous process of turning 200 hours of footage into one exquisite movie.
‘The Ground We Won’ is currently playing in cinemas – click here for sessions around the country.
Time code and links to references:
0:00 – Being introduced to Reporoa
Referenced: How Far is Heaven
1:00 – Presenting the community with the idea of making the film
2:00 – Accepting a couple of townies into the community
2:45 – The difference/similarities between The Ground We Won and How Far is Heaven
4:40 – The drinking scenes and changing filmmaking styles on the fly
6:15 – Writing the film in the editing room
7:30 – Focusing on masculinity
9:05 – Provoking and confronting townies with the film
10:00 – Reactions to the film, from townies and farmers
10:50 – The most painful piece of footage to cut
12:10 – What’s next for Christopher Pryor and Miriam Smith?
