Election '74 No. 3
1/2 inch open-reel videotape Black & White Sound 1974 30:49
Summary: Black and white footage of the third part of the 1974 Election day in Stepney & Poplar. A Black male presenter, Raphael, interviews candidates and working class voters of Stepney. The video features notable political figures such as Kevin Halpin, Peter and Liz Shore.
Title number: 21529
LSA ID: LSA/28232
Description: The footage is occasionally blurry and very dark with dialog inaudible at times. The video begins with an interview on the street with Kevin Halpin, the Communist party candidate for Stepney and Poplar. He speaks of the working class and socialism, Halpin is interviewed by Raphael, a black male presenter. The video then cuts to an interview in the same place but with Halpins agent, they talk of the hopes for the general election. Static cuts to a zoomed in shot of signs displaying the rules at the Polling Station. This cuts to Raphael standing outside the Polling Station, Stepney Town Hall as voters leave the building. He interviews a Labour and Communist party canvasser and several white working class women, most identify as labour voters. There is a Black male voter who advocates for his privacy and declines to reveal his chosen party. This is cut to a shot of a car driving down the road with a speaker encouraging local people to vote and have their polling card. This is then followed by interviews with local Labour MP, Peter Shore and his wife, Liz Shore. A group of white working class housewives are asked about the common market and the value of the pound, This then cuts to the interior of the Polling Station, which is dark and blurry, with more white female voters interviewed. We then cut to the interior of a pub as locals are there opinions on the election and the common market, many are drinking beer. We return to the interior of the Polling Station as Raphael is asked to leave by authorities and a uniformed Policeman escorts the camera person out. The camera cuts to Raphael walking the streets. We then cut to local construction workers being asked about the election as they drill into the road.
Credits: Maggie Pinhorn (Filmmaker)
Keywords: politics; election
Locations: East London
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