Pembrokeshire talent, faces and places are to feature on big screens this summer in the culmination of a project inspired by the Sea Empress disaster. The film Go Tell the Bees, which recently had its premiere at Manorbier Castle, is the triumphant result of a four-year project driven by National Theatre Wales TEAM and involving the people of Pembrokeshire. Co-created by Naomi Chiffi, Di Ford and Sita Thomas, it was funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Arts Council Wales, with the intention of creating a large-scale, live event to celebrate the project. Although Coronavirus restrictions meant that plans needed to change, it was decided that the creation of a film would be the safest way to share the work, whilst still achieving the ambition of featuring as many people and places as initially hoped.
A CASTING call has gone out to the people of Pembrokeshire to help create a big screen film. Short clips of families and individuals performing simple acts, such as playing on a beach or cooking, or holding up a light, are being sought for the 60-minute film, Go Tell The Bees. The request is being made by National Theatre Wales TEAM, which has been working with the communities of Pembrokeshire for the past four years, and recently created a documentary to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sea Empress disaster. This event will form the backdrop to Go Tell The Bees, which is focusing on humans connection to nature and each other.