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CAMERA TRIPOD BICYCLE

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Camera Tripod and Bicycle the story of Lesley Crowe, a Dubliner and fireman. Travelling by bicycle with his 8mm camera and tripod he filmed his native city through decades of great change from the 50’s to the 70’s. This new RTÉ documentary, directed by Nuala O’Connor (Keepers of the Flame), explores Leslie’s collection of beautifully composed drama and documentary films.  Shot between the late 1950s and the late 1970s the films document the everyday life of a city undergoing radical modernisation: the demolition of the old city and the development of semi-rural villages into the suburbs of Coolock, Raheny and Santry.