Explore the themes of our latest Film Library exhibition Miners’ Weekend School (1984) with a film screening and discussion for Berwick Heritage Open Days 2025.
Produced in the same period of upheaval, this documentary exploration of social and political strategies for the Left grew out of engagement between Amber Films’ Current Affairs Unit and coalfield community, anti-nuclear, and peace movement groups in the mid 1980s.
Can’t Beat it Alone
Can’t Beat It Alone (1985) is a documentary produced by Amber’s Current Affairs Unit, focusing on the collaborative efforts of various grassroots organisations in North East England during the mid-1980s. The film brings together voices from groups such as the Easington Miners’ Support Group, Whittle Women’s Support Group, Tyneside CND groups, the Save Druridge Bay Campaign, Billingham Against Nuclear Dumping, and the Greenham Common Women. It examines their collective strategies in addressing industrial decline, environmental concerns, and the broader socio-political challenges of the era.