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Amber Collective

Amber Film & Photography Collective (often shortened to Amber Films or Amber) is a film and photography collective based in Newcastle upon Tyne with an aim to capture working-class life in North East England. Often combining professional and non-professional actors, Amber has produced several documentary and feature films of varying lengths, sometimes blending documentary with fiction. Their productions have included Seacoal and Eden Valley, along with a drama-documentary about 1960s Newcastle City Council leader, T. Dan Smith.

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Known for

BykerViewing moment
Byker
1983
Beyond and Behind the VoteViewing moment
Beyond and Behind the Vote
1984
The ScarViewing moment
The Scar
1997
The Writing in the Sand★ 10Viewing moment
The Writing in the Sand
1991
Eden ValleyViewing moment
Eden Valley
1995
Seacoal★ 5.5Viewing moment
Seacoal
1985
Like FatherViewing moment
Like Father
2001
From Us to MeViewing moment
From Us to Me
2016
T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to UtopiaViewing moment
T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
1987
In Fading LightViewing moment
In Fading Light
1989

Frequent collaborators