One of the first things I did on the project was to get in touch with Yorkshire Film Archive and track down some local film history from the period. They found a 1920s Pathé newsreel that inspired one of the styles of film that they decided to make. The idea for this story of Dr A. D. Holmes came about from reading old newspaper clippings on display at one of Goole’s Museums.
Whilst Dr A.D Holmes is based on a real person from Goole, Dr Home, "The Lost Princess" is a fictional story that nevertheless has its roots in Goole’s heritage as an international port – one where many refugees have arrived. The film is based on the life of a real person, Anastasia Nicholaevna Romanov, the youngest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II and Russian Royal Romanov family.
Fascinating backgrounds on both films can be found on the their websites accompanying the films and of course, on this blog.
