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Star Wars behind-the-scenes film Elstree 1976 has world premiere Star Wars behind-the-scenes film Elstree 1976 has world premiere
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A crowdfunded film about the lives of the supporting artists who featured in Star Wars has had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival.A crowdfunded film about the lives of the supporting artists who featured in Star Wars has had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival.
Elstree 1976 was directed by Jon Spira, from Thrupp, Oxfordshire, and completed after a Kickstarter campaign raised more than £40,000.Elstree 1976 was directed by Jon Spira, from Thrupp, Oxfordshire, and completed after a Kickstarter campaign raised more than £40,000.
He said: "We've worked on it for three years so it felt incredible to finally show people what we were doing."He said: "We've worked on it for three years so it felt incredible to finally show people what we were doing."
The Picturehouse Central screening in Piccadilly was attended by 400 people.The Picturehouse Central screening in Piccadilly was attended by 400 people.
The film was completed just over a week before the event.The film was completed just over a week before the event.
Spira, a life long Star Wars fan who also directed Oxfordshire music documentary Anyone Can Play Guitar, called the premiere "amazing". Spira, who also directed Oxfordshire music documentary Anyone Can Play Guitar, called the premiere "amazing".
He added: "It was really good to show it to an audience who were really receptive.He added: "It was really good to show it to an audience who were really receptive.
"It went down really well. What surprised me was the moment in the film I thought was the saddest got huge laughs… I'm utterly confused about that… I think it might be a nervous laughter possibly.""It went down really well. What surprised me was the moment in the film I thought was the saddest got huge laughs… I'm utterly confused about that… I think it might be a nervous laughter possibly."
The film features Star Wars legends such as Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader, and Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett, alongside little known extras underneath the masks of Stormtroopers, X-Wing pilots, and green-skinned bounty hunter Greedo.The film features Star Wars legends such as Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader, and Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett, alongside little known extras underneath the masks of Stormtroopers, X-Wing pilots, and green-skinned bounty hunter Greedo.
According to Spira, the film could not have been made without its almost 1,000 backers on Kickstarter.According to Spira, the film could not have been made without its almost 1,000 backers on Kickstarter.
"They just trust you," he explained. "You tell them the kind of film you're hoping to make and if they like it then you end up with final cut, and you have the kind of luxury of being able to make a film at your own pace, just how you want to make it.""They just trust you," he explained. "You tell them the kind of film you're hoping to make and if they like it then you end up with final cut, and you have the kind of luxury of being able to make a film at your own pace, just how you want to make it."
Elstree 1976 is released in Australia in two weeks. Its UK and US distribution details will be announced shortly.Elstree 1976 is released in Australia in two weeks. Its UK and US distribution details will be announced shortly.