Documentary Competition 2024
The annual Documentary Competition was held in September 2025.
The films and discussion completely filled the evening, and the attendees had a great evening of entertainment and education.
The competition is a great opportunity for our members to showcase their talents and have the opportunity to discuss their work with their peers.
There were 8 entries:
- I wouldn’t swap it for the world by Colin Lewis 10’27”
- Uyuni by Peter Stratford 10’48”
- Oh f its a Fokker by Dave Skertchly 3’45”
- Ghost of a Road by Jonathan Hill 12’29”
- Brewing Focus by Mike Sanders 5’06”
- Meet the Ancestors by John Hawthorne 8’20”
- Khiva by Peter Stratford 13’18”
- Cruising the Kiel Canal by Gillian Gatland 6’51”
The winner was decided by show of hands on the evening, who agreed that Peter Stratford’s video, ‘Uyuni’ was the overall winner. Peter’s other video, ‘Khiva’ was second, and Jonathan Hill’s video ‘Ghost of a Road’ was third.
The Overall Winner - 'Uyuni' by Peter Stratford
Uyuni by Peter Stratford
Exploration of Uyuni, its train grave yard and the surreal salt flats – a high altitude vista of mirages and mirrors.
Colin Lewis: 'I wouldn't swap it for the world'
I wouldn't swap it for the world by Colin Lewis
Enthusiasts talk about their treasured cars at the Farnham Festival of Transport 2025
Peter Stratford : 'Khiva''
Khiva by Peter Stratford
An impression of the ancient Silk Road city of Khiva in Uzbekistan captured in October 2024
John Hawthorne: 'Meet the Ancestors - Chapter 1'
Meet the Ancestors by John Hawthorne
This is the first chapter of a long project to convert my dads old (1960s, 1970s) videos, and later my Betamax videos (1990s) into movies for later generations of Hawthornes to enjoy…. (possibly other family members videos and recordings too all woven into one).
Dave Skertchley: 'Oh f its a Fokker'
Oh f its a Fokker by Dave Skertchley
This film tells the true story of the political plots and skulduggery surrounding the scandalous Fokker Scourge of 1915.
Mike Sanders - Brewing Focus
Brewing Focus by Mike Sanders
Video made for Alton Beer festival as a focus on one of the breweries.
Jonathan Hill - Ghost of a Road
Ghost of a Road by Jonathan Hill
Jonathan talks about his discovery of an unknown Roman Road in Surrey and takes the audience for a trip along the section from Merrow to Effingham
Gillian Gatland - Cruising the Kiel Canal
Cruising the Kiel Canal by Gillian Gatland
The title says it all really!
