Our dear friends Lida and Els whose remarkable story is told in the Outhouse documentary C shells were featured on the BBC One programme The One Show this evening.
The segment coincides with the publication of Lida and Els’ new book about their shell line on the Suffolk coast at Shingle Street, the setting for their determined and creative recovery from cancer treatment. Continue reading →
Well, that was a nice surprise to wake up to this morning. BBC News has given some great coverage to the Shingle Street Shell Line which Lida Kindersley and Els Bottema created and still maintain and the BBC illustrated the story with stills from our short film C shells.
We remain flattered that Lida and Els trusted us to help tell their very personal and inspiring story. It is sometimes almost overwhelming to experience the quiet intimacy and connection with people as they reveal details of their stories in front of the camera. Of course, it is our job to help them both recount and reflect on their experiences but we are frequently moved by what we are told, perhaps none more so than in this story of friendship and love. Continue reading →
The Outhouse production “C-shells” was premiered today in Cambridge.
The film tells the story (in their own words) of inseparable childhood friends Els Bottema and Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley who grew up in Delft, Holland. Through much of their adult lives they took their own routes into creative careers as ceramic artist and letter-cutter respectively. In their 50s, their friendship was dramatically reignited into mutual support when they each contracted breast cancer within months of each other. Continue reading →