KES Q&A with David Bradley @ Leigh Film Factory on 12th August 2023
Leigh Film Factory invited the actor David Bradley who plays Billy Casper in the film KES, to take part in a Q&A after screening.
David talks about his experiences of making the film and working with Ken Loach among other topics.
You can find chapter markers below for each question that was asked...
00:00 Introduction by LFS volunteer Richard Houghton
00:38 "How important do you think the story of KES is to the next generation?"
04:55 "How much involvement did you have in training the kestrels?"
07:37 "How long did it take for the film to be made?"
12:31 "Ken Loach doesn't always use trained actors in his more recent films, so in Kes were all of you trained actors or were some of them ordinary people?"
15:44 "Do you have one personal scene or moment that sticks with you as a favourite?"
18:58 "What do you remember of Colin Welland?"
21:00 "In comparison, what was Brian Glover like?"
24:06 "The end scene is still the saddest scene in a film i've ever seen, did it upset you when you filmed it and does it upset you now?"
29:48 "How did your now iconic two fingered salute become the main image for the film?"
31:20 "How did you audition for the part of Billy?"
35:38 "Looking back, how well do you think it represented life at that time?"
39:42 "Not a question, more of an observation but when the boys went to see the careers teacher, that didn't happen for the girls...."
42:22 David Bradley's closing comments