MUSEUMS & EVENTS
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD
THE OSCAR-WINNING FILMMAKER DISCUSSES HIS NEW FILM ABOUT WWI, WHICH USES RESTORED FOOTAGE AND VETERAN INTERVIEWS TO PRODUCE AN ASTONISHING NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE CONFLICT
In collaboration with the Imperial War Museum (IWM) and 14-18 NOW, Sir Peter Jackson has directed and produced a new documentary about WWI called They Shall Not Grow Old. Using archive footage and extensive veteran testimony from the BBC and IWM, Jackson has used colourisation, 3D and other techniques to reveal the Western Front in unprecedented detail.
How were you approached to make the film?
The IWM approached me about three years ago and asked if I would be interested in doing a documentary for the centenary. They didn’t know what it would be, but they’ve got many hours of WWI footage and wanted to see it used differently.
It took me a while to imagine anything beyond the usual documentaries we’ve all seen, where
