Lord Of The Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson has created a 3D film about the First World War. An image from Peter Jackson’s film (14-18-Now)The film, which combines the archive footage with audio from the BBC archives, will have its premiere as part of the BFI London Film Festival this year. “We all know what First World War footage looks like. It’s so sharp and clear now.”He added: “It’s not the usual film you would expect of the First World War”. The “large-scale” performance will tell the story of the millions of African porters and carriers who served British, French and German forces during the First World War.

Source: Evening echo January 22, 2018 09:56 UTC