Edward Wilson-Lee and Jeff Wilson – Diverging Roads

DATE: Saturday 6th June
TIME: 17:30 – 18:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION:
Expect stunning wildlife photography and an intriguing account of how Shakespeare was absorbed into so many aspects of African society in this fascinating story. Brothers Edward Wilson-Lee and Jeff Wilson’s childhood began in Kenya before trailing their parents around East Africa and then heading to boarding schools in Switzerland and England. Jeff followed the family trade as a wildlife film maker, but Edward took a different route. In this very special event brothers Edward and Jeff come together to talk about their childhood and the way it led them both down such diverging roads. Jeff will talk about his work with David Attenborough and beyond, reminiscing on some of his greatest filmic moments such as tracking snow leopards, observing birds of paradise and following penguins in Antarctica. Edward will reflect on his journey in search of Shakespeare in Africa to find the bard entwined in every twist and turn of colonisation and decolonisation.