Matter of Britain

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Matter of Britain (2026)

Directed by Peter Treherne

Documentary · 1h 44m

Matter of Britain is an ethnographic fantasy which documents an English country village’s performance of the Holy Grail myth. In that myth, King Arthur’s knights quest for the Holy Grail in order to heal their wasted land. The performance took place over 12 months from 2023 to 2024 in multiple locations across the parish of Mayfield, East Sussex. Over 300 members of the community took part as questing knights, angelic choirs, guiding anchorites and tempting devils. The work was supported by an Arts Council England Project Grant, the Lund Trust, High Weald AONB, East Sussex Arts Partnership, the University of Reading and the Museum of English Rural Life.

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Crew

Director
Peter Treherne
Writer
Peter Treherne
Editor
Peter Treherne
Producer
Peter Treherne, Jane Urquhart, Anna Thompson

Details

Release date
2026-03-02
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom