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Minority Pastime’s Denise Ward was invited by the BBC onto the BBC national news on Boxing Day both filmed at home and interviewed out at a Boxing Day Meet in Warwickshire.

This followed on an extremely successful preview screening at Stroud attended by sixty people – including the Mayor of Stroud and councillors across the politicial spectrum, and a regional rep from ASLEF.The discussion afterwards was extremely powerful with moving contributions from many people. Some spoke of experiences for the first time. The overwhelming feeling expressed was that the hunters should obey the law like everyone else and it should be enforced on them as it is with everybody else. This discussion outcome has been taken to the Police and the Police Authority and is being followed up.

As another preview screening is being planned for the West Country, Minority Pastime is about to be technically finished and ready to be launched into Festivals, more screenings and into the news

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A great moment for Minority Pastime - an award from IFAW presented by Brian May on 18th october 2011.

A Minority Pastime 2011 is here!

Those of you who saw the first version of the film may remember the film centred around a letter to then opposition leader David Cameron. In the run-up to the 2010 general election Cameron made a promise that if he became Prime Minister he would repeal the hunting ban that has been in place since 2005. Protagonist of the film, Denise Ward, wanted to know why he wanted to repeal the ban and make fox-hunting legal again. Now, Cameron is Prime Minister, but the coalition with the Liberal Democrats has restricted the Conservatives implementing some of their pre-election pledges (although how much they have been restricted is questionable.) If the Conservatives had won the election with a full majority it is likely they would of tried to repeal the ban swiftly after their move into government, however in the midst of widespread spending cuts, the fox-hunting bill has been moved to the back burner. David Cameron has, however, reiterated that the Conservatives will follow through with their pre-election pledge and will put the vote to parliament. For this reason we believe that it is as important as ever to reveal the violence and intimidation that surrounds this ‘traditional’ and ‘symbolic’ pastime.

The new version of Minority Pastime is shorter, slicker and even more powerful. As before the film follows Elcombe resident Denise Ward as she embarks on a personal journey to find out the truth behind fox-hunting. She soon discovers that behind the red coats and beautiful horses is a world of violence and abuse. It is not only animals who suffer, but people too. The pre-election narrative has now been removed but as many would argue that fox-hunting is so inherently political, it is questionable whether this makes the film less political. Shocked by the first film, Sir Patrick Stewart kindly offered to provide the voice-over for the new edit and his narration works wonderfully alongside Denise’s investigation.

A Minority Pastime has a new extended trailer

A Minority Pastime Extended Trailer from Minority Pastime on Vimeo.

‘For anyone who loves animals this film is a ‘must see’. It takes an objective look into the cruel world of fox hunting and the people who continue to break the law in order to satisfy their lust for animal blood. A real eye opener. You owe it to yourself and to wildlife to see this powerful film.’ Michael Groth Producer/Presenter the AM Show.

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New Trailer April 2010

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Minority Pastime Trailer April ’10 from Minority Pastime on Vimeo.

Trailer

AMP Trailer 2010 HDV from Minority Pastime on Vimeo.