The People of the Crossbones Graveyard

The People of the Crossbones Graveyard from Michael Travis on Vimeo.

The Cross Bones is a disused, medieval burial ground in the heart of London's South Bank, originally established as an unconsecrated graveyard for "single women" - a euphemism for prostitutes known locally as Winchester Geese. This documentary focuses on the eclectic individuals (historians, spiritualists, sex workers, writers, musicians and more) who work ceaselessly to keep the memory of the site alive - even as it is encroached by modern urban development.

Screenings
Screened in the Babelgum Online Film Festival 2010
Sichuan TV Festival 2013 (China)
Featured in the Metropolis channel on Babelgum
Featured on the Crossbones Graveyard website

Crew
Interview with, and archival footage from, John Constable
Directed and edited by Michael Travis
Filmed by Michael Travis and Max Reeves
Music by Billy Wobbledagger and his Noble Kinsmen