[The Guardian] The work of Sam Hanna, the ‘Lowry of film-making’ – in pictures

The work of Sam Hanna, the ‘Lowry of film-making’ – in pictures

Sam Hanna (1903-96), a pioneering film-maker from Burnley, Lancashire, was once called the ‘Lowry of film-making’. His work depicts people of all ages as they lived and worked in a region that was rapidly losing its economic role and industrial identity in postwar Britain. A collection of his work is available to view at the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University

Round Our Way: Sam Hanna’s Visual Legacy by Heather Norris Nicholson is published by Pendle Press

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