Arthur Joseph Christopher Howes (15 July 1950 – 29 November 2004) was a documentary film maker and teacher.

Life

Howes was born in Gibraltar on 15 July 1950, and moved to London as a teenager. He was married to

Amy Hardie Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''"Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886–19 ...

and had one son. He died from lung cancer in London on 29 November 2004, aged 54.

Career

Howes studied teaching, then film-making at the

Polytechnic of Central London , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

. He went on to have a long career in documentary film-making and was particularly known for a trilogy about the Sudanese civil war. He also taught during his career at

University of Essex The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, Essex is one of the original plate glass universities. Essex's shield consists of the ancient arms attributed to the Kingdom of Es ...

and the

London College of Printing The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation, film, graphic design, photography and sound arts. It has approximately ...

. At this time of his death he was working on a film ''Bacchanalias Bahianas 1-5'' which was left unfinished. He had worked on this film in Brazil and it focussed on beach culture in

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest ...

Sudanese films

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Kafi's Story ''Kafi's Story'' is an ethnographic film about life of Nuba ethnic people in Sudan, directed by Amy Hardie and Arthur Howes. Synopsis Shot between 1986 and 1988, ''Kafi's Story'' captures scenes from the life of Nuba peoples just before they wer ...

'' (1989) *''

Nuba Conversations ''Nuba Conversations'' is a 2000 documentary film, documentary and ethnographic film directed by Arthur Howes. Synopsis Ten years after shooting Kafi's Story British filmmaker Arthur Howes reentered in Sudan clandestinely to find out what had ha ...

'' (2000) *''Benjamin and his Brother'' (2002)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howes, Arthur British documentary film directors British documentary film producers 1950 births 2004 deaths Gibraltarians Alumni of the University of Westminster 20th-century British businesspeople