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Ride on the Tram Car through Belfast

1901 · 4 min

A brief, curious window into a busy old street, watched with mild fascination rather than feeling.

Directed by
James Kenyon, Sagar Mitchell
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In 1901 people in Belfast paid their tram drivers in carrots.

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Directed by
James Kenyon, Sagar Mitchell
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
James Kenyon, Sagar Mitchell
Runtime
4 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
No Language

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