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10 Facts About Molly Dineen

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Molly Dineen is a documentary film director, cinematographer, and producer.

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One of Britain's most acclaimed documentary filmmakers, Dineen is known for her intimate and probing portraits of British individuals and institutions.

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Molly Dineen's work includes The Lie of the Land, examining the decline of the countryside and British farming, The Ark about London Zoo during Thatcherism, and the Lords' Tale, which examined the removal of hereditary peers.

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Molly Dineen was born in Canada and brought up in Birmingham, England.

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Molly Dineen attended the Bournville School of Art and then studied Photography, Film and Television at the London College of Printing.

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Molly Dineen then worked for two years for a documentary camera crew, becoming a member of the ACTT Union.

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Molly Dineen went on to the National Film and Television School, where she studied documentary under Herb Di Gioia and Colin Young, achieving recognition for her 1987 debut Home from the Hill.

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Molly Dineen makes observational documentaries and has a "tone of her own".

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Molly Dineen has been described as a "leading film-maker of her generation".

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Molly Dineen's style is unique, creating close personal portraits of issues and institutions.