Peas
1951 5mDocumentary
In five minutes flat we take in the peas' entire journey, from their harvesting through their cutting, shelling, cleaning, weighing, washing and blanching, to their cooking, canning and labelling. It's a fascinating visual record of a mid-century factory that is substantially - but not entirely - mechanised. The Co-operative movement had a long and rich history of filmmaking, embracing political education and commercial promotion alike.