Tish

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Tish

2023,

1h 30m,

Documentary

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Social documentary photographer and trailblazer Tish Murtha dedicated her life to documenting the lives of working-class communities in North East England.

Keith Watson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Apr 2, 2024

4/5

For all the family anecdotes and readings of Tish’s formidably trenchant view, it’s the pictures here that are worth a thousand words.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Nov 19, 2023

3/5

[An] engrossing, affectionate film...

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Nov 17, 2023

4/5

... A documentary that takes a hammer to the myth that a rags-to-riches artistic ascension awaits the bold.

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Sep 5, 2025

3.5/5

Tish is a fine documentary about an empathetic artist who deserved to be better known, especially in her own country. Her work functions as part of a continuum with the kitchen sink dramas filmmakers like Tony Richardson and Ken Loach made in the 1960s.

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Marc Glassman

POV Magazine

Jun 26, 2024

The film uses the extraordinary photos made by Tish, then in her early 20s, to recapture the lives of youths in Newcastle, particularly in the tough, working class Elswick district.

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

Nov 20, 2023

4/5

It’s fitting that this documentary (directed by Paul Sng) also has a strong personal touch.

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Paul Sng

Director

Maxine Peake

Tish Murtha

Shin-Fei Chen

Tish Murtha

Jennifer Corcoran

Producer

John Archer

Executive Producer

Mark Thomas

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

Social documentary photographer and trailblazer Tish Murtha dedicated her life to documenting the lives of working-class communities in North East England.

Director: Paul Sng
Producer: Jennifer Corcoran
Production Co: Freya Films, Hopscotch Films, Demon Snapper Productions, Velvet Joy Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 30m

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