Journey into Spring

Journey into Spring
Directed byRalph Keene
Written byLaurie Lee
Produced byEdgar Anstey
Ian Ferguson
Narrated byStephen Murray
CinematographyPatrick Carey
Edited byRalph Sheldon
Music byEdward Williams
Production
company
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films. It won the 1958 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary,[1] and was nominated for two Academy Awards - one for Best Documentary Short, the other for Best Live Action Short.[2]

The film, partly a tribute to Gilbert White, author of The Natural History of Selborne, features a commentary by the poet Laurie Lee, and camerawork by the wildlife cinematographer Patrick Carey.

  1. ^ "Best Documentary 1958". awards.bafta.org. BAFTA Awards Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.