We searched through the Jersey Archives Catalogue to find an appropriate poem/ letter from the Second World War to feature in our film. Originally, we weren’t going to use any archival material because we wanted to base our film off factual history, however we decided that we wanted to make a cinematic film. We thought including information about the war form a letter would be a more creative and cinematic way of showing how Elizabeth castle was involved in the war.
We chose a letter written from Elina Hellyer, née Teele, to Patricia from her aunt of ‘Rockwood’, Mont Cochon. The letter contains news of the liberation of Jersey, the family and life under the German Occupation. We accessed the letter on the Jersey Heritage website.
