The Earth Beneath Margaret’s Feet
Lisa Smith
UK ● 2025 ● 11’
10.10.2025 ● 20:00 ● BABYLON
English
"I'm making a documentary to tell our story." Margaret replies:
"Well, we’ve got to do something to show that we’re alive, that we
still exist." This personal documentary invites viewers into the life
of 76-year-old Romani grandmother; Margaret Smith, a former no-
madic potato picker who travelled each summer to a small coastal
village in South Wales. A gathering place for Romani families from
across the UK.
Director, Screenplay, Producer: Lisa Smith ● Sound Design: Non Lywelyn, Executive Producer: Ruth Woodward (BBC Cymru Wales), Jude Lister (BFI Network Cymru Wales), Editor: Sophie Pollock, Director of Photography: Luke Collins, Drone Operator: Joe Hufford, Production and Location: Manager Robert Smith, Sound: Sam Wiltshire ● Music: Mic Darling (Writer and Performer), Gareth Swindail–Parry (Composer) ● Cast: Margaret Smith
"Well, we’ve got to do something to show that we’re alive, that we
still exist." This personal documentary invites viewers into the life
of 76-year-old Romani grandmother; Margaret Smith, a former no-
madic potato picker who travelled each summer to a small coastal
village in South Wales. A gathering place for Romani families from
across the UK.
Director, Screenplay, Producer: Lisa Smith ● Sound Design: Non Lywelyn, Executive Producer: Ruth Woodward (BBC Cymru Wales), Jude Lister (BFI Network Cymru Wales), Editor: Sophie Pollock, Director of Photography: Luke Collins, Drone Operator: Joe Hufford, Production and Location: Manager Robert Smith, Sound: Sam Wiltshire ● Music: Mic Darling (Writer and Performer), Gareth Swindail–Parry (Composer) ● Cast: Margaret Smith