AN AWARD-WINNING filmmaker from Teignbridge has created a documentary about the revival of a deserted cinema.

Arthur Cauty, who grew up in Chudleigh and Newton Abbot, has premiered his new film The Big Picture which uncovers the untold story of the Bristol IMAX, a state-of-the-art cinema deserted in the city for more than a decade.

Arthur, who attended South Dartmoor Community College, spent his teenage years with his friends and brother Jake, who is also a filmmaker still living in the area, shooting horror movies and comedy sketches around Newton Abbot.

Now making films as a career, he turned his attention to the Bristol cinema.

But Teignmouth’s now closed Riviera Cinema also features in the documentary.

And the former director of the Bristol IMAX who is a key character in the film, Tracey Guiry, lives locally.

Her interview for the documentary took place at Pavilions Teignmouth.

Now based in Bristol, Arthur’s films have earned numerous awards

His acclaimed debut feature documentary, A Royal Hangover, premiered in Los Angeles before a successful festival run and subsequent release on Amazon Prime.

Talking about his career, he said: ‘I’m self-taught.

‘I started out as a kid making films with my brothers and friends on an old VHS camcorder.

‘We’d shoot weird Monty Pythonesque comedy sketches and ultra-violent slasher films we were too young to watch, let alone make.

‘We didn’t have editing facilities, so we’d play the

soundtrack on a stereo in the background and record each shot in order, taping over anything that didn’t work.

‘Thankfully, I’ve advanced a bit since then.

‘I worked as a camera operator and editor in broadcast for a while.

‘For the past 10 years I’ve been making documentaries—mostly shorts—which have

played at festivals such as Raindance, Aesthetica, Indy Shorts, and Bristol’s own Encounters.’