Title:PRIVATE ALEX COTTIER, WOMAN FOOTBALLER: MATERIAL FOR FOOTBALL FOCUS ITEM (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 1429
Other titles:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2000 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Material for a news item on Private Alex Cottier, British Army soldier (79 Port Clearance, 17 Port and Maritime Regiment) and top woman footballer.
Description: Interior views of large dockside warehouse ("Shed 21") in Thessaloniki port where refectory has been set up for British KFOR soldiers. Cavernous building interior with bunks and a makeshift gymnasium is also seen. Private Alex Cottier and other soldiers have an impromptu game of football outside Shed 21. Alex shows her bivouac (in a tent erected within the port building) and discusses the problems of balancing an army career with her footballing ambitions. Sunset shots of the port. Night scenes shot with image intensifier: cut-in shots of men running, and also scenes of football being played in the dark.
Alternative Title:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2000 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
