Mary Caine's Kingston Zodiac 2005

Horoscopes: Leo 6.26/Virgo 9.50/Libra 14.49/Scorpio 20.08/Sagittarius 23.34/Capricorn 29.19/Aquarius 34.05/Pisces 38.13/Aries 43.01/Taurus 47.50/Gemini & Cancer 51.50

15 miles across and larger than the Glastonbury Zodiac which Katherine Maltwood found in the 1920s, Kingston's own earth/star temple is revealed by place names, geography, local legends and history.
The natural contours of the Thames outlines several of the 12 giants and govern the Great Dog which guards the circle. From his all seeing eye - or Saxon "eghe" - near Egham, we enter his growling jaws precisely where the pillars of the M25 cut across the M3 as his fine set of teeth.
His tail wags under Walton Bridge just below the hooves of Taurus, the powerful Venusian bull, who thumps his hind feet at Cowey Sale.
The red bulls eye, poised at Strawberry Hill by the Thames, waits to receive the arrow, aimed point blank, from the opposite side by the Zodiac's Sun God, Sagittarius. His bow is drawn by the river itself, and his body lies concealed in ancient tracks and roads through Richmond Park, where Robin Hood Gate also links him to the Saxon hero and his Merry Men, and with heart shaped Isabella Plantation he is also Arthur, as in Glastonbury with his chief knights and Queen Guinevere still seated around their great Round Table.
The Zodiac is the Sun's path through the sky and the pilgrim's task is to move through the myths and legends of the 12 signs and to discover their timeless message.
Script, Commentary, Research and Direction: Mary Caine
Music: Michael Caine
Post Production: Tony Pitts at Meridian
Photography and Production: Jonathan Barnett 2005
This is the last full film I made, we premiered it at Portobello Film Festival 2005. The first was Notting Hill Carnival in 1982. A lot of laughs, a lot of fun, and some technical improvements along the way not least evolution of free for all format from VHS to digital, and editing on a computer rather than 2 domestic home videos. 23 years!