Creating historical, literary and cultural documentaries using AI 

Alison Bailey Castellina 
​(Annis Castellina)  
Is a member of the Jane Austen Society of Kent (JASK), a historical researcher, writer and documentary filmmaker.

I am open to film screening enquiries. Please get in touch to discuss programming or event opportunities. 
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Alison read English Literature at Oxford University and intended to teach. However, the practical challenges of managing a chronic condition (ME) led her in a different direction — into a career in Whitehall. Alongside her renewable energy policy work, she became an advocate for people living with long-term illness, writing published articles, appearing on Channel 4 and BBC2, and representing patients nationally. She also revised and republished a Victorian book about chronic illness.
​In recognition of both her policy contribution and her work supporting the management of long-term illness in the workplace, she was honoured to receive an MBE in 2021. Since retirement, she has returned to her first love: the creative arts through making carefully researched documentary films.
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Her first film, The Lost Palace of Whitehall was followed by Second Fruits, exploring the life and reputation of the Revd Henry Austen. Her latest film, A Passion for Books examines the Revd George Austen, Tonbridge, and eighteenth-century Kent.

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