Tributes for Mike

Since the sudden death of Michael Grigsby on March 12, many tributes and appreciations of Mike’s work have appeared in print and on radio, reminding all at the AFU – if reminder were needed – of the great good fortune we have enjoyed in being able to work with Mike for ten years.

Tonight, on BBC Radio 3, Mike’s friend and creative producer Rebekah Tolley discussed his place in the pantheon of great British documentary makers with Matthew Sweet and film critic Ian Christie, whose sensitive appreciation of Mike’s life and work appeared in the print edition of today’s Guardian newspaper (http://gu.com/p/3ej68). In its online edition, John Furse, Mike’s creative collaborator on the 1987 landmark documentary “Living on the Edge” wrote a moving tribute (http://gu.com/p/3eyk6).
Meanwhile, on 24 March, Jeremy Taylor and AFU alumni Will Mcdowell and Tian Ji joined Mike’s family, friends and colleagues at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London for a special preview screening of Mike’s last film, “We Went to War”, co-authored with Rebekah. The film receives its official release at the ICA on March 29.