The Tale of St Piran, a film commissioned by Cornwall Heritage Trust for educational use

The Tale of St Piran film tells the story of St Piran, and was commissioned for the purpose of use by primary schools in Cornwall for their St Piran Day assemblies.  An education project, the film was produced by Bookshelf Productions and directed by Joe Inman.  We were very fortunate that the poet, writer and actor Pol Hodge agreed to reprise his role as St Piran and also wrote the script.

The film is 10 minutes long, and is suitable for primary school and above.  The film tells the story of how St Piran was washed up the shores of Perranporth, rescued by Badger, Boar and Fox and introduced the Christian faith to Cornwall, as well as giving them the gift of tin and inspiring the St Piran's flag.

Schools are welcome to view the film and use it as a free educational resource. If they would prefer a downloadable version please get in touch by emailing [email protected].

Cornwall Heritage Trust would like to thank everyone that made this project possible, and especially the volunteers who gave up their time one cold weekend in January.