Project Detail

A Skulk in London

A dog in a crudely made fox costume is sat being fed by a yellow marigold glove on the end of a wooden pole.
Two yellow rubber-gloved-hands in focus in the foreground in front of an out of focus moss covered face.
A man-like figure with a moss covered face and wooden branches stick out of their head stood in a suit and mackintosh overcoat holding poles with yellow hands on the end.

Synopsis

The work “A Skulk in London” explores the human projections onto animal life from a satirical perspective. Its aim is research the life of urban foxes amid the Anthropocene environment of central London and the mythologies surrounding them to highlight the human tendency of understanding and perpetually interpreting the natural world limited by the point of view of “man”.
The main character is a city man who becomes fascinated with finding nature in the city and is following urban foxes to fulfil his dream of wilderness. The character lives in a world of fantasy and does not consider the perspective and agency of urban wildlife. His obsession is so blinding and absorbing that he doesn’t realise that the fox he finds is, in fact, a dog in a costume.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 min 35 sec
Format
Sony a7S III, 1080p H.264
Director
Polina Chizhova, James Stephen Wright
Editor
Polina Chizhova, James Stephen Wright
Screenwriter
Polina Chizhova, James Stephen Wright
Director of Photography
Polina Chizhova, James Stephen Wright
Production Designer
Polina Chizhova, James Stephen Wright
Sound
Polina Chizhova, James Stephen Wright
Composer
James Stephen Wright
Principal cast
James Stephen Wright, Kosmos the Dog

Production Status

Production Company

A Strange Quark, Flying Object production

Strange Quark

James Stephen Wright
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH2 4AN

Sales Company

Strange Quark

James Stephen Wright
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH2 4AN

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