Eglantine
Synopsis
Glasgow-based artist-filmmaker Margaret Salmon's debut feature is not only a loving homage to classic children’s films such as Ray Ashley’s 'Little Fugitive', Jean Renoir’s 'The River' and Albert Lamorisse’s 'The Red Balloon', but draws from nature studies of the past, such as Mary Field’s 'Secrets of Nature' series.
Shot on 35mm in various locations around Scotland, Salmon draws inspiration from a range of cinematic movements as well as wildlife documentaries to produce a lyrical and sensual portrait of a child’s eye perspective on the natural world. (LFF brochure)
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Experimenta Strand - World premiere
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- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 70 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Margaret Salmon 1st Feature
- Producer
- Margaret Salmon
- Executive Producer
- Bina Von Stauffenburg
- Editor
- Margaret Salmon
- Screenwriter
- Margaret Salmon
- Director of Photography
- Margaret Salmon
- Sound
- Pete Smith, Margaret Salmon
- Composer
- Original Song by Matthew Herbert, Kirsten MacBeth; Violin: Philomena Salmon-Wiand
- Principal cast
- Eglantine Salmon-Wiand, Philomena Salmon-Wiand, Ulysses Salmon-Wiand, Margaret Salmon, Kristen MacBeth
- Associate Producer
- Dino Wiand
- Production Co-ordinators
- Kate Parker, Lesley Young, Eilidh Ratcliffe
- Post Production Co-ordinator
- Eilidh Ratcliffe
- Colourist
- Jason R Moffat
- Funders
- Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, The Elephant Trust, Outset Scotland, Atlas Arts
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