Project Detail

I will make up a song and sing it in a theatre with the night air above my head.

Synopsis

Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy designed New Gourna in 1954, introducing ecological principles for mud architecture to Egypt. He dreamt that rural populations might have sustainable lives.
Stills and an experimental soundtrack take a haunting look at efforts from the 1940s in sustainability in the Middle East.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020 - Perspectives

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 min
Format
Digital file
Director
Hannah Collins
Producer
Hannah Collins
Editor
Daniel Goddard
Director of Photography
Hannah Collins
Sound
Duncan Bellamy
Composer
Duncan Bellamy

Production Status

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