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The Elephant Without a Tail

Name: The Elephant Without a Tail
Director: Gary McQuiggin, Irene Pis
Genre: Experimental, Climate / Environment, Science
Released: 2010
Duration: 6 mins 51 secs

Synopsis

This short film reflects on the swiftly shifting nature of the urban landscape, set in a working class area of South London that is currently being redeveloped and gentrified. This notebook film has no narration and depicts the architecture poetically in flux.

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Year: 2010
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 6 mins 51 secs
Format: HD
Director: Gary McQuiggin, Irene Pis
Producer: Leonie Bleasdale
Editor: Gary McQuiggin
Director of Photography: Irene Pis
Sound: Peter Warnock

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Gary McQuiggin

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