The Show of Shows
Synopsis
Director Benedikt Erlingsson takes us back to the days when the most outlandish, skillful and breathtaking acts traveled the world.
This rich visual archive has been created with exclusive access to The University of Sheffield’s National Fairground Archive and is accompanied by an epic new score by Georg Holm and Orri Páll Dýrason of Sigur Rós, in collaboration with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Kjartan Dagur Holm.
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 73 mins
- Director
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Benedikt Erlingsson
- Producer
- Margret Jonasdottir, Heather Croall, Mark Atkin, Professor Vanessa Toulmin
- Composer
- Sigur Ros
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sagafilm
Laugavegi 176105 Reykjavik
Iceland
Crossover Labs
The Workstation,15 Paternoster Row,
Sheffield,
S1 2BX,
UK
T: +44 (0)114 276 5141
Sales Company
Dogwoof
19-23 Ironmonger RowLondon
EC1V 3QN
UK
Tel: 02072536244
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