A Map with Gaps
Synopsis
Utilising a combination of archive audio recordings and still photographs, drama reconstruction and animation, a surreal and comic tale unfolds of 12,000 miles, 14 countries and 26 very peculiar days. Essentially this is a catalogue of minor disasters, a story that demonstrates that fact can indeed be stranger than fiction and sometimes the grey area between the two is the most interesting place to explore, particularly if you forgot to bring a map.
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 26 mins
- Format
- DV Cam
- Director
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Alice Nelson
- Producer
- Noe Mendelle
- Co-Producer
- Noe Mendelle
- Editor
- Alan Brown
- Screenwriter
- Brian Nelson, Alice Nelson
- Director of Photography
- Ian Dodds
- Production Designer
- Annmarie McKenna
- Sound
- Zoe Irvine
- Composer
- Zoe Irvine
- Principal cast
- Pauline Goldsmith, Duncan Rennie, Jim McSharry
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Full Nelson Films
11/1 Dunedin StreetEdinburgh EH7 4JD, Scotland
UK
T +44 (0)13 1557 5301
alice@fullnelson.co.uk
Sales Company
Full Nelson Films
11/1 Dunedin StreetEdinburgh EH7 4JD, Scotland
UK
T+44 (0)13 1557 5301
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