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Abandoned Goods

Synopsis

The story of a collection of artworks made by residents of an English psychiatric hospital. From clinical material to revered items of outsider art, Abandoned Goods charts the transformation of these objects, and uncovers the forgotten lives of some of the key artists in the collection.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
35 mins
Format
35mm/HD
Director
Pia Borg, Edward Lawrenson
Producer
Kate Ogborn, Lisa Marie Russo
Editor
Philippe Ciompi
Screenwriter
Pia Borg, Edward Lawrenson
Director of Photography
Nick Gordon Smith
Sound
Philippe Ciompi

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Fly Film

London
W1D 3DR

Sales Company

Fly Film

London
W1D 3DR

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