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Agatha

Synopsis

A psychosexual sci-fi about a planet without speech. The film's narrator, ambiguous in gender and function, weaves us slowly through a mental and physical landscape, observing and chronicling a space beyond words. Based on a dream had by the radical British composer Cornelius Cardew.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Beatrice Gibson
Producer
Beatrice Gibson
Executive Producer
Straat Van Sculpturen
Editor
Beatrice Gibson
Director of Photography
Nick Gordon
Composer
Gentle Fire, Jennifer Allum
Principal cast
Laura Bartlett, Adam Broomberg, Leni Broomberg, Sarah Entwistle, Beatirce Gibson, Nick Gordon, Elizabeth McAlpine, Ruairiadh O´Connell, Amalia Pica

Genre

Experimental Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

LUX Film and Video

Shacklewell Studios
18 Shacklewell Lane
London
E8 2EZ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7503 3980

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