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Babeldom

Synopsis

Babeldom is a city so massive, and growing at such a speed that soon, it is said, light itself will not escape its gravitational pull. How can two lovers communicate, one from inside the city and one outside? This is an elegy to urban life against the backdrop of a city of the future, a portrait assembled from film shot in modern cities all around the world and collected from the most recent research in science, technology and architecture.
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Details

Year
2012
Type of film
Features
Running time
80 mins
Format
various
Director
Paul Bush
Producer
Paul Bush
Editor
Lawrence Huck
Screenwriter
Paul Bush
Director of Photography
Paul Bush
Sound
Andy Cowton, Zhe Wu
Composer
Andy Cowton, Stuart Earl
Principal cast
Mark Caven, Youla Boudali

Genre

Experimental Horror Climate / Environment Fantasy Sci-Fi Science

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ancient Mariner Production

3 Inglis St
London
SE5 9QT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7274 3110

Sales Company

Ancient Mariner Production

3 Inglis St
London
SE5 9QT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7274 3110

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