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Bawa's Garden

Synopsis

A road movie in search of the work of renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. The film follows a protagonist scouring the island for the ‘lost’ garden of Lunuganga. Finding the treasure might be the goal, yet her search is the catalyst for encounters with a series of characters and rarely visited buildings that reveal the story of Bawa’s life and work.
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Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Features
Running time
84 min
Format
Digital (BMCC)
Director
Clara Kraft Isono 1st Feature
Producer
Corinne Mynatt
Executive Producer
Kate Wilson
Editor
Clara Kraft Isono, Elisa Cepedal
Screenwriter
Clara Kraft Isono
Director of Photography
Daniel Chaytor
Sound
Sunjna Mullick
Composer
Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Mandhira de Saram
Principal cast
Lea D'Albronn Allexandre
Focus Puller
Manuel Fernandes Seixas de Sa

Genre

Experimental Asian

Categories

Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kraft Isono

5 Darnley Rd
London
E9 6QH

Sales Company

Corinne Mynatt (Producer)

Kraft Isono
5 Darnley Rd
London
E9 6QH

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