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Best Before Death

Synopsis

Following artist Bill Drummond over two years of his 12-year World Tour: At work in Kolkata, India, and in Lexington, North Carolina, doing his self-imposed 'work' – building beds, baking cakes, making soup, shining shoes – to the variously amused, perplexed or annoyed reactions of those around him.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
89 mins
Format
2K digital
Director
Paul Duane
Producer
Robert Gordon, Paul Duane
Executive Producer
Ben Wheatley, Andy Starke, Finlay Pretsell, Celine Haddad, John Caulkins
Editor
Tony Cranstoun, A.C.E.
Director of Photography
Robbie Ryan, B.S.C, Patrick Jordan
Sound
Kevin Pinto, Michael Hunkele
Composer
Bill Drummond
Principal cast
Bill Drummond
Film Image
© Tracey Moberly/Bill Drummond

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Screenworks

Paul Duane

Rook Films

Andy Starke

Scottish Documentary Institute

Finlay Prestell

Media Ranch

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