Project Detail

Black Strangers

Black Strangers

Synopsis

After seeing him mentioned on a Bishop’s Transcript held in Gloucestershire Archives, Dan goes for a walk in the woods in search of Daniel, a man buried in Nympsfield on the 31st of December 1719 and described on the document as ‘a black stranger’.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2023 - Forum Expanded
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 min 13 sec
Director
Dan Guthrie
Executive Producer
LUX, Independent Cinema Office
Editor
Dan Guthrie
Screenwriter
Dan Guthrie
Director of Photography
Nielsan Bohl, Conrad Bohl
Sound
Mae-Li Evans, Felix Taylor
Camera Operator
Nielsan Bohl
Camera Operator
Conrad Bohl
Colourist
Nielsan Bohl
Shoot Assistant
Elizabeth Jordan
Sound Recordist
Mae-Li Evans
Sound Designer
Mae-Li Evans
Sound Mixer
Felix Taylor
Thanks
Gloucestershire Archives, Tim French / PIWORLD, Max Porter, Ben GJ Thomas, Rosa-Johan Uddoh

Production Status

Production Company

Co-commissioned by LUX and Independent Cinema Office, using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Sales Company

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