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Cloudbuster

Synopsis

On July 6th 1953 in Maine USA, a controversial Austrian born scientist by the name of Wilhelm Reich claimed he could make rain using a machine he called - The Cloudbuster. The film attempts to re-enact a 24 hour period in which Reich tested his rain machine in order to assist some blueberry farmers whose crops were caught in a drought.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Simon B Fellows
Producer
Simon B Fellows
Executive Producer
Simon B Fellows
Editor
Piers Douglas
Director of Photography
Alex Barber
Sound
Warren Hamilton
Composer
Big Mouth
Principal cast
Geoffrey Banks, Tom Watson, Everal Walsh

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Big Brother Films

Contact: Simon Fellows
150 Hammersmith Grove
London W6 7HE
UK

fellows@bigbrother.demon.co.uk

Sales Company

Big Brother Films

Contact: Simon Fellows
150 Hammersmith Grove
London W6 7HE
UK

fellows@bigbrother.demon.co.uk

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