Project Detail

Crowtrap

Synopsis

A documentary fiction work. Weaving together the lives of two men, this film draws upon their individual dealings with fire to expand across themes such as pyromania, anarchy, radicalism and enlightenment.
A film that gives voice to the anxiety and rage unleashed by Brexit Britain. With fire as the film’s central metaphor, artist Callum Hill welds together stories real and fictional, personal and political, to dwell on the contradictory impulse to destroy in the hope of progress. (Rotterdam brochure)
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019 - Bright Future - Tiger Shorts Competition

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 44 secs
Format
35MM, 4K scan
Director
Callum Hill
Producer
Joseph Constable
Editor
Callum Hill, Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
Screenwriter
Callum Hill
Director of Photography
Alfred Thirolle

Production Status

Production Company

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