Project Detail

Crude Progress

Synopsis

Part document of the past, part imagination of the future, Crude Progress tells the story of the rise and fall of the oil industry in the Orkney Islands.
Set to the music of James MacMillan the film mimics a folk tale, warning against the seduction of capitalism and the illusion of progress.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
28 mins
Format
DVCPro-50
Director
James Alcock, Simon Hipkins
Producer
Henry Eagles, Becky Lloyd, Agnes Wilkie
Co-Producer
Henry Eagles, Becky Lloyd, Agnes Wilkie
Editor
James Alcock, Simon Hipkins
Director of Photography
Simon Hipkins
Sound
James Alcock
Composer
James MacMillan
Narrator
Louis Mellis

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Production Status

Production Company

Corruption Films Ltd

2/2, 51 Stanmore Road
Mount Florida
Glasgow G42 9AJ, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)14 1586 9899

info@corruptionfilms.co.uk

Sales Company

Corruption Films Ltd

2/2, 51 Stanmore Road
Mount Florida
Glasgow G42 9AJ, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)14 1586 9899

info@corruptionfilms.co.uk

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