Project Detail

Crystal World

Synopsis

The corpse of a murdered woman finds its final resting place in the murky waters of the Ohio River. Her demise is at first unnoticed. But soon the frozen moment of her own death disturbs the cycle of the living above, encompassing in its breathless embrace both the guilty and the innocent.
Crystal World uses underwater puppets, mono ammonium phosphate, prisms and time-lapse photography to crystallize fragments of Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 53 secs
Format
HD video
Director
Pia Borg
Producer
Pia Borg
Co-Producer
Edward Lawrenson
Editor
Pia Borg
Screenwriter
Pia Borg
Director of Photography
Pia Borg
Production Designer
Pia Borg, Amelia Borg, Stephanie Singer
Sound
Joel Stern
Composer
Joel Stern

Production Status

Production Company

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