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Synopsis
She is without a name, anonymous, without a presence in the world, the non-existence of a political prisoner. She is held captive in a prison cell.
Alone and frightened, surrounded by noises of torture and the approaching war, her thoughts and words are directed towards the four walls of the cell. She asks: is this the end of Art? With fear and developing insanity, She hallucinates and has a vision. Leonardo da Vinci visits her, She asks him; will Art survive. Raving, her desperation increasing, She paints with her own faeces on the Wall. She has a second vision and a future artist visits her cell. He tells her not to despair. Art is like water; it finds a way to flow. Art cannot die. He and She are the future The war is closer.
She fears for her life and knows the approaching allies will not save her in time. She smiles, knowing Art and Freedom are the future.
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 72 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Pauline Amos 1st Feature
- Producer
- Pauline Amos
- Executive Producer
- Colin Vaines
- Editor
- Natasha Westlake
- Screenwriter
- Pauline Amos
- Director of Photography
- John Letsinger
- Sound
- Tim Burns
- Music
- Jessica Danheisser
- Studio Sound
- Colin Potter
- Additional Music
- Yury Revich
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Synchronistic Pictures
Colin M. VainesRupert House
Unit 1
4 Tisbury Court
London
W1D 6BG
Amos Films
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