Project Detail

Dream English Kid 1964-1999AD

Synopsis

Turner prize-winning artist Mark Leckey’s autobiographical film started with a piece of found bootleg documentation of a Joy Division gig that he attended in 1979, and the realisation that many of our personal memories and experiences can now be found online. From there, 'Dream English Kid' attempts to create a record of all the significant events in Leckey’s life during the late 20th Century through found traces of film, adverts and popular music- Benjamin Cook, LFF
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Experimenta Strand

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
30 mins
Director
Mark Leckey
Producer
Mark Leckey
Executive Producer
Film London (FLAMIN)
Director of Photography
Martin Testar
Additional Crew
Production Manager, Fiona Fletcher; Production Co-ordinator, Harriet Fleuriot; Animation, James Lownes; CGI Artist, Tim Bacon; Set Build and Stills Photographer, James Mullord; Post-Production, Gorilla TV

Production Status

Production Company

Commissioned by FLAMIN Productions through Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network with funding from Arts Council England

Sales Company

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