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Encounter

Synopsis

On 21st May 2003, British artist Mark Anstee started work at the In Flanders Fields Museum, Belgium. His task was to draw two opposing armies of equal number on a four metre square wall - in twelve days. The life and times of 19,386 small biro men. 

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins, 45 secs
Format
Beta SP, Digi Beta
Director
Gabi Cowburn
Producer
Gabi Cowburn
Editor
Pablo Renedo
Director of Photography
Damian Purcell, Gabi Cowburn
Composer
Alan Boorman
Principal cast
Mark Anstee

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Gabi Cowburn

28 Prince Regent's Close
Brighton BN2 5JP
UK

T+44 (0)1273 604 850

gabicowburn@onetel.com

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