Project Detail

English Eccentrics II

Synopsis

Performance artist Ivan Inversion is endeavouring to bring the wonders of standing on one's head to the attention of the masses. He plays guitar and sings whilst dangling upside-down from a lamp post in London's Covent Garden district. His audience give their reactions, he explains the logic underlying his performance.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins 50 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Gongsun Hai
Producer
Christopher Johnson
Editor
Christopher Johnson
Screenwriter
Viv Williamson
Director of Photography
Kate Thomas
Sound
Dave Cox
Composer
Sally Doolalley
Principal cast
Ivan Inversion

Production Status

Production Company

Diamond Highway

10 Gloucester Road
Barnet
Herts, UK

T+44 (0)20 8364 8063

dhcvj@yahoo.co.uk

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