Project Detail

Facade

Synopsis

Façade re-transmits the flawed utopias and polarised theories suggested by Sergei Eisenstein’s unmade film 'The Glass House' into a fantastical vision of contemporary glass architecture far removed from its egalitarian origins. Narrated by Julia Somerville Façade casts 'glass' as a transparent subject rendered slowly opaque by the language it engenders.

Details

Year
2010
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
35 mins
Format
RED1
Director
Phil Coy
Producer
Emily Dixon
Executive Producer
Film London
Editor
Phil Coy, Herbert Hunger
Director of Photography
Jamie Cairney
Sound
Chu-li Shewring
Principal cast
Julia Somerville
Additional Cinematography
BEN LIDELL
Focus Puller
GARY ROGERS
Second Camera
ADAM GUTCH
Camera Assisatants
TOM VINCENT, JAKE SCOTT
Grip
JIMMY GRIMES
Gaffer
STEVE HUDSON
Assistant to gaffer
HAZEL PALMER
Electricians
LARRY DEACON, PAT MILLER
Makeup
ROSIE KOR, EVA BOGDALSKA
Prompt operator
KATE KEEN
Sculptors
CHAN LOOP, DAVID JONES
Dubbing mixer
ROB KELLY
Colourist
JAMES WILLETT
Archive producer
JAN FAULL

Production Status

Production Company

Studio Coy

Phil Coy

Sales Company

Film London

Suite 6.10 The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JJ
Direct Line: 020 7613 7694
Telephone: 020 7613 7676
Fax: 020 7613 7677

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