Project Detail

Fen Bridges: Forty Foot of Vermuden’s Drain to the Great Ouse

Synopsis

“My humble model for progress is the reclamation of land. Which is repeatedly, never-ending retrieving what is lost.” (Graham Swift, Waterland)
This film piece responds to the environment of the Fens, exploring an artificial landscape that exists only because of human intervention. Filmed over one day, it records bridges over a dike which carries water away from farmland to the river the Great Ouse.
Official Selection Oberhausen Short Film Festival 2018 - International Competition

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 30 secs
Format
16mm
Director
Ellen Sampson
Editor
Andrew Olley
Director of Photography
Ellen Sampson
Sound
Andrew Olley

Production Status

Production Company

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