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Forest Coal Pit

Synopsis

Two elderly brothers live together on a small farm in Forest Coal Pit. This super 8mm portrait explores the mundanity, vibrancy and intimacy of their relationship and hyperlocal world. As they feed their livestock, tend to their garden, the brothers discuss elephants in China, lobster fisherman, ghosts and each other.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Cork International Film Festival 2022

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 55 sec
Director
Sion Marshall-Waters
Producer
Jessica Wheeler
Executive Producer
Alice Lusher
Editor
Dylan Jones
Sound
Iain Armstrong

Genre

Experimental Welsh

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

ie ie productions

c/o Chapter Arts Centre,
Market Road
Cardiff
CF5 1QE

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