Project Detail

Gonda

Synopsis

Gonda starts with the play Ideal by Ayn Rand. As a critical counter, Gonda addresses cinematic and linguistic space by creating settings in which image, text and sound shift roles to affect presupposed ideals of identity and existence. Main actor is Dutch transgender model Valentijn de Hingh.

Details

Year
2012
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
30 mins
Format
16 mm transfer on HD
Director
Ursula Mayer
Producer
Jo Gross
Executive Producer
Ursula Mayer
Editor
Ursula Mayer, Sue Giovanni
Screenwriter
Maria Fusco
Director of Photography
Margaret Salmon
Production Designer
Lucie Red
Sound
Christiano Sossi
Composer
Sullom Voe, Sebastian Schlecht, Charlie Looker
Principal cast
Valentijn de HIngh

Production Status

Production Company

Ursula Mayer Productions

Sales Company

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