Happy Returns
Synopsis
I bought a scrapbook collection of one woman’s Birthday cards from a house clearance shop a few years ago. She had only kept the cards from her children and grandchildren. It cost me £ 1.99.
The cards chronicle her life through changing design/slogans and written messages. I’ve bought things like this before and they just fill up my shelves.
A poetry film festival kick-started me into making a film using the scrapbook. I looked for a poem to base the cards around but couldn’t find anything suitable, so I tried to write my own.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 7 mins
- Format
- hd
- Director
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tim webb
- Producer
- Tim Webb
- Editor
- tim webb
- Screenwriter
- Tim Webb
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Tim Webb
Royal College of Art]Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
+44 (0)1843 861780
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