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Haunted by the present, she looks to the past

Synopsis

Telling the story of a girl, through the eyes of her older, wiser self. Shown in a daze of colour, she falls into a nightmarish state of mind. And through an audio-visual platform the narrative blurs and distorts into a new reality - revealing a burning new picture of truth.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 4 secs
Format
Super 8mm / 16mm
Director
Emmaalouise Smith
Producer
Emmaalouise Smith
Editor
Emmaalouise Smith
Screenwriter
Emmaalouise Smith
Director of Photography
Emmaalouise Smith
Sound
Emmaalouise Smith
Principal cast
Jessica Gladstone

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Emmaalouise Smith

E: emmaalouise@hotmail.co.uk

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