Project Detail

Houses (for Margaret)

Synopsis

A loving 16mm ode to Scottish poet and avant-garde filmmaker Margaret Tait. Artist filmmaker Luke Fowler circles her Orkney home surrounded by red tulips and buzzing insects, visits her films' locations, and zooms in on her notebooks of ideas. We also listen to Tait's poem 'Houses', about what it means to feel at home.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020 - Bright Futures - European premiere

Details

Year
2020
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 min
Format
16mm
Director
Luke Fowler
Producer
Luke Fowler
Editor
Luke Fowler
Screenwriter
Luke Fowler
Director of Photography
Luke Fowler

Production Status

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