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Je ne regrette rien

Synopsis

Made entirely in Unreal, during lockdown in the UK, in a week in which VE day celebrations collided with Black Lives Matter protests, this film questions the persistence of nostalgia as a form of social control.
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Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 min 30 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Fiona Bavinton
Producer
Clare Cahill, Fiona Bavinton
Editor
Fiona Bavinton
Screenwriter
Clare Cahill, Fiona Bavinton
Sound
Fiona Bavinton
Composer
Fiona Bavinton
Animation
Fiona Bavinton

Genre

Experimental Human Rights Woman Director

Categories

Animation Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Compos Mentis Productions

5 Cliff House, 113 Alumhurst Road
Bournemouth BH4 8HS

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