Project Detail

Kobbwebjar

Synopsis

A figure conjures a remedy from jars of spider webs and beeswax, while studying the pages of ‘Micrographia’ (Robert Hook, 1665); the first book to illustrate insects and plants as observed through the lens of a microscope.

Commissioned by Folklore Tapes for collaborative project ‘The Art of Magic: re-scoring and restoring objectless index cards from the Museum of Witchcraft’.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 44 secs
Director
Nick Jordan
Producer
Nick Jordan
Director of Photography
Nick Jordan
Composer
Otis Jordan
Principal cast
Clara Casian

Production Status

Production Company

www.nickjordan.info

Sales Company

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