Project Detail

Konfessions of a Klabautermann

Synopsis

A video collage comprising multiple threads loosely anchored around male maritime coming-of-age rites.
Hardeep Pandhal raps to a score composed with Joe Howe as we are dragged through a cartoon world marked by male fears of floods, bordering between the homely and the gratuitous.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins 22 secs
Format
4K Video
Director
Hardeep Pandhal
Editor
Hardeep Pandhal
Screenwriter
Hardeep Pandhal
Sound
Hardeep Pandhal, Joe Howe
Principal cast
Hardeep Pandhal, David Steans
Animation
Hardeep Pandhal

Production Status

Production Company

Commissioned by Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival. Production supported by Arts Council England, National Theatre of Scotland

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