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Lebensraum | Living Space

Synopsis

The anthropologist Ger Duijzings reads his diary from wartime Yugoslavia (1992) while walking the streets of London. His diary entries are echoed and confronted by images of London. The film was shot with seven cameras in real-time and a single continuous take.
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Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 min 6 sec
Format
Mini DV
Director
Rastko Novakovic
Producer
Gerry Maguire
Editor
Owen Saward
Screenwriter
Ger Duijzings
Director of Photography
Lottie Cantle, Mark Durham, Amanda Egbe, Charles Heller, Vladimir Mitreski, Rastko Novakovic, Aubrey Richard Wanliss Orlebar, Vlastimir Sudar, Paulo Tavares
Sound
Mark Durham
Composer
Noam Enbar
Principal cast
Ger Duijzings

Genre

Experimental Human Rights

Categories

Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pins & Needles Film Ltd

Flat 145 Bredinghurst
Overhill Road
London SE22 0PN

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