Project Detail

Love Under Mercury

Synopsis

Two unseen narrators fall in love and comment on a series of glittering images. They discover their symptoms are the same as those of Mercury poisoning. A film about science, transformation, and tragedy.

Details

Year
2001
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
33 mins
Format
16mm, Optical, Sep. Mag
Director
Steve Hawley
Producer
Steve Hawley
Editor
Steve Hawley
Screenwriter
Steve Hawley
Director of Photography
Steve Hawley
Sound
Joakim Sundstrom
Composer
Steve Hawley
Principal cast
Claire Marshall, Richard Lowdon

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Contact: Steve Hawley

107 Ranby Road
Sheffield S11 7AN
UK

T 0114 2252636

s.hawley@shu.ac.uk

Sales Company

Lux Distribution

Contact: Ben Cook
2-4 Huxion Square
London N1
UK

T 020 7684 2782

distribution@lux.or.uk

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