Project Detail

Mental Block

Synopsis

Mental Block depicts the journey of a young freerunner (Ali) striving to find his own personal route through life using the discipline of parkour, but all motion stops when he reaches the inevitable mental block. Set within inner-city estates Ali discovers the hardest obstacles to overcome are in the mind.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins
Format
DVCam
Director
Karen Palmer
Producer
Karen Palmer
Editor
Karen Palmer
Director of Photography
Karen Palmer
Composer
Daz-I-Que
Principal cast
Ali Shelton

Production Status

Production Company

Media Lab

Karen Palmer

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