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 film: Shorts
Running time: 3 mins
Format: DVCam
Director: Karen Palmer
Producer: Karen Palmer
Editor: Karen Palmer
Director of Photography: Karen Palmer
Music: Daz-I-Que
Principal cast: Ali Shelton

Genre

Experimental Sport Woman Director Black Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Media Lab

Karen Palmer

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