Project Detail

Mining Poems or Odes

Synopsis

Robert, an ex-shipyard welder from Govan, Scotland, reflects on how his life experiences have influenced his new found compulsion to write.
His retrospective poetry reveals a man who is trying to achieve a state of contentment through words and philosophy. He has replaced his tools for pens and paper.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 min 49 sec
Format
DCP Digital Cinema Package
Director
Callum Rice 1st Feature
Producer
Jack Cocker
Executive Producer
Sonja Henrici, Noe Mendelle
Editor
Alex Broad, Bernard McGurk
Screenwriter
Robert Fullerton
Director of Photography
Fraser Rice
Sound
Dougie Fairgrieve, Craig Houston
Composer
Andy Abbott
Principal cast
Robert Fullerton

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Creative Scotland, The Scottish Documentary Institute production

SDI (Scottish Documentary Institute)

SDI Productions
Noe Mendelle
ECA
74 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9DF

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