Project Detail

Motion

Synopsis

Homeless, aging, unstable, Don is a man without a role or a future.
As Christmas approaches on the streets of Brighton, a fragile life falls apart unnoticed. Perhaps the factory of time and motion is the answer to Don's prayers.

Motion is a journey into an unseen Britain. An emotionally charged and uncompromising digital vision, it was made over a period of 18 months on a budget of just £3,000. First-time director Tom Clay brings a new closeness to life on the fringes, using hidden camera techniques to merge fiction and real life, before delivering a final act of unexpected transcendence.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Features
Running time
65 mins
Format
DV
Director
Tom Clay
Producer
Joseph Lang
Editor
Tom Clay
Screenwriter
Tom Clay, Joseph Lang
Director of Photography
Tom Clay
Sound
Tom Clay
Composer
Scott Forrey, Stuart Wray
Principal cast
Dean Robinson, Miguel Angel Plaza, Mark Little

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Pull Back Camera Ltd

49 Berriedale Avenue
Hove, East Sussex BN3 4JG
UK

T 00 44 (0)1273 888 192

motion@pullbackcamera.com

Sales Company

Pull Back Camera Ltd

49 Berriedale Avenue
Hove, East Sussex BN3 4JG
UK

T 00 44 (0)1273 888 192

motion@pullbackcamera.com

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