Project Detail

Mr Madila

Synopsis

"Everything is mostly nothing. Look closely and you can see all the little bits and pieces, and all the gaps in-between."
A series of conversations between filmmaker and gifted spiritual healer, exploring the inner mind, the fabric of the universe, and the nature of reality itself........... Oooooooh.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 36 secs
Format
Digital HD1080p
Director
Rory Waudby-Tolley
Editor
Rory Waudby-Tolley
Screenwriter
Rory Waudby-Tolley
Director of Photography
Rory Waudby-Tolley
Production Designer
Rory Waudby-Tolley
Sound
Rob Malone; Sound Mix: Marcin Szumilas
Composer
Paul Devlin; Musicians: Cate Frizzell, Andrew Bennett, Simon Shibamu, Paul Devlin
Principal cast
Ken Smart, Rory Waudby-Tolley, Gary Pillai
Animation
Rory Waudby-Tolley, Eva Wagner, Maurico Arrieta

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Royal College of Art, Animation

Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU

Sales Company

Future Shorts

Tom Vaughan
2-18 Warburton Road
London
E8 3RT

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