Project Detail

noonwraith blues

Synopsis

Ominous cinegrams of Albrecht Dürer’s 'Melencolia' print intercut, like cascading scythes, with depictions of a woman in a field, evoking repetitions that exist in harvest rituals, as well as in gestures of madness. Spectres of familial anxieties creep into this loose take on the myth of Poludnica (noonwraith or Lady Midday), a Slavic harvest spirit that could cause madness in those who wandered the fields alone.

Details

Year
2020
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 min 29 sec
Format
35mm and Super8 film
Director
Kamila Kuc
Producer
Kamila Kuc
Editor
Kamila Kuc, Reed O'Beirne
Screenwriter
Kamila Kuc
Director of Photography
Reed O'Beirne
Production Designer
Kamila Kuc
Sound
Rob Godman
Principal cast
Kamila Kuc

Production Status

Production Company

Kamila Kuc

10 Maiden Place
London
NW5 1HZ

Sales Company

Kamila Kuc

10 Maiden Place
London
NW5 1HZ

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