Project Detail

Not Waving

Synopsis

A happy group of picnickers bustle to the beach. One man changes into his swimming trunks, puts on a pair of flippers, does a clownish dance and dives into the grey-blue sea. The other picnickers notice their friend waving from the water, and wave back energetically. We hear the waves. The man waves from the deep water, his hand sailing from side to side. Gradually, he loses control in the water and disappears.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins
Format
35mm, Kodak
Director
Jane Rogoyska
Producer
George Duffield, Meg Thomson
Editor
Carol Salter
Screenwriter
Based on the poem by Stevie Smith
Director of Photography
Alex Howe
Principal cast
Antonio Gil Martinez

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Production Status

Production Company

Arcane Pictures

46 Wetherby Mansions
Earls Court Square
London SW5 9DJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7244 6590

info@arcanepictures.com

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