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Oh Odessa!

Synopsis

Oh Odessa! is loosely based on Sergei Eisenstein's revolutionary film 'The Battleship Potemkin'. Made on a shoestring, with a cast of five, it consists of a series of black and white stills with classic intertitles telling the story of how a group of sailor girls liberate their battleship.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 40 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Bev Zalcock, Sara Chambers
Producer
Bev Zalcock, Sara Chambers
Editor
Bev Zalcock, Sara Chambers
Screenwriter
Bev Zalcock, Sara Chambers
Composer
Shostakovitch
Principal cast
Carol Morley, Cairo Cannon, Sara Chambers, Carol Biggs, Christine Hevey

Genre

LGBTQIA+

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pitbull Productions

19 Matilda House,
St Katharines Way
London E1W 1LQ
UK

T+44 (0)20 7702 4110

sara@pitbullproductions.freeserve.co.uk

Sales Company

Pitbull Productions

19 Matilda House,
St Katharines Way
London E1W 1LQ
UK

T+44 (0)20 7702 4110

sara@pitbullproductions.freeserve.co.uk

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