On Landguard Point
Synopsis
Set entirely in the East of England and built through poetry, performance and slips of story. Woven together these forms accumulate ideas around what home means. The film is about trade: what it means to produce and export, or import from elsewhere. It is also then a film about migration, identity and defence. These themes underpin every element of the film and offer up multiple layers of resonance and meaning.
The film is carried by two other voices. The first, our narrator, initially sets the scene before falling into his own poetic visions and daydream. The second is a family of scrolling red LED text boxes, stood in the sea and beginning: HERE IS A MAP…
On Landguard Point features work by internationally acclaimed artists such as Julia Bardsley, Rajni Shah, Kira O’Reilly, Harminder Judge and Mark Peter Wright.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 83 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Robert Pacitti
- Producer
- Pacitti Company, Nicola Gallani
- Editor
- Hoping Chen
- Screenwriter
- Robert Pacitti
- Director of Photography
- Becky Edmunds, Lucy Cash
- Sound
- Dario Swade
- Composer
- Michael Nyman
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Pacitti Company
Unit 1, Pinchin Street Studios2 Pinchin Street
London
E1 1SA
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7488 0800
Nicola Gallani +44 (0)7879 636 487
Sales Company
Pacitti Company
Unit 1, Pinchin Street Studios2 Pinchin Street
London
E1 1SA
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7488 0800
Nicola Gallani +44 (0)7879 636 487
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