One Minutes
Synopsis
One Minutes; traces the origins of cinema back to the 1890’s as we spend an afternoon with Douglas Wilson and his gardner; features early cinematic story telling from the 1910's with the rags to riches tale of a Victorian chimney sweep; goes back to the 1930’s following Gangsters armed with violin cases; fires with all guns blazing in a classic spaghetti western stand off; relives gory shock-horrors in a 70’s style gore fest; refreshes the 1980’s re-recurring slasher serial killer as demonic librarian Mrs. Burrows kills the offending teens who haven't returned their library books on time; cruises with two guys in their car as they get into an argument over Ninja Turtles in a tribute to American independent films from the early 90's; travels through world cinema visiting Modern German Cinema, Danish Dogme, Bollywood, the French New Wave and beyond.
Horror, drama, thriller, comedy, war, animation, film noir - One Minutes covers as many genres and styles as the hour hand will allow.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 75 mins
- Format
- Mini DV
- Director
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Philip Pugh
- Producer
- John Allen, Nusha Amini, Martin Nigel Davey
- Co-Producer
- John Allen, Nusha Amini, Martin Nigel Davey
- Editor
- Philip Pugh, John Allen
- Screenwriter
- Philip Pugh
- Director of Photography
- James Rhys
- Composer
- Dmitry Kormann, Chris Frost, Mark Adair
- Principal cast
- Martin Nigel Davey, Mike Baughan, James Kennedy, Ian Pugh, Melanie Revill, Gary Keane
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Philip Pugh
T +44 (0) 7974 783 020
pjrpugh@yahoo.co.uk
Sales Company
Philip Pugh
T +44 (0) 7974 783 020
pjrpugh@yahoo.co.uk
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