Project Detail

Paintbrush

Synopsis

Made up entirely of stills, Paintbrush presents portraits of ten users of a fictitious online social networking website. By detailing the information given by each user on their profile, the film explores themes surrounding identity, while also serving as a satire of online social networking.

Details

Year: 2009
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 7 mins 42 secs
Format: Assembled from stills
Director: Alex Barrett
Producer: Rahim Moledina
Editor: Alex Barrett
Screenwriter: Alex Barrett, Rahim Moledina
Sound: Jason Creasey
Principal cast: Joe Swanberg, Sarah-Louise Young, Rachel Bright, Charlotte Coy, Lachlan McCall

Genre

Experimental Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tiga Kali Studio

61 Staunton Road
Kingston-upon-Thames
Surrey, KT2 5TN
UK

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tigakalistudio@googlemail.com

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www.tigakalistudio.co.uk

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