Project Detail

Pampas

Synopsis

Plants were used in 1970s suburbia to send seductive signals to neighbours, or so rumour has it. What went on behind closed curtains? This hybrid documentary explores the truth in the botanical myth.
A look at sexual signalling, female desire, subcultures, and suburban legend.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 min 59 sec
Director
Jessica Bishopp
Producer
Louisa Plumstead
Executive Producer
Jessica Bishopp, Rob Hughes, Tony Powell
Editor
Zsófia Tálas
Screenwriter
Jessica Bishopp
Director of Photography
Anna MacDonald
Production Designer
Anna Papa
Sound
Hannah Gregory
Composer
Hollie Buhagiar
Principal cast
Naomi Shimada
Costume Design
Amy Thompson

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