Project Detail

Roll Down the Window

Synopsis

Filmmaker Lipa Hussain interrogates a neurological condition she has experienced since childhood and the parallels it represents with her own religious and racial struggles. Alice In Wonderland syndrome causes the sensation of shrinking and losing bodily control. The film explores the idea of utilising AIW to confront an enemy from Lipa’s past.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 min
Director
Lipa Hussain
Producer
Josefin Bagge
Editor
Grace King
Director of Photography
Rosslyn McCormick
Sound
Ania Przygoda
Animation
Wilma Smith
Colourist & Online Editor
Taryn Calvery
VFX Artist
Ciaran Lyons

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Scottish Documentary Institute

84 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX

Sales Company

Scottish Documentary Institute

84 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX

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