Shadow Gene
Synopsis
A beautiful female assassin on a mission to destroy a defective gene in the male species uncovers a corrupt and murky world of corporate power. Raised by a mysterious woman and nurtured into becoming a ruthless hit woman, she targets 'corporate' types who unknowingly carry the notorious 'shadow gene', a parasite gene that compels its hosts to become as violent and greedy as the stock markets demand... without remorse. One day although seemingly accomplishing her mission an encounter with a smug corporate executive sets of a chain of events that shifts the power between victim and perpetrator.
Shot largely in London with a minimalist cast and crew on a tiny budget using aging out-of-date 16mm and Super 8 film stocks (some up to 40 years old), Shadow Gene utilises 2D animation, live action, graphic and photographic imagery along with a haunting piano score to tell its story, along the way creating a kaleidoscopic narrative that reveals aspects of corporate greed from the time of the nineteenth century Luddite to the present day 'Occupy London' Movement.
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 95 mins
- Format
- 16mm, Super8
- Director
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Mark Norfolk
- Producer
- Mark Norfolk
- Editor
- Lance Crush
- Screenwriter
- Mark Norfolk
- Director of Photography
- Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz
- Production Designer
- Heike Scharrer
- Sound
- Kostas Mastorakis
- Composer
- Nedyalka Dimitrova
- Principal cast
- Elisabeth Dahl, Riley Stewart, Sue Ferguson
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Prussia Lane Productions Ltd
1A Upper Brockley RoadBrockley
London
SE4 1SY
+44 (0)20 8694 8821 / +44 (0)7813 958 946
Sales Company
Prussia Lane Productions Ltd
1A Upper Brockley RoadBrockley
London
SE4 1SY
+44 (0)20 8694 8821 / +44 (0)7813 958 946
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