Project Detail

Sinkholes

Synopsis

Taking its starting point the rapid drying of the Dead Sea, SINKHOLES is a dystopian vision of a world in which water has become scarce. Threading together ideas of entropy and the inhuman, SINKHOLES meditates on our desire both for survival and resignation in the face of extinction.

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
18 min 45 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Karen Russo
Producer
Charlotte Ginsborg
Editor
Alice Powell
Director of Photography
Tim Sidell
Sound
Binya Reches

Production Status

Production Company

Charlotte Ginsborg

Flat 47
Brandrams Wharf
127-131 Rotherhithe Street
London
SE16 4NF

Sales Company

Charlotte Ginsborg

Flat 47
Brandrams Wharf
127-131 Rotherhithe Street
London
SE16 4NF

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