Snapshot
Synopsis
A modified pinhole camera with wax cylinders attached, he uses it to document a group of women who have fallen into a conspiracy that the violent ‘Jack The Ripper’ is not a man, but a monster.
But his account, though revolutionary, is itself distorted. The newspapers he reads are unregulated, the people he interviews confused by misinformation, and the events he captures cut off and mangled at the edges.
This disturbing journey into his sepia-toned rabbit hole delivers a haunting warning on the perspectives we are fed... as well as what - and who - we can truly believe.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 86 min
- Director
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Joseph Archer 1st Feature
- Producer
- Joseph Archer, Cathy Wippell, Chippy Babu, Mario Stefan, Serge Cedrick
- Executive Producer
- Michael Osowski, Tushar Rakheja, Barry Vonk, Megan Teo
- Screenwriter
- Cathy Wippell
- Principal cast
- Tom Stourton, Cathy Wippell, Hazel Ann Rogers, Lydia Helen, Nadia Lamin, Rosie Bella-Johnson
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Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Silicon Gothic
Joseph Archer, Cathy Wippell20 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
+44 (0)7469 788765 (Joseph)
+44 (0)7851 215737 (Cathy)
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