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Specialised Technique

Synopsis

William Sellers and the Colonial Film Unit developed a framework for colonial cinema, slow edits and minimal camera movement, no camera tricks. In an effort to recuperate black dance from this colonial project, SPECIALISED TECHNIQUE, attempts to transform this material from studied spectacle to livingness.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019 - Bright Future

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 min 57 sec
Director
Onyeka Igwe
Producer
Pinky Ghundale
Editor
Onyeka Igwe
Sound
Kiera Coward-Deyell
Composer
Kiera Coward-Deyell

Genre

Experimental Woman Director Black

Categories

Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A FLAMIN Productions film

Onyeka Igwe

Sales Company

Onyeka Igwe

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