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Splendor Solis

Synopsis

Daniel Fawcett's SPLENDOR SOLIS is a twin screen cine-poem that has been compiled from footage filmed over 17 years. It features everything from home movies, unfinished films, video diaries, video experiments, filmed performances and behind the scenes footage.

This loosely chronological cinematic wandering charts a journey in which filmmaking is used as a tool for personal exploration of inner and outer worlds, where cinema becomes an arena for rituals of self-discovery, healing and transformation. SPLENDOR SOLIS is a personal celebration of cinema, creativity, play, collaboration, friendship and all the splendours under the sun.
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Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
57 mins
Format
dv, vhs, hi8, super8, hd
Director
Daniel Fawcett
Producer
Daniel Fawcett, Clara Pais
Executive Producer
James Mackay, Philip Fawcett
Editor
Daniel Fawcett, Clara Pais
Director of Photography
Daniel Fawcett
Sound
Simon Keep
Composer
Simon Keep, Jos Dow, Daniel Fawcett, Alex Lemming, Magnus Williams, Thomas Hartley
Principal cast
Daniel Fawcett, David Collins, Katie Cleaver, Fiona Bevan, Clara Pais

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The Underground Film Studio

Sales Company

The Underground Film Studio

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