Stepney Western
Synopsis
Recasting Byker as the Wild West, this project sits at the porous boundary between fact and fiction, combining re-contextualised iPhone clips shot by the riders and archival material with artist/filmmaker Harry Lawson's own footage.
Official Selection Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival 2025 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 39 min 59 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Harry Lawson
- Producer
- Annie Flynn
- Executive Producer
- Hannah Bush Bailey
- Editor
- Harry Lawson
- Director of Photography
- Marti Guiver
- Sound
- Omar McCutcheon
- Composer
- Jayne Dent, Richard Dawson
- Principal cast
- With contributions from: Ella, Mitchell, Takara, Grace, Florence, April, David
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund
Harry Lawson
21 Meadowfield DriveSunderland
SR6 7QW
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