Project Detail

The Colour of His Hair

Synopsis

Based on an unrealised film script written in 1964 for The Homosexual Law Reform Society (a British organisation that campaigned for the decriminalisation of homosexual relations between men), this piece merges drama and documentary into an impressionistic meditation on queer life under the law.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017 - World premirere
Winner - Best Documentary Short, London Short Film Festival 2018

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
23 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Sam Ashby
Producer
Sam Ashby
Editor
Alexandros Pissourios
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Montagu
Director of Photography
Jessica Sarah Rinland
Production Designer
Sam Ashby
Sound
Joe Campbell
Composer
Leslie Deere
Principal cast
Josh O'Connor, Sean Hart

Production Status

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