The Dong With The Luminous Nose
Synopsis
The Dong falls in love with a Jumbly girl when she arrives on the empty shore. But the Jumblies sail on and the Dong is driven beyond sense by a refusal to abandon a dream.
Shot before and during lockdown at Dungeness and narrated by Tilda Swinton the poem is newly minted and relevant with all its poignant beauty in tact.
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min 28 sec
- Format
- Arri Alexa Mini 4K
- Director
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Jonny Phillips
- Producer
- Jonny Phillips
- Co-Producer
- Jonathan Blagrove
- Executive Producer
- Sarah Radcliffe
- Editor
- Vinca
- Screenwriter
- Edward Lear, Jonny Phillips, Sasha Behar
- Director of Photography
- Oliver Schofield
- Sound
- George Castle, Jan Sigsworth, Juli Rodriguez, Barney Cushman, Jonathan Blagrove
- Composer
- Guys Sigsworth
- Principal cast
- Tilda Swinton, Robert Whitelock
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Production Status
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