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The Fade

Synopsis

3 Continents, 4 barbers, 1 story... The Fade is an intimate portrait of four barbers across the world over a week in their lives. The observational documentary reveals a portrait of their lives and shines a light on the profession barbering. Set in Ghana,Jamaica, USA and the UK the film interweaves their stories and examines the polarized opposites of the locations. Creating an international dialog of the colorful lives of four men who do they same thing in different time zones, with very different realities.

Details

Year: 2012
Type of project: Features
Running time: 78 mins
Format: HD
Director: Andy Mundy-Castle 1st Feature
Producer: Andy Mundy-Castle
Executive Producer: Andy Mundy-Castle, Christopher Hird
Editor: Tim Grabham
Director of Photography: Tom Swindell
Sound: Justin Smith
Composer: Various

Genre

Experimental Music Black Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Big Bright Films Ltd

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www.bigbrightfilms.com

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