Project Detail

The Future is a Waste of Time

Synopsis

A film about a time-travelling, brutalist architecture, utopian desire, digital decay, and the demolition of John Madin’s Birmingham Central Library. Michael Lightborne’s experimental film uses abstraction, digital processing, and a throbbing synth soundtrack to uncover the ecstatic life of a doomed building.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 mins 4 secs
Format
HD
Director
Michael Lightborne
Producer
Michael Lightborne
Editor
Michael Lightborne
Screenwriter
Michael Lightborne
Director of Photography
Michael Lightborne
Sound
Michael Lightborne
Composer
Michael Lightborne

Production Status

Production Company

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