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The Great Bear

Synopsis

Made in and around Thrapston, a market town in Northamptonshire, The Great Bear explores narratives of labour and landscape in the English Midlands. Intensified by its focus on the young, activities and subjectivities of work entwine with patterns of seasonal change, the landscape both source and product of working life.
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Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
22 min 29 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Jenny Holt
Executive Producer
Abigail Addison and Gary Thomas for Animate Projects; James Steventon for Fermynwoods Contemporary Art
Composer
Felix Weldon
Principal cast
Featuring Rowan Routley, Erin Rose Dorward, Joe Wood, Morgana Onofri

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Animate Projects

45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD
UK

info@animateprojects.org

Sales Company

Animate Projects

45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD
UK

info@animateprojects.org

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