Project Detail

The Last Freak Show

Synopsis

Jeffrey Marshall is a professional musician, born without arms or legs. But do people come to his shows to listen to the music or to stare at the spectacle of how he's playing? In The Last Freak Show we join him in Nashville as he promotes his debut album before heading out to explore his personal and cultural identity as a disabled performer by becoming the star attraction in the last remaining freak show in America.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24 mins
Format
DV Cam
Director
Simon Tatum
Producer
Adam Bullmore (October Films)
Co-Producer
Adam Bullmore (October Films)
Editor
Sunshine Jackson-Underhill
Director of Photography
Hugh Hughes
Composer
Various (Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Elliot Smith, Supercool)
Principal cast
Jeffrey Marshall, Ward Hall, Chris Christ, Pete Turhurne.

Genre

Production Status

Production Company

October Films (for Channel 4)

Lymehouse Studios
30/31 Lyme Street
London NW1 0EE
UK

T +44 (0)20 7284 6850

www.octoberfilms.co.uk

Sales Company

October Films,

Lymehouse Studios
30/31 Lyme Street
London NW1 0EE
UK

T +44 (0)20 7284 6850

www.octoberfilms.co.uk

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