Project Detail

The Man Who Sculpted Hares - Barry Flanagan, A Life

Synopsis

World-renowned, shamanistic artist Barry Flanagan was one of the world's foremost figurative sculptors, with his work exhibited in streetscapes such as Park Avenue in New York, the Champs Elysées in Paris and O'Connell Street in Dublin. His trademark hare sculptures marked him out as an innovator and he once described himself as an English-speaking itinerant European sculptor.

In this documentary, one-man filmmaker Peter Bach embarks on a personal journey by making a vow to Flanagan, who at the time is wrestling with motor neurone disease on the island of Ibiza, that he will travel the world and bring back footage of strangers by his public works and film the artist watching them as he wrestles with his disease.

This journey of discovery takes us across Europe and the United States and is a celebration and homage to Flanagan's work.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
60 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Peter Bach
Producer
Peter Bach
Editor
Peter Bach
Director of Photography
Peter Bach
Composer
Library
Principal cast
Barry Flanagan, Peter Bach, Adrian Dannatt

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Plubronze

Unit 5b, 1 Fawe St
London E14 6PD
E: info@barryflanagan.com

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