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The Myth of the Amphisbaena

Synopsis

The Amphisbaena, a mythological creature coined by Borges, is a snake with a head at both ends. Joined at the head by 36 feet of artificial hair for 8 days, two artists attempt to chart a journey through London, questioning the relationship between dependency and domination as the 'creature' tries to reconcile itself with its paradoxical nature, like siamese twins joined by an umbilical chord of hair.

Details

Year
2000
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins
Format
Betacam Sp
Director
Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice
Producer
Miranda Bowen
Editor
Douglas Bryson
Director of Photography
Jonathan Harvey
Sound
Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice
Composer
Vladimir Ivanoff
Principal cast
Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice
Screen Writers
Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Miranda Bowen Contact: Miranda Baren 16 Kenilford Road London SW12 9PR Tel: 020 8333 3528 Fax: 020 8333 3528 mirandabowen@hotmail.com

Sales Company

As above

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