Project Detail

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 project: 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

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

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