Project Detail

The Outer Edges

Synopsis

Keeping London at arms length at all times, the film charts a course along the capital's invisible edges from North Essex to the river Thames. En route, the film celebrates a vibrant untold history as well as the dramatic locations and endearing attitudes of the people living and working along the same unmapped boundaries that Karl Hyde (aka Underworld) crossed each day to record 'Edgeland', his first solo album.

Details

Year: 2013
Type of project: Features
Running time: 74 mins
Director: Kieran Evans
Producer: Mike Gillespie
Executive Producer: Steven Hall, Robin Turner
Editor: Chris Hall
Screenwriter: Kieran Evans, Karl Hyde
Composer: Leo Abrahams, Karl Hyde

Genre

Music Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Smith Hyde Productions

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