Project Detail

The Return from Annwn

Synopsis

Women in Pictish garb! Tri-partite geometry! Psychedelic sitars! Heavy Magick!

The Return from Annwn is a mytho-ecological short film and digital project by Annwn Collective, depicting a trans-dimensional quest to restore cosmic equilibrium through female alignment. Borrowing from Celtic mythology, Pictish symbolism, Japanese butoh dancing and the Western hermetic magic tradition, The Return from Annwn chronicles an atmospheric journey by six summoned spectres through the landscapes of England. Paying equal homage to the filmic rituals of Kenneth Anger and Maya Deren and the aesthetics of 80s fantasy epics, the film performs a form of spiritual archaeology on a world where objects have the power of change and lasers emanate from pineal eyes.

The sword must be drawn and the stars realigned! Come forth Guardians of Annwn, come forth!

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 42 secs
Format
HD video
Director
Una Hamilton Helle 1st Feature
Producer
Una Hamilton Helle
Executive Producer
Matthew Hughes
Editor
Arnau Millet, Una Hamilton Helle
Screenwriter
Una Hamilton Helle
Director of Photography
Una Hamilton Helle
Production Designer
Agathe Finney, Lula Alvarez de Perea
Sound
Raagnagrok (Mark Pilkington & Zali Krishna)
Music
Raagnagrok (Mark Pilkington & Zali Krishna)
Principal cast
Danielle Sachar, Agathe Finney, Barbie Leigh Lawrie, Vivian Cooper, Lula Alvarez de Perea, Daisy Macdonald
Costume, hair and make up design
Lula Alvarez de Perea, Agathe Finney
Visual Effects and Animation
Arnau Millet
Illustrator
Barbie Leigh Lawrie

Production Status

Production Company

Legion TV

legion-tv.com

Sales Company

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