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The Unnameable

Synopsis

The Unnameable is an 11 minute artists’ film trading in popular culture, sci-fi, cinema and horror. The title is a reference to both HP Lovecraft and Samuel Beckett's "Unnameables"; stories that melt in and out of reality and psychosis. Their characters fear what they know and also what eludes them. The Unnameable was filmed in an abandoned nursery for disabled children in west London.
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Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
HD
Director
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Producer
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Co-Producer
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Executive Producer
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Editor
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Screenwriter
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Director of Photography
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Production Designer
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly
Sound
Darren Hatch
Composer
Darren Hatch
Principal cast
Kevin Gaffney, Sally-Anne Kelly

Genre

Experimental Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

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