The View From Above
Synopsis
That’s the story. But the film doesn’t show you how the story unfolds. Instead, you encounter its characters alone in a black void, staring into the camera’s lens. Their faces are the film’s landscapes. They report on the lives they are forced to live and the harrowing world that we’ve imagined for them. THE VIEW FROM ABOVE is a film that asks spectators to confront the brutal, misogynist and white-supremacist ideologies of the stories we consume as entertainment. It seeks to reveal the role that so many contemporary thrillers force audiences to play and invites them to regret learning their lines.
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 104 min
- Format
- 4K
- Director
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Charlie Cattrall
- Producer
- Campbell Edinborough, Charlie Cattrall
- Editor
- Charlie Cattrall
- Screenwriter
- Campbell Edinborough
- Director of Photography
- Stanislav Dobak
- Production Designer
- Tim Skelly
- Sound
- Nicholas Longstaff
- Composer
- Nicholas Longtaff
- Principal cast
- Gráinne O’Mahony, Sanee Raval, Ruth Everett, Jerry Killick, Kulvinder Ghir
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
University of Leeds
Woodhouse LaneLeeds
West Yorkshire
LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
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