Project Detail

The Wool Aliens

Synopsis

A journey into the historical and tactile entanglements between sheep’s wool, migrant plant seeds and the River Tweed.
Official Selection Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
28 min
Format
16mm
Director
Julia Parks
Producer
Jane Somers
Executive Producer
Rachael Disbury, Michael Pattison
Editor
Saul Pankhurst
Director of Photography
Julia Parks
Sound
Heather Andrews
'The Rolling Hills of the Borders’
Performed by Gerry Armstrong and George Armstrong with Betsy (Bessie) Whyte, composed by Matt McGinn. Recorded by Barbara McDermitt. 1979. Ref. SA1979.126. The School of Scottish Studies Archives, University of Edinburgh.

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