Project Detail

This is Not an Art Film

Synopsis

A director in search of a subject for his documentary suffers various problems, with his project becoming more and more irrational. Is it an art film? A film within a film? Or just one big filmic nervous breakdown...

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
45 min
Format
UHD Digital Video
Director
Graham Bendel
Producer
Graham Bendel
Editor
Graham Bendel
Screenwriter
Graham Bendel
Principal cast
Will Hodgkinson, Elf Lyons

Production Status

Production Company

Fortune Teller Films

100 Salmon St
London
NW9 8NJ

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