Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
Synopsis
'I think it's very European in the way it was shot, but quite American in the way it deals with narrative,' explains writer/producer/director Hugh Farrell. 'It is a kind of hybrid - a sort of haggis-noir western. I also think people will find it very funny and respond to the talent of first-time actress Sam Tonks.'
Devised, rehearsed and shot in a breathtaking eight weeks, the project brought together a dozen first-time actors to work on fleshing out a script, developing their characters and testing the storyline. Shot in 16 days, it made the low budget its aesthetic, seeking creative solutions to financial obstacles.
'People have embraced the Dogme school of film-makers as a breath of fresh air and a different response to the sometimes overwhelming industrial process of making films,' says Farrell. "We've found an energy and immediacy in that kind of highly condensed, pressurised way of working that we chose.'
Details
- Year
- 2001
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- Digi Beta
- Director
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Hugh Farrell
- Producer
- Hugh Farrell
- Editor
- Herbie Wells
- Screenwriter
- Hugh Farrell
- Director of Photography
- Shug Dundee, Lorna Simpson, Simon May
- Composer
- Karl Mariner
- Principal cast
- Sam Tonks, Kris Thompson, Lesley Connoly, Jeremy Beard, Russel Jones
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Pilton Pictures
Contact: Hugh Farrell30 Ferry Road Avenue
Edinburgh EH4 4BA
UK
T 0131 343 1151
office@piltonvideo.freeserve.co.uk
Sales Company
Pilton Pictures
Contact: Hugh Farrell30 Ferry Road Avenue
Edinburgh EH4 4BA
UK
T 0131 343 1151
office@piltonvideo.freeserve.co.uk
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