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Limb-O-Xtreme

Mari Umemura | United Kingdom | 2004 | 3' |

Short!

| IFFR 2005

In the International ‘Limb-O-Xtreme’ championship, contestants have to find ingenious ways to reach the centre of the arena through ever-decreasing holes. Contestant Yamamoto takes extreme measures…

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Film details

Country of production: United Kingdom
Year: 2004
Festival edition: IFFR 2005
Length: 3'
Medium/Format: Betacam SP PAL
Language: English
Premiere status: International premiere
Director: Mari Umemura, Mari Umemura
Producer: Nicola Black, MESH Blackwatch Productions
Screenplay: Mari Umemura
Cinematography: Mari Umemura
Sales / World rights holder: Britshorts Ltd.