In a moment of national reflection and anxiety, artists Jane and Louise Wilson contemplate the island mentality of contemporary Britain and its history as a colonial empire. Eerily empty shots of the Palace of Westminster and Parliament presented across two screens show a Britain with an uncertain, ghostly future.
Also in this combined programme
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The Cup Is Already Filling Up
Based upon children’s experiences of Virgin Mary apparitions, this film deals with the feeling and responsibility of being chosen.
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TROPICS
Spiritual stories of a Mexican farm are conjured up through 3D animation. An attempt to reveal the ghosts of a lost paradise.
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Gulyabani
Gulyabani is a restless spirit. With the aid of a clairvoyant, her tumultuous past is recounted through her diary and letters.
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what remains
Many people in the Kurdish city of Cizre are trapped between life and death. belit sağ conjures up apparitions in her images.
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Film details
- Country of production
- UK
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 16"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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