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Straw In The Wind
James Callow
average rating from 17 members 
       
drama | 2003 | South West | 5 min
Published 21 Apr 05
A tale of the struggle of one man and a discarded chair.
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synopsis
The abandoned, broken object, once deposited on the hapless incumbent's property, invades the security of his splendid isolation, reflecting in its emptiness his own disappearance.
crew
  • director James Callow
  • writer James Callow
  • producer Mark Parry
  • editor Luke Wiles
  • director of photography Terry Flaxton
  • sound Paul Baker
  • camera assistant Sam Morris
  • runner/driver Mark Forrest
  • set dresserLouisa Morris
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    cast
    • Man David Hargreaves
    format
    digital
    © 2003 James Callow

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    comment by john  armstrong
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    posted May 7, 2005

    a sharp insight into personal space
    and isolationism.

    great camera work the wind in the grass
    i like the invisible imagery of force

    i really enjoyed this it has got me thinking.
    comment by Martin  Tones
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    posted Jul 21, 2006

    One of the most moovingly, reverent and meaningfull mixtures of living poetry and wonderfully mixed cinematography, I have seen in half a lifetime.

    Buitifull

    J
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    funded by
    UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund in association with South West Screen

    distributed by
    Short Circuit Films
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