During the Lockdown of 2020
I made 3 film-shorts:
A Film Noir,
A Scene from Shakespeare,
A Dance Narrative.
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Lockdown Boulevard. A Film Noir.
(adapted from ‘Sunset Boulevard’, Movie and Musical)
“… an artistic triumph of creativity.
The production values are astonishing.
Incredibly this is an entirely one-man project.”
– Dance Europe
Made alone … as solo d.o.p., designer, editor and performer.
This was a 5 week project with a shoot over 4 days and nights.
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Prospero / The Tempest.
“Ye Elves” – Act 5, Sc 1
A monologue from ‘The Tempest’.
It resonates strongly with Lockdown.
People with too much time to reflect on their lives.
A single set-up. A claustrophobic atmosphere to represent Prospero’s cell and the island itself.
Just a hand held camera moving around my head and the details of the set.
Made alone … as solo d.o.p., designer, editor and performer.
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A Sense of Dawn.
OR
Il Verso dell’Alba
(literally, The direction or the verse of the dawn)
This film was a commission by the culture office of my Town Hall
to mark the end of the first quarantine.
My collaborator, as photographer/editor, was Francesco Ferrarini.
(“Uncle Chris lives where the Fairy tales are!”)