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by John SMITH
1994-1996 / 16mm / color / sound / 1S / 14' 00
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BLIGHT was made in collaboration with the composer Jocelyn Pook.
It revolves around the building of the M11 Link Road in East London, which provoked a long and bitter campaign by local residents to protect their homes from demolition. The images in the film record some of the changes which occurred in the area over a two-year period, from the demolition of houses through to the start of motorway building work. The soundtrack incorporates natural sounds associated with these events together with speech fragments taken from recorded conversations with local people. Taking these actualities as its starting point, BLIGHT exploits the ambiguities of its material to create its own metaphorical fictions. The emotive power of Jocelyn Pook’s music is used in the film to overtly aid this invention, investing mundane images with dramatic significance.
"An extraordinary montage depicting the destruction of a London street to make way for a new thoroughfare. The rhythm and emotionality of the soundtrack are partly due to the music, but also to the collages of the residents' voices. Shots and sounds echo each other and run through the film, recreating the tradition of the radical documentary."
— A. L. Rees.
3 PRINTS IN DISTRIBUTION
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distribution format |
Digital file on server (FHD) |
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screen |
16/9 (single screen) |
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speed |
25 fps |
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sound |
sound |
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original language |
English |
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translation |
French (Embedded subtitles) |
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rental fee |
60,00 € |
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distribution format |
Digital file on server (FHD) |
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screen |
16/9 (single screen) |
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speed |
25 fps |
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sound |
sound |
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original language |
English |
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rental fee |
60,00 € |
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distribution format |
DCP on server (SMPTE 2K) |
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screen |
16/9 (single screen) |
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speed |
25 fps |
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sound |
sound |
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original language |
English |
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translation |
French (Embedded subtitles) |
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rental fee |
60,00 € |
