A Distant Echo
Synopsis
A feature length film exploring themes of identity, culture and the construction of history. Shot on 35mm film in various Californian deserts that provide a stage in which to re-enact the negotiations of an archaeologist from Cairo with a members of tribe who guard ancient culture hidden in tombs lost in the desert.
The scenario for the film was adapted from the 1969 Egyptian film 'A Night of Counting the Years' directed by Shadi Abdel Salam, creating a layered story that echoes from ancient Egypt to the diversity of desert ecology and recent archaeological digs for lost Hollywood film sets. Working in collaboration with the musician and composer Tom Challenger a new choral composition was created and recorded for the film, drawing on traditional and modern acoustic techniques to reflect the shifting sands of the desert landscapes.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 82 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- George Clark 1st Feature
- Producer
- George Clark
- Editor
- George Clark
- Director of Photography
- George Clark
- Sound
- Lucas Quigley, George Clark
- Music
- Tom Challenger
- Principal Cast
- Stuart Baxter, John Clark, Jasmine Ellis, Brian Hibbert, Michael Parkinson, John Smith, Ivan Smith
- Composition and arrangement
- Tom Challenger
- Music Performed by
- Colne Valley Male Voice Choir
- Conductor
- Thom Meredith
- Piano
- Keith Swallow
- Music Recorded at
- University of Huddersfield
- Recording Engineers
- Alex Bonney, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay
- Sound Edit
- Tom Challenger, George Clark
- Final Sound Master
- Alex Bonney
- Typography
- Lucas Quigely
- Film Images
- © George Clark, A Distant Echo (2016)
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th October 2016
