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House of Women
Synopsis
Revisiting the audition process for the character of Kanchi in Powell and Pressburger’s 1947 'Black Narcissus'. The coveted role went to actor Jean Simmons.
By auditioning only Indian ex-pat or first-generation British Asian women and non-binary individuals, filmmaker Michelle Williams Gamaker re-casts a Kanchi for the 21st Century, who crucially speaks.
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 14 mins 6 secs
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
- Michelle Williams Gamaker
- Producer
- Joshua Llewellyn (Somebody Nobody Productions)
- Editor
- Michelle Williams Gamaker
- Screenwriter
- Michelle Williams Gamaker
- Director of Photography
- Tom Wright
- Sound
- Martin Clarke (Sound Recordist), Sara Pinheiro (Sound Design)
- Principal Cast
- Kelly Hunter, Krishna Istha, Jasdeep Kandola, Tina Mander, Arunima Rajkumar
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 3rd December 2018
