The Myth of the Amphisbaena

Synopsis

The Amphisbaena, a mythological creature coined by Borges, is a snake with a head at both ends. Joined at the head by 36 feet of artificial hair for 8 days, two artists attempt to chart a journey through London, questioning the relationship between dependency and domination as the 'creature' tries to reconcile itself with its paradoxical nature, like siamese twins joined by an umbilical chord of hair.

Details

Year

2000

Type of film

Shorts

Running Time

6 mins

Format

Betacam Sp

Director

Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice

Producer

Miranda Bowen

Editor

Douglas Bryson

Director of Photography

Jonathan Harvey

Sound

Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice

Music

Vladimir Ivanoff

Principal Cast

Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice

Screen Writers

Miranda Bowen, Amanda Spice

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005