CALYPSO

Margaret Tait

35mm. L.: 123 m. D.: 5’. Col

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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source

Film Notes

Tait’s first hand-painted film, made from 35mm optical film stock found in skip in Rome. Tait used the film’s existing soundtrack featuring calypso music as her starting point, hand-painting a series of colourful dancing figures to accompany it.

Sarah Neely

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by courtesy of National Library of Scotland