BODYSONG (cert 18)
A mesmeric digital documentary which defies traditional description, created solely from an eclectic archive from newsreels to home movies. Tracing the notion of ‘human-ness’ from conception to death via religion, violence and art, Bodysong is a magnificent synthesis of music (complete with a score by Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood), history and philosophy.
Dir/Scr. Simon Pummell
UK 2002, 83 mins
Screening at BAFTA
Fri, 28 November 2003 6:00 PM
For Choice Brits, Bodysong is introduced by Mike Figgis
Bodysong won a British Independent Film Award for Best British Documentary and was nominated for the Tiger Award at the 2003 Rotterdam Film Festival.
Bodysong has its own website where you can visit every shot in the movie, and discover the hundreds of unique stories behind them at www.bodysong.com
For more on Bodysong see:
www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk
www.futuremovies.co.uk
www.channel4.com/culture
Bodysong
Directed by
Simon Pummell
Written by
Simon Pummell
Produced by
Janine Marmot
Original Music by
Jonny Greenwood
Sound Department
Jonny Greenwood (Music editor)
Production Companies
· Channel
· Film Council
· FilmFour
· Hot Property Films
83 minutes
UK 2003
Certificate 18
Bodysong will be released in the UK by Pathe (http://www.pathe.co.uk/)
THE HEART OF ME
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 6:30 PM
THE MOTHER
Mon, 10 Nov 2003 6:30 PM
TOUCHING THE VOID
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 6:30 PM
THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESS
Sun, 16 Nov 2003 1:30 PM
16 YEARS OF ALCOHOL
Sat, 22 Nov 2003 10:30 AM
IN AMERICA
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 6:30 PM
BODYSONG
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 6:00 PM
IN THIS WORLD
Sat, 6 Dec 2003 1:00 PM
PURE
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 6:30 PM
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 6:30 PM
REVENGERS TRAGEDY
Sat, 13 Dec 2003 2:30 PM
HEARTLANDS
Sat, 20 Dec 2003 1:00 PM
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The Nominations are in...
And the winner is...