Lessons from the Night
Lessons from the Night
Colour, HD CAM
Australia, 2008, 9 min
Section: Documentary Films in Competition
| Director: | Adrian Francis |
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| Screenplay: | Adrian Francis |
| Dir. of Photography: | Marcus Dineen |
| Editor: | Adrian Francis |
| Producer: | Melanie Brunt |
| Production: | Feather Films |
| Contact: | Feather Films |
Synopsis
Darkness falls on the town, and thousands of anonymous individuals are just beginning their work shifts. Equipped with cleaning supplies, they move silently through shopping centers and office buildings, leaving behind dozens of empty wastebaskets and myriad square meters of polished floors. During the routine execution of her job, a Bulgarian immigrant named Maia – one among the nameless hordes of male and female cleaners – muses about life and its meaning, thus allowing a look into her surprisingly diverse past. The director calls his short documentary an existential film about cleaning.
About the director
Adrian Francis traveled through Europe and Asia after studying film and making several short features. After a four-year stint teaching English in Tokyo, he returned to his native Australia where in 2006 he finished film studies specializing in documentary filmmaking. His short doc Soft Words (2006) took several student awards.
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Feather Films
68 Herbert Street, Northcote, 3070 Victoria
Australia
Tel: +61 4 386 800 68
E-mail: melanie@featherfilms.com.au
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KVIFF Partners |
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