Life Without Death
Life Without Death
Colour, 35mm
Canada, 2000, 83 min
Section: Forum of Independents
| Director: | Frank Cole |
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| Screenplay: | Frank Cole |
| Dir. of Photography: | Frank Cole, Francis Miquet |
| Music: | Richard Horowitz, Sussan Deyhim |
| Designer: | -- |
| Editor: | Frank Cole, Francis Miquet |
| Producer: | Francis Miquet, Frank Cole |
| Production: | Necessary Illusions Productions Inc. |
| Sales: | Mundovision |
| Contact: | Necessary Illusions Productions Inc. |
| Cast: | Frank Cole |
Synopsis
Life without Death is a highly personal account of documentary filmmaker Frank Cole’s journey across the Sahara desert by camel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, a feat which got him into the Guinness Book of Records. During the course of his journey, suffering from thirst, loneliness and disorientation, Cole is also forced to confront his own mortality. Striking images of his Saharan odyssey and flashbacks of his dying grandfather blend with an evocative music score in an unsettling meditation on death and the strong desire to live.
About the director
Frank Cole (1954-2000), the son of a diplomat, grew up in Canada, Pakistan, Czechoslovakia, South Africa and Switzerland. After completing Life without Death, Frank Cole returned to the Sahara to undertake another desert crossing via a more remote route. He was killed in northern Mali in October 2000 by bandits. Films: A Documentary (1979), The Mountenays (1982), A Life (1988), Life without Death (2000).
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