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Mask of Sarnath

Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society 2018 / Mask of Sarnath / USA 1981

Mask of Sarnath, a finalist for the 1980 Student Academy Awards, is structured as an entry in the horror film genre. The theme of the film, “Evil Never Dies,” dominates the narrative and is backed by a hauntingly eerie soundtrack recorded especially for the film by Throbbing Gristle, a British punk/art/new wave rock group with a following on two continents.

Mask of Sarnath Mask of Sarnath

Synopsis

Mask of Sarnath, a finalist for the 1980 Student Academy Awards, is structured as an entry in the horror film genre. The theme of the film, “Evil Never Dies,” dominates the narrative backed by a hauntingly eerie soundtrack recorded especially for the film by Throbbing Gristle, a British punk/art/new wave rock group with a following on two continents. Coproduced, written, and directed by Neil Ruttenberg, the film was coproduced by Louis Black and photographed by Vince Hollister.

Louis Black

About the film

20 min / Black & white, DCP

Director Neil Ruttenberg / Screenplay Neil Ruttenberg / Dir. of Photography Vince Hollister / Music Throbbing Gristle / Editor Vince Hollister, Joel Richardson / Art Director Brian Hansen / Producer Neil Ruttenberg, Louis Black / Cast Nina Nichols, Raymond Lee, Larry Seaman, Madelynn Goldfein, Dan Puckett / Sales Louis Black Productions
www: http://www.madeintexasshorts.com/

About the director


Neil Ruttenberg. Filmography: Mask of Sarnath (1981, short)

Contacts

Louis Black Productions
1000 E 40th St, Texas 78751, Austin
United States of America
Phone: +1 337 212 1092
E-mail: [email protected]

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