Lockdown Projects 2020

Grief is The Thing With Feathers

Trailer

A teaser trailer comissioned by Wayward Productions. Max Porter read his book Grief is The Thing With Feathers live from Union Chapel. All proceeds were donated to the iconic venue and The Margins Project.

Producer Wayward Productions

Narrator Max Porter

Sound Roly Porter

Animator Hayley Egan

II.

A Fish Out of Water

Short Film

Made for Opera Harmony, in association with Opera Vision. A Fish Out of Water weaves together interviews conducted via zoom, which recount personal experiences of isolation. This short 'docu-opera' reflects on our need for human connection, made by a creative team working in separate cities across the world.

Director and Librettist Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol

Composor and Music Producer Katie Jenkins

Editor Hayley Egan

Interviewees Helen Sharman, John Lockwood, Nicolla Weekes, Rob Preece and Nick Jones

III.

Corona-Nation Street

Online TV series by EGO Performance Company

Created entirely by members of EGO, Corona-Nation Street was filmed on zoom and mobile phones over a 20-week period.

Each episode was scripted, filmed and edited weekly, in socially distanced conditions. Supported by the Arts Council Emergency Fund.

Direction and Script EGO Performance Company

Editor Hayley Egan

BSL Liz Smith

VI.

Fox Cubs

Animation

Produced by Longborough Festival Opera, this short animation engaged children from Longborough Primary School and Longborough Youth Chorus to create illustrations and record themselves singing The Cunning Little Vixen by Leoš Janáček. Over 100 people were involved in the making of this short film, for full credits click here.

Director Polly Graham

Producer Jessica May

Sound Design Chris Bartholomew

Animation and Film Will Duke and Hayley Egan

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