a seguire: Lezione di cinema del regista James Fair
[prima del film, proiezione del corto The Situation Is (8’)]
United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland 2010, 75’
Regia/Director: James Fair; sceneggiatura/screenplay:James Fair; basato sul racconto di/based on a story by: James Fair & Irune Gurtuba; script editing: Olivia Clarke, James Smith, Anne Sofie Baekdal Brauner, Ben Arntz, Ivor King; fotografia/cinematography: John Bradburn; montaggio/editing: Gareth Nolan, Andy Paton, Jim McElroy, Jim McLeish; produttori/producers: Gary Hoctor; produzione/production: Hello Camera, 72 Hour Movie Project.
Cast: Michael F. Cahill, Kate O’Toole, Don Bridges, Jennifer Hall, Anita Clements.
Des e Mo sono due coniugi irlandesi che arrivano a Melbourne per una seconda luna di miele, ma il bagaglio non sbarca con loro. I problemi aumentano per un problema con la carta di credito che li costringe a pernottare in un ostello. Quando Des viene arrestato per oltraggi allo staff dell’aeroporto e Mo è costretta a impegnare l’anello per pagare la cauzione, tutto sembra precipitare. Invece, incontri inaspettati li porteranno a vivere una vera e propria avventura.
The Ballad of Des & Mo è stato girato, montato e proiettato nell’arco di soli tre giorni al festival di Montreal lo scorso anno.
Des and Mo are an Irish couple who arrive in Melbourne on their second honeymoon, but their luggage doesn’t arrive with them. Their troubles worsen once their bankcard is swallowed at an ATM, forcing them to stay at a hostel. When Des is charged for abuse towards airport staff and Mo is forced to pawn her wedding ring to release him, it looks like the romance is over. However it is Des and Mo’s unexpected encounters that lead them to a greater adventure than they could ever have imagined.
The Ballad of Des & Mo was shot, edited and presented all in 72 hours at the Melbourne International Film Festival last year.
James Fair insegna Film Technology alla Staffordshire University, in Gran Bretagna, ed è un filmmaker indipendente. È particolarmente interessato ai modi di produzione cinematografica alternativa e ha girato, montato e presentato in sole 72 ore i lungometraggi Watching & Waiting (Galway Film Festival del 2008), e The Ballad of Des & Mo (Melbourne International Film Festival, 2010).
James Fair is a lecturer in Film Technology at Staffordshire University, and an independent filmmaker. He is particularly interested in alternative methods of film production and has shot, edited and screened feature length movies in 72 consecutive hours as on two occasions: Watching & Waiting at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2008, and The Ballad of Des & Mo at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2010.