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I Shot the Mayor (2007)

Duration: 05:00    Category: Mini, Personal   Opportunity: Postgraduate Study

A film about about documentary filmmaking.

The filmmaker finds herself out of luck and ends up being directed by her subject. I Shot the Mayor is a humorous and personal approach to the delicate matter of finding a protagonist, and reveals that you can’t always shoot what you want…

An Edinburgh College of Art Production

Screening Formats: Digi Beta, DV-Cam

Highlights:
NOMINATED – Silver Cub Award – IDFA 2007

Screenings:
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Rooftop Film Festival, New York 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Edinburgh Int Film Festival 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Doxa Doc Film Festival, Vancouver 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Hotdocs 2008 (short film competition)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Zagrebdox, Zagreb, Croatia, International competition 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Birds Eye View Festival 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Lost & Found Amsterdam 2008

Links:
Official Website

To arrange a screening contact: info@scotdoc.com

Director/ Producer: Astrid Bussink
DOP: Evi Tsiligaridou
Editor: Astrid Bussink
Sound Design: Tom Beynen

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