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Medusahead

Year of completion
1997
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Fantasy, Music
Duration
5 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A micro-opera in which a decapitated soprano sings of the plights and delights she encounters as a woman whose crowning glory has been transformed into a viperine nest and whose powerful look petrifies curious onlookers.
Completion Year
1997
Genres
Fantasy, Music
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Writer

Chris Aronsten

Producer

Laura Bozanick, Warwick Clarke

Editor

Reva Childs

Composer

Andrée Greenwell

Director

Andrée Greenwell

Director of Photography

Anthony Jennings

Production Designer

Katerina Stratos

Cast

Helen Noonan

Awards

1997 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

Screenings

1997 — Amsterdam World Wide Video Festival

1997 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

1997 — Champ Libre

1998 — Videobrasil International Electronic Art Festival

1998 — Transmediale - International Media Art Festival Berlin

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