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Spirits of the Air - Gremlins of the Clouds

Year of completion
1988
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Fantasy
Duration
93 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A story about a cripple, Felix Crabtree, and his younger sister, Betty, who live in a rundown shack in the middle of a desert sometime in the future. Felix is obsessed with flying and Betty is childlike and unable to contemplate any existence away from their home. Smith comes into their life with plans to build a flying machine.
Completion Year
1988
Genres
Fantasy
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Production Designer

Sean Callinan

Director of Photography

David Knaus

Director

Alex Proyas

Producer

Alex Proyas, Andrew McPhail

Writer

Alex Proyas, Peter Smalley

Editor

Craig Wood

Cast

Michael Lake, Norman Boyd, Rhys Davis

Awards

1989 — Houston International Film and Video Festival

1990 — Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival

Screenings

1989 — Brussels Science Fiction Film Festival

1989 — Houston International Film and Video Festival

1990 — Seattle International Film Festival

1990 — Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival

2018 — Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival

1989 — Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival

2018 — Melbourne International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Meaningful Eye Contact Films Pty Ltd

Production Company

Meaningful Eye Contact Films Pty Ltd

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