Holden, Clive
Eighteen Thousand Dead In Gordon Head
Experimental
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Date: 2002
Length: 14 minutes
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Synopsis
In the summer of 1982, during a visit to the poet/filmmaker�s hometown, he witnessed the murder of a teenage girl � killed by a sniper on a quiet, suburban street. He returned a year later to lie with his camera on the spot where she died, and to roam the neighbourhood searching for footage.The title of this film comes from the oft-quoted statistic that the average sixteen-year-old has witnessed 18,000 murders, on TV and at the movies. �Gordon Head� is the Canadian suburb where the film takes place.
Credits
Director
Holden, Clive
Music
Holden, Clive
Editor
Holden, Clive
Screenplay
Holden, Clive
Production Design
Holden, Clive
Sound
Holden, Clive
Cinematographer
Holden, Clive
Producer
Holden, Clive
Details
Shoot Format
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Sound Properties
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Techniques
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Awards
Film Festival Screenings:
Clermont-Ferrand Market (Clermont-Ferrand, France) 2003
NSI FilmExchange (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 2003
Ann Arbor Film Festival (Ann Arbor, Michigan) 2003
European Media Arts Festival (Germany) 2003
Canadian Film Centre's World Wide Short Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario) 2003
Melbourne International Film Festival (Melbourne, Australia) 2003
Optic Nerve (Peterborough, Ontario) 2004
Annapolis Reel Festival (Annapolis, Maryland) 2004
Optic Nerve (Peterborough, Ontario) 2004
Tohorror Film Festival (Torino, Italy) 2004
Broadcast Sales:
National Film Board's Documentary Channel (Canada)