1300 SHOTS

A single-take portrait film that returns two ex-patrons of Dundee cinema 'The Steps' to their favourite seats, 20 years after the cinema was decommissioned, to observe them watching one last film.

Supported by Creative Scotland, University of St Andrews Department of Film Studies, Live Borders, Dumfries & Galloway Council, Dundee Local History Centre and Leisure & Culture Dundee.

A Soft Error Production

  • Mark Lyken
    Director, Edit & Sound
  • Emma Dove
    Cinematography
  • Afternoon Pictures
    Colour Grading
  • Soft Error
    Producer
  • VEX
    Key Cast
  • LAW
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography

Mark Lyken BFE is a filmmaker and sound artist based in rural Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

He is a self-shooting and editing filmmaker whose work is often the result of long-term collaborative, community-engaged residencies across the UK and internationally.

Mark has performed and screened around the world with work commissioned by funders including:
Creative Scotland, BBC Arts, LUX Scotland, Alchemy Film & Arts, Screen Scotland, Cryptic Glasgow, British Council and Heritage Lottery.

www.marklyken.com

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