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Battlegroup

A scratch animation using 16mm found footage. The film references the cold war epoch. This film was exhibited at the 2013 Sydney Underground Film Festival.

  • Simon Wiiliam Shiells
    Director
  • Simon Wiiliam Shiells
    Writer
  • Simon Wiiliam Shiells
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Student, Other
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 18, 2013
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm digital camera Rollei
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Sydney Underground Film Festival
    Sydney
    September 18, 2013
    World Priemier
    Non
Director Biography - Simon Wiiliam Shiells

Simon Shiells was born in England in 1967.
He moved to Australia in 2008.
He completed an Honours Degree in Media and Design from Portsmouth University in 1993 and finished a Postgraduate Teaching qualification from DeMontfort University in 2003. He completed a Masters in Film and Digital Image from Sydney University in 2013.
He works in secondary education in Sydney NSW.
His animation work was represented in the Sydney Underground Film Festival 2013.
His current interest is in documentary film making, particularly following the practice of English director Nick Broomfield. In this practice the attempt is to document the subject in the most authentic and unobtrusive way, engaging with the subject, and allowing unguarded intimacy.

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