Crush
The not-so-pretty side of young love.
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Janet LeesDirector
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Janet LeesWriter
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Project Type:Experimental
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Runtime:2 minutes 22 seconds
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Completion Date:October 23, 2021
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Country of Origin:Isle of Man
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Country of Filming:Isle of Man
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Janet Lees is a lens-based artist and poet. Her films have been selected for many festivals and screenings, including the Aesthetica Art Prize, the International Vidoepoetry Festival, and the Zebra Poetry Film Festival. Her art photography has been exhibited around the world and her poetry is widely published and anthologised. She has had two books published: 'House of water', a collection of her poems and art photographs, and 'A bag of sky', the winning collection in the Frosted Fire Firsts prize hosted by the UK's Cheltenham Poetry Festival.
This film is based on the poem 'Crush', originally published in my award-winning poetry collection 'A bag of sky'. It recalls early forays into the sometimes grisly saga of dating, punctuated by experiences of sexual violence.