SES-QUI-CENTENARY
One hundred and fifty years after the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, one of the world's most iconic social-political activists, this short film looks at the role he played in freeing India from British rule with his spiritual ideas of non-violent protest. Using existing and recently surfaced film and audio recordings along with a soundtrack of music and poetic narration, the film transports us into a reverie of the great man as we celebrate a sesquicentenary since his birth.
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Mark NorfolkDirector
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Mark NorfolkWriter
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Mark NorfolkProducer
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Veena Kinhal, Deep Singh, Ikhlaq Hussain KahnMusic
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short
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Runtime:20 minutes
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Completion Date:January 28, 2019
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Various
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Mark is an award winning filmmaker who first studied Speech & Drama before working as a researcher on documentary programmes. He then went on to study Independent Film Production and avant garde Film Studies at the University of Wales College Cardiff.
I was asked by a film executive to make a short film about Gandhi and set about building a kaleidoscopic conjuration of the great man which was enlightening and fulfilling at the same time and turned out to be a most enjoyable experience.