The Love of the Sun
The Love of the Sun is from five poems by Australian writer, Matt Hetherington, selected from his 2018 poetry collection of the same name. The film traverses light and dark terrain in its episodic reflections on life, death, the political, and the personal.
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Marie CravenDirector
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Matt HetheringtonWriter
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Steve KellyMusic
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Claudia La Rose-BellPerformers
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Matt HetheringtonPerformers
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Poetry film
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Runtime:7 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:December 20, 2019
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Language:English
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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
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Ó Bhéal Winter Warmer Poetry FestivalCork
Ireland
November 22, 2019
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Athens International Video Poetry FestivalAthens
Greece
December 13, 2019
Official Selection
Marie Craven is a film-maker in Queensland, Australia, who has been making shorts for 35 years. Her films have exhibited extensively at international festivals and events, and gathered many awards. She creates video poems collaboratively, often via the net, with writers, musicians and other artists around the world. Over the decades, she has been a sessional teacher at universities, technical colleges and community centres, a reviewer of films and books, an arts administrator, and programmer. She is co-editor with Dave Bonta, of Moving Poems, the world's major website for video poetry.