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Orpheus (2011)

Synopsis:​

A dark, experimental take on the five greatest stages of grief, as a lone man, trapped in a nightmarish world, searches for his lost lover.

A film created for a second year University project with a brief to create an experimental film inspired by a poem or piece of art.

Inspired by Gute Nacht. 

Orpheus |ˈôrfēəs|Greek Mythology:

a poet who went to the underworld after the death of his wife and secured her release from the dead, but lost her because he failed to obey the condition that he must not look back at her until they had reached the world of the living.

Shot on 16mm film on a budget of £300.

​Like Orpheus on Facebook here.

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Orpheus (2011)

Synopsis:​

A dark, experimental take on the five greatest stages of grief, as a lone man, trapped in a nightmarish world, searches for his lost lover.

A film created for a second year University project with a brief to create an experimental film inspired by a poem or piece of art.

Inspired by Gute Nacht. 

Orpheus |ˈôrfēəs|Greek Mythology:

a poet who went to the underworld after the death of his wife and secured her release from the dead, but lost her because he failed to obey the condition that he must not look back at her until they had reached the world of the living.

Shot on 16mm film on a budget of £300.

​Like Orpheus on Facebook here.

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7 awards, 9 nominations and 2 selections, including Best Experimental, Best Film and Best Of The Festival.