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Perestroika

Sarah Turner's film is a ghost story that explores what we forget and how we remember. The stunning imagery comes solely from the window of the Trans-Siberian train, shot first in 1987-8 and then again in 2007-8. The re-enactment of the journey is a memory work, a re-enactment of the past in the present through the process of filming. But the return journey is haunted by the voices of two dead friends that dominate the soundscape of the 'archive' footage.

1h 58m2009

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Sarah Turner's film is a ghost story that explores what we forget and how we remember. The stunning imagery comes solely from the window of the Trans-Siberian train, shot first in 1987-8 and then again in 2007-8. The re-enactment of the journey is a memory work, a re-enactment of the past in the present through the process of filming. But the return journey is haunted by the voices of two dead friends that dominate the soundscape of the 'archive' footage.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
1 January 2009
Runtime
1h 58m

Production

Director
Sarah Turner
Writers
Sarah Turner
Studios
Arts Council England, Film London, Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English