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albion, refreshed, Dan Guthrie, UK 2019, 2 min. 16 sec.
A montage of digitally scanned Ankara fabrics printed in the patriotic colours of the Union Jack, a poem constructed for the flag’s Wikipedia page, footage shot around the tourist hotspots of Margate Beach and central London, and an ominously reworked version of Rule Britannia create an audio-visual statement that questions whether traditional British iconography can be used to represent a modern multicultural nation that has been shaped and redefined by immigration.
Shown at Current Transmissions 2020.
Director, Animator and Composer: Dan Guthrie
Director of Photography, Editor and Visual Effects: Nielsan Bohl
Vocals: Law Holt
Sound Engineers: Nick Powell and Penny Churchill at Goldsmiths Music Studios
Audio Mix: Kieran Macdonald-Brown
Special thanks: Tim Brinkhurst of Soulpunk and Kouassi Gaelle of Tamiah Designs
This work was produced for New Creatives, supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.
Director of Photography, Editor and Visual Effects: Nielsan Bohl
Vocals: Law Holt
Sound Engineers: Nick Powell and Penny Churchill at Goldsmiths Music Studios
Audio Mix: Kieran Macdonald-Brown
Special thanks: Tim Brinkhurst of Soulpunk and Kouassi Gaelle of Tamiah Designs
This work was produced for New Creatives, supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.
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