Showcase
Perestroika
Synopsis
An autobiographical documentary, a fiction that's also an essay and an extended poetic meditation on the ability of the image to represent experience. 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 1988 and then again in 2008, and culminating at the haunting expanse of Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world.
Images
Cast & Crew
Producer: Sarah Turner
Camera: Sarah Turner/Matthew Walter
Editor: Sarah Turner
Sound Design: Sarah Turner
Camera: Sarah Turner/Matthew Walter
Editor: Sarah Turner
Sound Design: Sarah Turner
Selected Screenings
Theatrical Release at ICA Cinema, 1-16 September 2010
Edinburgh Film Festival, June 2010
London Film Festival 2009
Cambridge Film Festival 2009
Project Background
One of the largest publicly funded award programmes for artists in the UK, the London Artists' Film and Video Awards (LAFVA) scheme offered awards of up to £20,000 for production of artists' moving image work.
From 2000 to 2008 the scheme supported London-based artists working in the context of contemporary moving image practice - producing work intended for exhibition in galleries, festivals, specialist venues and as site specific installations.
From 2000 to 2008 the scheme supported London-based artists working in the context of contemporary moving image practice - producing work intended for exhibition in galleries, festivals, specialist venues and as site specific installations.
Key Information
Film
Perestroika
Artist
Sarah Turner
Project
LAFVA 08
Year Completed
2009
Duration
118 mins
Shooting format
HD Digital stills
Screening format
TBC
