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Wormcharmer
In
this erotic, witty and disturbing film, a suburban housewife peels back
the veneer of her perfect home to lead us on a fabulous journey into the
subterranean world of worms.
As the adventure unfolds, a female narrator tells fascinating facts about
the worms, contrasting the woman's exploration into her containment, sexuality
and alienation.
An intriguing mix of fact and fiction; a film about sex, dirt and housework.
'It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played
so important a part in the history of the world as these lowly organised
creatures' (Charles Darwin)
Featuring
Siobhan Nicholas
Written, Produced and directed by Roz Mortimer
Funded by the Arts Council of England Lottery Fund
Awarded certificate of merit (documentary category)
Tampere International Film Festival
...With a handful of visual paradoxes which
Luis Bunuel would have applauded, and a sense of eroticism that wipes
out any preconceived ideas, Roz Mortimer gives a natural touch to a new
manifestation of unprecedented fetishism.
San Sebastian Film Festival 1999
The film echoes early Greenaway in dealing with factual information in
an immensly surreal and sensually erotic manner.
Michael Hannigan, chair of international jury, Tampere International
Short Film Festival 2000
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1998, 9 mins, 16mm, colour, sound
Available on 16mm / BetaSP |
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Funded by the Arts Council
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