EDITH WALKS
synopsis
The film documents a pilgrimage in memory of Edith Swan Neck. Bits of King Harold's body were brought to Waltham for burial near the High Altar after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and his hand fast wife Edith Swan Neck is seen cradling him in a remarkable sculpture at Grosvenor Gardens on the sea front in St Leonards. The film re-connects the lovers after 950 years of separation. The 108 mile journey, as the crow flies, allows the audience to reflect upon all things Edith. A conversation in Northampton between Alan Moore, Iain Sinclair and Edith Swan Neck is also a key element to the unfolding 'story'. With images shot using digital super 8 iPhone's and sound recorded using a specially constructed music box with a boom microphone the film unfolds chronologically but in a completely unpredictable way. The numerous encounters and impromptu performances en route are proof, as if needed, that the angels of happenstance were to looking down upon the troop, with EDITH as their hallucination.
original title: | Edith Walks |
country: | United Kingdom |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Andrew Kotting |
film run: | 61' |
cast: | David Aylward, Claurdia Barton, Anonymous Bosch, Jem Finer, Alan Moore, Andrew Kotting, Iain Sinclair |
cinematography by: | Anonymous Bosch |
producer: | Andrew Kotting |
executive producer: | Sarah Perks, Jason Wood |
distributor: | HOME Artist Film |