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DAVID BOWIE IS DEAD
Synopsis
London, January 10, 2016. Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin wakes in the English capital to hear that music legend David Bowie has died. Traversing its streets in the wake of a seismic shock to British pop culture, Jenkin reflects on his memories of the city in a moment of mourning.
Synopsis
London, January 10, 2016. Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin wakes in the English capital to hear that music legend David Bowie has died. Traversing its streets in the wake of a seismic shock to British pop culture, Jenkin reflects on his memories of the city in a moment of mourning.
Our take
The death of a national icon raises the ghosts of the past in this stream-of-consciousness trip through the back alleys of memory and culture. Stitching together reels of Super 8 shot over multiple decades, this acid house–soundtracked cine-memoir revives the lost futures of a disappeared now.