M D Brown

On the low shore (2001)

13 min 41 secSingle channel / Sound / transferred to Digital Video / Colour / Sound

A man wanders through his memories of a brutal fight on a beach. Told in stream-of-consciousness, the film steers through his anger, self-questioning and fantasy, while the images roll and fade in his mind.

Credits & notes

Writer / Director: M D Brown

Cast: James Insley, Lyndon Burford, James Mantel, Glen Pickering, Andy Chappell, Geoff Trail

Sound: Plan 9, Nick McGowan

Assistant Director: Struan Ashby

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    Hosted by Mark Williams · August 5, 2020

    In this interview with Mark Williams film-maker M D Brown discusses three short films he made between 2000-2004.

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