Lift / Travellers / Calais [videorecording - DVD] : the last border / three films by Marc Isaacs

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: [U.K.?] : Second Run, 2003Description: 1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. 1 11 page bookletOther title:
  • Travellers [Portion of title]
  • Calais [Portion of title]
  • The last border [Portion of title]
  • Marc Isaacs Collection
Subject(s): Awards:
  • Lift : 2002 Greirson award winner, Winner UK best newcomer, Royal television society award winner, 2002 Oberhausen International short film festival award winner ; Calais : 2004 Grierson award winner, 2004 Docs Barcelona International film festival / special price
Summary: A collection of shorts by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Marc Isaacs. "Lift" is a quietly fascinating meditation on the mundanities of London life. Installing himself inside the lift of a high-rise block of council flats, Isaacs and his camera patiently observe the residents as they go about their daily business. As each of his subjects enters the lift, it's interesting to note their reactions to him being there; some are suspicious, others curious, and then there are those who seem more comfortable in his presence. Also included are the films "Travellers" and "Calais, the last border", each revealing a poignant and truly original perspective on modern British life.
List(s) this item appears in: Wellpark - Multimedia - Documentary
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Lift originally released in 2001 ; Travellers originally released in 2002 ; Calais: the last border originally released in 2003.

Special features : Newly filmed interview with director Marc Isaacs. New digital transfer approved by the director. Booklet eaturing essays by Nick Fraser and writer Graeme Hobbs.

A collection of shorts by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Marc Isaacs. "Lift" is a quietly fascinating meditation on the mundanities of London life. Installing himself inside the lift of a high-rise block of council flats, Isaacs and his camera patiently observe the residents as they go about their daily business. As each of his subjects enters the lift, it's interesting to note their reactions to him being there; some are suspicious, others curious, and then there are those who seem more comfortable in his presence. Also included are the films "Travellers" and "Calais, the last border", each revealing a poignant and truly original perspective on modern British life.

Lift : 2002 Greirson award winner, Winner UK best newcomer, Royal television society award winner, 2002 Oberhausen International short film festival award winner ; Calais : 2004 Grierson award winner, 2004 Docs Barcelona International film festival / special price

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