Unearthing the Pen

Duration: 12 mins 50 secs (60 sec clip coming soon) Made in: UK 2009

Synopsis:

(No clip available at present) Locheng, a young goatherd in northern Uganda yearns to be able to read and write. But the odds are stacked against him. Forty years ago, tribal elders buried a pen, placing a curse on the written word.

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Film Credits:

Director: Carol Salter
Producer: Carol Salter
Production Company: Rock Salt Films Ltd
Executive Producer: Sonja Henrici & Noe Mendelle
Editor: Carol Salter and Emiliano Battista
Camera: Carol Salter
Sound Design: Peter Hodges
Sound Recordist: Carol Salter

Screened:

IDFA 2009
Sheffield Docfest 2009
SEE Film Festival 2010

Shooting Format: HD
Screening Formats: Digi-Beta DV-Cam DVD (Pal)

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