Perestroika (2009)
Sarah Turner's film is a ghost story that explores what we forget and how we remember. The stunning imagery comes solely from the window of the Trans-Siberian train, shot first in 1987-8 and then again in 2007-8. The re-enactment of the journey is a memory work, a re-enactment of the past in the present through the process of filming. But the return journey is haunted by the voices of two dead friends that dominate the soundscape of the 'archive' footage.
Director: Sarah Turner
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Sarah Turner as Herself |
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Sian Thomas as |
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Jon Dovey as |
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Carol Stevens as |
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Philippe Baylaucq as |
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Renny Bartlett as |
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Kevin Hinchey as |
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Jackie Hinchey as |
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Pat Finn as |
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Janet Harbord as |
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Matthew Walter as |
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Helen de Witt as |
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Colin Burns as |
| Directing | Sarah Turner | Director |
| Sound | Zhe Wu | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Sue Giovanni | Color Grading |
| Writing | Sarah Turner | Writer |
| Production | Sarah Turner | Producer |
| Camera | Sarah Turner | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sarah Turner | Editor |
| Sound | Sarah Turner | Sound |
| Sound | Sarah Turner | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Matthew Walter | Sound |
| Camera | Matthew Walter | Director of Photography |