Singing Seas (1989)
This impressionistic 1989 short film, directed by Mark Summerville, imagines gay tribal life on a fantasy South Pacific Island. Shot by Mairi Gunn, the film ripples with watery blues; a stormy Maggie Rankin soundtrack and whispered narration (from Ivan Davis) backgrounds images of marine sirens, coral crowns, apples, tapa, and entwined seaweed. In the middle of it all — a game of underwater hockey... The short film crossed the seas to gay film festivals in San Francisco, Vancouver and Hamburg, and toured with a British Film Institute selection of shorts.
Director: Mark Summerville
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Dean Brunt as Warrior |
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Wayne McKee as Legs |
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Martin Clark as Sea God |
| Crew | Mairi Gunn | Cinematography |
| Directing | Mark Summerville | Director |