Self made / UK Film Council and Northern Film & Media present in association with Arts Council England, Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation and Abandon Normal Devices, a Fly Film production in association with Third Films ; producer, Lisa Marie Russo ; director, Gillian Wearing.
Title from container. Asheq Akhtar, Dave Austin, James Baron, Simon Manley, Jerome Prince, Lesley Robinson, Lian Stewart. Special features: 15 minutes of previously unseen footage of Jerome Prince and Simon Manley.
Summary:
"Self made is the debut documentary feature from Turner Prize winning artist Gillian Wearing, who placed an advert asking the public: 'Would you like to be in a film? You can play yourself or a fictional character. Call Gillian.' Of the hundreds of people who replied, seven appear in Self made, undertaking a Method acting workshop to delve into their own memories, fears and fantasies. Wearing makes the provocation that in a world where CCTV, reality television and 'fictionalised' documentary make us all into performers, reality and fiction are interchangeable commodities. Are we all playing a role, consciously or unconsciously?"--Container.
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