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Release Date:
January 1, 1995
Original Title:
The Imploding Self: A Journey Through the Life of Fergus mcLafferty
Production Companies:
Meridian Film Productions
New Zealand Film Commission
Production Countries:
New Zealand
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 14
A journey through the life of Fergus McLafferty. Fergus needs a role model. He chooses a fish with four legs - an axolotl. This inbred freak of nature becomes a metaphor for Fergus' life. The Imploding Self traces Fergus's emotional turning points as he identifies more and more with is axolotl. A lonely, obsessive child turns into a lonely adult, out of touch of reality. As Fergus's mind and body decay, a psychological metamorphosis appears to become a physical reality - or has our reality become his?
Assistant Makeup Artist:
Vanessa Hurley
Boom Operator:
Kerrin Carr
Clapper Loader:
Jos Wheeler
Continuity:
Merrin Gimmel
Costume Designer:
Ingrid Hartmann
Director:
Anna Reeves
Director of Photography:
Kevin Riley
Editor:
Barry Boyle
First Assistant Director:
Kara Dodson
Focus Puller:
Mairi Gunn
Foley Artist:
Simon Adams
Gaffer:
Grant McKinnon
Hairstylist:
David Schields
Key Grip:
Alistair Anderson
Line Producer:
Julia Durkin
Makeup Artist:
Denise Kum
Original Music Composer:
Victoria Kelly
Producer:
Robin Laing
Production Coordinator:
Jayne Cooper
Production Design:
Brett Schwieters
Property Builder:
Jessica Ault
Property Buyer:
Eddie Curlett
Second Assistant Director:
Virginia Pitts
Sound Recordist:
Terry King
Still Photographer:
Katrina De-Graaf
Third Assistant Director:
Daniel Mace
Underwater Camera:
Sigmund Spath
Writer:
Anna Reeves
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