Sanctuary (short film)

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Sanctuary
Directed byMichela Ledwidge
Cinematography35mm
Running time
approx. 10 min.
CountriesUnited Kingdom, Australia
LanguageEnglish

Sanctuary is a re-mixable science fiction film. In 2005, it became the first production to sign professional union actors to Creative Commons licensing terms. [1] It is a superhero story set in Head Bin, a fictional universe. [2] [3] Sanctuary is also a pilot for a multi-player feature film and an open interactive story format, the RIG, being developed by MOD Films in London.

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The film was completed in 2009. Most production assets, including principal photography shot on 35mm film and digitalised, have been cleared for free-for-non-commercial use. [4]

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