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Stranger on the Shore: Hounds of Whitby

The second in Michael Smith and Maxy Bianco's trilogy of films on Britain's coastal edgelands, in which they explore the spooky enchantment of Whitby.

Short documentary 2016 11 mins

Overview

It's different by the sea. A bit strange even. Just as the coast lies at the ends of England geographically, it's also at the edges of our society and the margins of our culture, a place of transgression, eccentricity, colour and romance. Stranger on the Shore is a cycle of video-poems exploring these liminal spaces; this film looks specifically at the spooky enchantment of Whitby, the most romantic evocation of the old idea that it’s “grim up North.”

Director

Michael Smith and Maxy Bianco

Featuring

Michael Smith

Genres

Short documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Whitby

Language

English

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