Song of the Siren

When an advertisement seen in the street – LOUND ACT REQUIRES FEAMLE SINGER – ignites Marlene’s dormant dreams of glamour and freedom, she embarks on a dangerous journey of transformation. Writer/director Fiona Samuel...
New Zealand Production
Short 1997 Drama 15.00 minutes
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Marlene is a silent women who longs to be a siren. Her life is stifled, dedicated to nursing a dying father. His one desire is a cigarette. Her one desire is escape.
Golden Mikeldi at 1997's Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film

Directors

Fiona Samuel

Producers

Glenis Giles

Screenplay Writers

Fiona Samuel

Cast

Peter Hambleton
Curate
Desmond Kelly
Dad

Crew

Richard Bluck | Cinematographer
Alun Bollinger | DOP
Eric de Beus | Editor

Production Company

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