Voiceover (1996)
Actor Miranda Harcourt directs an ode to her broadcaster father Peter in this short documentary. The film emerges from vocal chords (via an endoscope) and uses the tools of her father’s trade as a starting point for a free-ranging meditation on repression, shell shock and family ghosts. Peter’s wartime job involved vetting messages home from the troops to check that the soldier hadn’t been killed. Post-war, Peter was dumb-struck for a year, at a time when people didn’t “talk about their deeper feelings”.
Director: Miranda Harcourt
Runtime: 13 min
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Screenplay
Cinematography: Phil Burchell
Editing: Eric De Beus
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Voiceover about?
- Actor Miranda Harcourt directs an ode to her broadcaster father Peter in this short documentary. The film emerges from vocal chords (via an endoscope) and uses the tools of her father’s trade as a starting point for a free-ranging meditation on repression, shell shock and family ghosts. Peter’s wartime job involved vetting messages home from the troops to check that the soldier hadn’t been killed. Post-war, Peter was dumb-struck for a year, at a time when people didn’t “talk about their deeper feelings”.
- Who directed Voiceover?
- Voiceover was directed by Miranda Harcourt.
- How long is Voiceover?
- Voiceover has a runtime of 13m (13 minutes).
- Where was Voiceover produced?
- Voiceover was produced in New Zealand.