The Slave Ship, 1840, J.M.W. Turner

The Slave Ship, 1840, J.M.W. Turner

A Short film by Jivko Darakchiev

Produced by Les Poissons Volants

Production year : 2018

Synopsis

A film from the Les Petits Secrets des grands tableaux collection - Season 5

Thirty years after the abolition of the slave trade in the United Kingdom, Turner gave the cause new meaning with this portrait, rendered in his characteristically turbulent style, of a Britain embracing the new paradigms of a globalized future that has its own, no less bloody, chains.

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer :

Les Poissons Volants

Co-productions :

Arte France, Rmn - Grand Palais, Réseau Canopé, Musée d'Orsay

About

Thanks to digital animation, the details of masterpieces of art history come to life to recount the spirit of the time and the upheavals of history: wars, revolutions, economic transformations, scientific discoveries, beliefs, and schools of thought.

Photos

The Slave Ship, 1840, J.M.W. Turner

Full credits (12)

Production Manager :

Screenwriters :

Franck Thomas, Élisabeth Couturier

Sound Recordist :

Stéphane Larrat

Editor :

Music Composer :

Francisco Alvarado

Grader :

Executive Producer :

Voice :

Clémentine Célarié

Production manager :

Sound Editor :

Simon Apostolou

Special Effects :

Sandrine Belmont, Étienne Boguet, Claire Vandermeersch

Sound Mixer :

Stéphane Larrat

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Animated film, Documentary

Sub-genre :

2D & 3D animation

Themes :

Art, Painting, History

Production language :

French, English, German

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unspecified

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

2018

Runtime :

26 min

Production formats :

Digital creation

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

16/9

Audio format :

Stereo

Rating restrictions :

None

Director

Jivko Darakchiev

Jivko Darakchiev

Popfolk (2018), Pulcinella and Acrobats, 1797, Giandomenico Tiepolo (2018), The Slave Ship, 1840, J.M.W. Turner (2018)

Website

http://www.poissonsvolants.com/project/les-petits-secrets-des-grands-tableaux-saison-5/