The Green Fog | |
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Directed by | Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Galen Johnson |
Edited by | Evan Johnson Galen Johnson |
Production company | Development Ltd. |
Distributed by | Balcony Booking (USA) |
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Running time | 63 min |
Country | Canada/USA |
Language | English |
The Green Fog is an experimental film directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, that loosely revisits the plot of Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo through a collage of found footage repurposed from old movies and television shows set in San Francisco.[1] The film was commissioned by the San Francisco Film Society for the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival’s and premiered at the festival's close on April 16, 2017.[1] It then entered limited release on January 5, 2018 and began to tour international festivals.The film features an original score by composer Jacob Garchik and Kronos Quartet.[2]