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mrx

Director Alex Nicholson’s first film is a dark short featuring South London tattooist Duncan X reminiscing about his life and work.

As his tattoos materialise (VFX by MPC motion design studio):

…the subject matter becomes lighter and the viewer warms to him- his tattoos become part of his story, rather than the usual vehicle for judgment.

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fred

Fred (96), entered a songwriting contest he saw advertised in a local paper despite not being able to play an instrument or sing. Instead, he mailed the lyrics of a song he’d written about his wife Lorraine.

They’d been together since the late 1930s and she had passed away the month before.

Whatever you make of the song the studio recorded for Fred, you may find that, dammit, you have something in your eye or whatever.

‘Oh Sweet Lorraine’ on iTunes/GooglePlay

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