SAFETY TIPS FOR KIDS

April, 25 5:15pm

Country of production: UK
Year: 2003
Language: English
Time: 6 minutes

Director: Roz Mortimer
Script: Roz Mortimer, the Fusco Brothers
Cinematography: Peter Williams, Fred Fabre
Editing: Asher Edwards, Joe King,
Robert Arnold, Jerry Williams
Sound: Charlotte Tedbury
Producer: Roz Mortimer
Production company: Wonderdog Productions
Source:
Roz Mortimer
Wonderdog Productions
11 Horton Rd.
London E8 1DP, UK
Phone: +44 20 7249 6491
Fax: +44 20 7249 6491
roz@wonder-dog.co.uk
www.wonder-dog.co.uk/safety.ht

An ironic look at the way newspapers report children's deaths: accidents, bad mothers, angry fathers, and the bogeyman. Based on the filmmaker's archive of newspaper clippings, these are terrible stories that make great copy. With an inventive mix of still photography and live action, the film sweeps around Britain to create a chilling comment on death, news reporting, and the family.

"Stranger danger" is the media's buzz word, but statistics show that a child is twenty times more likely to be murdered by one of their parents than by a stranger - every six weeks in the UK, a man or a woman kills their child.

This experimental film was funded by Arts Council England and Channel 4's "animate!" scheme. However, the filmmakers describe it as "beyond live action" rather than animation, since it is composed mostly of hundreds of manipulated photographs.

Roz Mortimer is an artist, lecturer, and filmmaker who lives and works in London. In 2001, she started her own production company, Wonderdog Productions. Her award-winning short films have been widely screened around the world.

Filmography as Director
SAFETY TIPS FOR KIDS (2003)
GENDER TROUBLE (2002)
DOG OF MY DREAMS (2001)
NEVERLAND (2000)
AIRSHOW (1999)
WORMCHARMER (1998)
BLOODSPORTS FOR GIRLS (1995)