Lasting Marks is a 2018
essay film
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by
Charlie Shackleton
Charlie Shackleton (formerly Charlie Lyne; born 15 August 1991) is a British filmmaker, multimedia artist, and film critic. He has made several films, including ''Beyond Clueless,'' ''Fear Itself (film), Fear Itself'', and the 2023 protest film ...
.
Summary
Published by ''
The Guardian
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'' and narrated by Roland Jaggard, the film focuses on the
British police's investigation into same-sex male sadomasochism in the 1980s.
Production
''Lasting Marks'' was a co-production with
Academy Award-winning documentarian
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras (; born February 2, 1964) is an American director and producer of documentary films.
Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ''Citizenfour'', about Edwa ...
's company
Field of Vision
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, and based on Shackleton's own archival research.
See also
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When AIDS Was Funny'' – similar in content
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Still image film
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Video essay
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References
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External links
''Lasting Marks''on
IMDb
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Official video posted by Field of Vision on VimeoAlso on Field of Vision's official YouTube channel
Films directed by Charlie Shackleton
British collage films
2018 short documentary films
British short documentary films
Films set in the 1980s
British LGBTQ-related documentary films
Essays about culture
Essays about the media
BDSM in films
British LGBTQ-related short films
2018 LGBTQ-related films