Hanging with Frank
This award winning documentary takes us on a dark journey into the world of capital punishment without making judgments.
August 16, 1998
15m
Overview
In the autumn of 1995 Frank McKue returned to his old haunt, the execution chamber of Barlinnie Prison, before its demolition. This award winning documentary takes us on a dark journey into the world of capital punishment without making judgments. Shot entirely on 16mm black & white film stock using an Arri16BL and Bolex cameras. Edited entirely on a Steenbeck flatbed film editing suite at Glasgow Film and Video Workshop 1996-7. Sound dubbing at BBC Scotland studio in Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow. Best Doc Award Reel to Real Festival 1998. Selected for Edinburgh Film Festival 1998. Tx. Channel 5 2001/ BBC Schools 2005. Most Watched film on Shooting People filmmakers network. Selected for 4Docs website. Neg stored at Scottish Screen archive.
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