Part city symphony part visual poem, The Solitary Life of Cranes explores the invisible life of a city, its patterns and hidden secrets, seen through the eyes of crane drivers working high above its streets.
Graceful and revealingonce seen, wont be forgotten. - The Observer
Very simply, the film did what art should do: it opened your eyes. - The Guardian
Winner - Britdoc Film Festival 2008
Winner - Go Short Film Festival 2009
Winner - Glimmer Hull Film Festival 2009
Winner - Oxdox Film Festival 2009
Selected as one of the top five films of the year 2008 by critic Nick Bradshaw in Sight & Sound magazine's annual film review.
It seems to me that making films is similar to operating cranes in a way - loved it!
purplepatchvideo 2 years ago
LOVE IT!!
marinavieiradasilva 2 years ago
Beautiful film...even better on the big screen!
ScotDocInstitute1 2 years ago
Would love to see this film. Is it available on DVD?
scanhead 2 years ago
got the link to this from lifting-world,nice 1 to all t.c. ops!
mapex1976 2 years ago
beyond stunning
adamwakeling1 2 years ago