Parrot

Parrot

2023 · 3 min · Drama, Documentary

This 3-minute short film by Iain Delavan was created at a dark time in his life. In his usual abstract and expressive style, Delavan depicts an unsettling scene of a character committing self-harm, set against the backdrop of an interpolation of Lizzy McAlpine's 'doomsday'.

Directed by Iain Delavan

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