Men of the Earth

Men of the Earth

2012 · 10 min · Drama

Traffic is delayed on the edge of a roadwork site, but what are the council workers doing? A privileged encounter with a secret somber ritual of working men. This is the second in Andrew Kavanagh’s trilogy (after the successful "At The Formal’) exploring tribalism and ritual in contemporary society.

Directed by Andrew Kavanagh · Written by Andrew Kavanagh

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