Director's statement, Mark Craig:
Back in 1985, the communication methods that we completely take for granted today were non-existent. There were no emails, no mobile phones, no texting. Like most people at the time, I bought an answer machine because I was forever missing calls to my home.
I began saving the messages because I thought they would make a nice audio 'diary' of sorts, especially since I didn't have the time or inclination to write one at the time.
After a few years went by and an assortment of interesting characters passed through my life, I began to think there might be an interesting project in the making.
Each 60min cassette tape was then numbered, dated and stored in a shoebox until such time I was ready to put something together. I didn't quite realize how long it would take to happen...
Twenty Years Later:
In Talk to Me, I've taken a small selection of messages (chosen from literally thousands) that I feel capture the essence of life as it unfolded over the last two decades, for both me and a number of others in my circle.
These messages are interwoven with music and brought to life through a montage of photos depicting each caller, shot in one continuous rostrum camera move.
The result is an emotional rollercoaster of a journey from youthful exuberance to grey-haired maturity.
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