Abandoned Goods

United Kingdom
2014
Documentary
38 min.

 

Director Pia Borg, Edward Lawrenson
Producer Kate Ogborn, Lisa Marie Russo
Script Pia Borg, Edward Lawrenson
Cinematography Nick Gordon Smith
Editing Philippe Ciompi
Film score composer Philippe Ciompi
Production company Fly Film
Contacts Fly Film, e-mail: kate@flyfilm.co.uk, lisamarie@flyfilm.co.uk

In 1946 doctors at a UK psychiatric hospital opened an art studio for patients. Over the decades, the residents created thousands of artworks. Charting the fate of the surviving items, Abandoned Goods tells the story of the collection, exploring its transformation, from clinical material to revered art.