Eeley Betty

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Eeley Betty

"I am the dream-reality of the past"

2025

0h 8m

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Overview

A moving image installation piece which uses speculative fiction to explore the fishing industry in Aberdeen, Peterhead and Fraserburgh.

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Ellie-Jane Ritchie

Eeley

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Directed by: Marie-Chantal Hamrock

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