Full Firearms
2011, 90 minutes
A woman uses her inheritance to build a house to accomodate the ghosts of the people killed by weapons produced by her father's company
Emily Wardill’s new long form film utilises the form of the melodrama to tell the story of Imelda, a woman in her 40s who inherits a fortune from her father, a successful arms manufacturer. With her inheritance she sets about building a house to accommodate the ghosts of the people killed by weapons produced by her father’s company. Whilst the house is being built a number of people move in and squat the half finished property. Imelda’s perception of the squatters is skewed – she isn’t hostile to their presence because she simply sees them as the ghosts she expected. The film’s narrative is built around the relationship between Imelda and the architect she hires to design the house. He indulges her every whim despite being aware that she is delusional. Fulll Firearms cleverly interlaces the themes of deception, storytelling and displacement. Fulll Firearms is being produced by City Projects, in association with Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network, and supported by If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part of Your Revolution and the Serpentine Gallery.
