IDFA 2007
I Shot the Mayor (or: Plan B)
Astrid Bussink
Netherlands, England
2007
6 min
International Premiere
The plan that wasn't much of a plan. ‘I shot the mayor (or Plan B) is a film about documentary filmmaking. In a search as exciting as naïve, filmmaker Astrid Bussink finds herself out of luck and ends up being directed by her subject. ‘I shot the mayor (or Plan B)’ is a humorous and personal approach to the delicate matter of finding a subject for your film; you can’t always shoot what you want…
Credits
Director
Executive producer
Mandy Chang for Grierson Trust,
Scottish Documentary Institute
Mandy Chang for Grierson Trust,
Scottish Documentary Institute
Cinematography
Editing
Screenplay
Narration
Narrator
Screening copy
Docster
Docster