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|title=<center>Minotaur</center> | |title=<center>Minotaur</center> | ||
|image=Minotaur.png | |image=Minotaur.png | ||
|imagecaption=The title for the short film, showcased in | |imagecaption=The title for the short film, showcased in it's credits. | ||
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|datefound=Jan | |datefound=Jan 2024 | ||
|foundby= | |foundby=James Shelley | ||
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'''''Minotaur''''' is an independent film released in 1984. The film stars [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802541/ Shane Sinutko] as Theseus and was directed by James Shelley. | '''''Minotaur''''' is an independent film released in 1984. The film stars [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802541/ Shane Sinutko] as Theseus and was directed by James Shelley in his 20s<ref name="pw" />. | ||
Based on ''Ovid’s Metamorphoses'' and a contemporary short story by Carlos Fuentes, the movie was filmed in a mine in Las Vegas and had special effect make-up by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153003/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr2 Damon Charles]. The creators of the robot from ''Terminator 2'' designed the minotaur's fully articulated body mask. | Based on ''Ovid’s Metamorphoses'' and a contemporary short story by Carlos Fuentes, the movie was filmed in a mine in Las Vegas and had special effect make-up by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153003/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr2 Damon Charles]. The creators of the robot from ''Terminator 2'' designed the minotaur's fully articulated body mask. | ||
The film was allegedly aired on PBS after which it was only | The film was allegedly aired on PBS after which it was only available to rent from the University of South California and other undisclosed schools and libraries after its release. The film was not available online nor listed in the database of the USC Library. | ||
On January 6th, 2011, the short film's director, James Shelley, uploaded the full short on his Vimeo account but was set to private with a password and was currently unavailable to the public for years with a password needed to access the film, which was unknown for years<ref name="pw" />. | |||
In early 2024, the director himself made a post on their LinkedIn account that provided the password for the film (<u>minotaurpw</u>), making it publicly available to people after 13 years of its upload. The LinkedIn post mentioned also provided additional information about the short film<ref name="pw">[https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamespiechocki_httpsvimeocom18517162-password-minotaurpw-activity-7147879956465799171-RVH9/ James Shelley's LinkedIn post about the film and its password.] Retrieved 17 Mar '24</ref> | |||
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*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/autumn01/HookedOnClassics/classics_page1.html USC article on the film's director.] | *[http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/autumn01/HookedOnClassics/classics_page1.html USC article on the film's director.] | ||
*[http://digitalcollections.mypubliclibrary.com/digital/26/16613/1/24.pdf Article announcing the production of the film.] | *[http://digitalcollections.mypubliclibrary.com/digital/26/16613/1/24.pdf Article announcing the production of the film.] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Found films]] | [[Category:Found films]] | ||
[[Category:Found media]] | [[Category:Found media]] | ||
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The title for the short film, showcased in it's credits.
Status: Found
Date found: Jan 2024
Found by: James Shelley
Minotaur is an independent film released in 1984. The film stars Shane Sinutko as Theseus and was directed by James Shelley in his 20s[1].
Based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses and a contemporary short story by Carlos Fuentes, the movie was filmed in a mine in Las Vegas and had special effect make-up by Damon Charles. The creators of the robot from Terminator 2 designed the minotaur's fully articulated body mask.
The film was allegedly aired on PBS after which it was only available to rent from the University of South California and other undisclosed schools and libraries after its release. The film was not available online nor listed in the database of the USC Library.
On January 6th, 2011, the short film's director, James Shelley, uploaded the full short on his Vimeo account but was set to private with a password and was currently unavailable to the public for years with a password needed to access the film, which was unknown for years[1].
In early 2024, the director himself made a post on their LinkedIn account that provided the password for the film (minotaurpw), making it publicly available to people after 13 years of its upload. The LinkedIn post mentioned also provided additional information about the short film[1]
Video
External Links
- IMDb entry on Minotaur.
- USC article on the film's director.
- Article announcing the production of the film.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James Shelley's LinkedIn post about the film and its password. Retrieved 17 Mar '24