Imperial Blue

Raindance Film Festival

American smuggler Hugo travels to Uganda to find the source of Bulu, a mysterious narcotic with prophetic powers.

Vue Cinema London - Piccadilly

Directed by Dan MossNarrative Feature / Uganda/UK / 93 minsHomegrown World Premiere Screening: Friday 20th September 21:15 | Sunday 22nd September 18:00Review:IMPERIAL BLUE is a repudiation of the claim that you can’t make a low-budget fantasy film. Writer and director Dan Moss (an award-winning director and established electronic musician under the name Dan Hekate) is distinctly aware of this fact. IMPERIAL BLUE was intentionally written not to fall into any of the traps of low-budget fantasy cinema - instead of losing himself in convoluted technical scenarios, Moss focuses on character and narrative.But that isn’t to say IMPERIAL BLUE skimps on its high concept roots. The mind-bending nature of Bulu – the premonitory drug at the centre of the film – is conveyed arrestingly through the lens of Ezequiel Romero, whose camera is also adept at finding the natural beauty across all the film’s locations. And what locations they are – shot across the UK, India, and Uganda, there are films that deliver such a vivid and multifarious palette as this one. And the film is more than sheer spectacle – Dan Moss does not glorify the drug trade, nor those who profit from it. Instead, IMPERIAL BLUE stands as a modern tragedy: a tale of greed, of betrayal, and self-fulfilling prophecies – literally, in this case. / Review by Milo Garner<a href="http://imperialbluefilm.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Blueimpproductions/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/1imperialblue" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitter </a>Credits:Director: Dan MossWriter: Dan Moss, David CecilProducer: Semulema Daniel Katenda, David CecilExecutive Producer: Ned Cecil, David Game, Artcore Internationl (Director Jef Taylor)Cast: Nicholas Fagerberg, Esteri Tebandeke, Rehema Nanfuka, Paul Dewdney, Ashish Verma

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