Bingo
Michael Fortune
Synopsis
'Bingo documents the unusual social event of a ‘drive-in Bingo’ which is held weekly in the village of Ballymitty in County Wexford. The ‘drive-in Bingo’ developed after the introduction of the smoking ban as it allows participants to partake in the game whilst smoking in their car. This short fixed-frame video work focuses on a group of cars in a car park. However, the normality of the situation is obscured by the sound of a bingo caller who slowly calls out numbers over a loudspeaker in a strong local accent. Although comedic, there is an underlying sadness to the spectacle as the social element of bingo has retreated to the solitary confines of the car.'
(Sourced from http://www.michaelfortune.ie/Bingo.html on August 15th 2016)
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Title
Bingo
Year
2007
Form
Short
Key phrases
documentary, dark comedy, wexford, ireland, bingo, parking lots, smoking
Language
English
Duration
00:02:00
Original formats
Physical: HDV
Aspect ratio
16:9
Colour
Colour
Sound
Yes
