Busby Berkeley’s Tribute to Mae West / Busby Berkeley’s Tribute to Mae West
Paul Bush
United Kingdom / 2001 / 1' 24''Screenings
Synopsis
Busby Berkeley’s tribute to screen sex goddess Mae West as imagined by director Paul Bush.
Paul Bush is a filmmaker most well-known for experimental stop frame animation. He has made numerous short and medium length films including The Cows Drama (1984), His Comedy (1994), Rumour of True Things (1996), Furniture Poetry (1999), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2001) and While Darwin Sleeps (2004). He has won many awards and his films have been shown in festivals, cinemas, galleries and on television all round the world. Recently he has had retrospectives in Taiwan, Brussels, Madrid, Bucharest, Lisbon and Amsterdam. He has directed commercials and his clients include Philips Electronics and National Panasonic. He has written four feature length screenplays one of which he directed and was released in UK cinemas to critical acclaim in 2013.