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
Screening copy
Docster
Docster
Production
Executive producer
Mandy Chang,
Scottish Documentary Institute
Mandy Chang,
Scottish Documentary Institute
Co-producent
Cinematography
Screenplay
Editing
Narration
Narrator
Director