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Going to Meet Becky

A summertime reunion with an old flame turns into uncanny happenings for Dear Jonathon. Episode five of eight from the 'Other Realms' series.

Amateur film 1980 19 mins

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Overview

Written and directed by, and starring the filmmaker himself, Jon Coley was 21 years of age when he made this film which was his favourite episode of all the β€˜Other Realms’ films in a series of eight. The film uses a soundtrack of drone-based music from ambient pioneers Brian Eno and Robert Fripp which adds atmosphere to a plot that unveils with an uneasy tone of mystery and menace; the tale of a romantic reunion gone awry.

Music tracks featured are β€˜Music For Airports’, and β€˜An Index of Metals’ from the album Evening Star (1975) – both Eno. β€˜Water Music II’ from Robert Fripp’s 1979 album Exposure, and Nico’s 1974 track β€˜The End’ from the album of the same name.