Spectators

Directed by Ross Hogg · 2013

During a football match, the camera turns away from the pitch to watch the crowd: a gallery of fans whose quirks, rituals and small interactions reveal the individuals hidden in the mass.

Painterly watercolour animation that ignores the game entirely and finds charm in the endlessly varied faces of the crowd.

‘Spectators’ is an observational animation that inverts the expected focus of a football match, turning attention to those on the periphery. The film investigates social interaction and human behaviour, revealing the div

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