Filmed in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, this award-winning film is an intriguing look at the
unusual life-cycle of flip-flops along the East Africa Coast.

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Credits

FLIP FLOTSAM was produced, filmed and written by: Etienne Oliff & Lucy Bateman

Additional Sound and Camera – Sam Evans

Assistant Editor – Hugh Lewis

Narrated by Ian Mbugua

Poem by Elspeth Murray

Graphics by ‘4Humans’

Sound Design by ‘One Hand Clapping’ – James Snowden

Music by Richard Blair-Oliphant
Richard read music at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London. He also trained as a sound engineer at London’s Strongroom Studios and subsequently worked as a session keyboard player, playing on numerous records, as well as touring with the band Boys Wonder in the UK and US. His recent television credits include: The American Embassy (20th Century Fox), The Bench (HTV), Country Lives (Carlton), Infamous Fives (Channel 4), Dominion (Channel 4), The Pilot Show (Channel 4), The House of Rock (Channel 4), The Richard & Judy Show (Channel 4); and theatre: The Country Doctor (National Theatre), Diary of a Madman (National Theatre), Measure for Measure (ACTER US tour), Continental Breakfast (The Place), A Life In The Theatre (King’s Head).