A short film commissioned by George Lucas has resurfaced after going missing for over 30 years.
The half-hour long flick, Black Angel, was produced in 1980 by Star Wars art director Roger Christian using a grant of £25,000 and shot entirely on location in Scotland.
According to Christian, George Lucas was looking for a short film to accompany screenings of The Empire Strikes Back in theatres in Europe and Australia, and commissioned the fledgeling director’s concept ‘on the spot’, after reading the screenplay.
Upon its debut, the film impressed within the cinema world, and John Boorman even screened it as inspiration for the… Read the full story