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Half Life, still 1: *Half Life* title card. A misaligned Super 8mm splice creates a sandwich of dust around the celluloid, partially obscuring the cold winter sunshine (North Wales)

Half Life, still 2: Rush hour traffic, Warsaw

Half Life, still 3: Traffic speeds eastwards from the Plac Konstytucji, Warsaw

Half Life, still 4: A Warsaw office block

Half Life, still 5: Mr Budzik deals with his paperwork, seemingly finalising a deal on a Fleischermachinenfabrik (Meat Processing Machine Factory)

Half Life, still 6: Mr Marker (Nick Currey) generates data for his hand-cranked computer (designed by Tadhg O&amp;#8217;Sullivan &amp;amp; Guy Bishop)

Half Life, still 7: Depleted by routine, he rubs at his permanently sealed eyes

Half Life, still 8: He dreams in colour

Half Life, still 9: He dreams of light

Half Life, still 10: Mr Marker screams pointlessly in frustration

Half Life, still 11: Back to work

Half Life, still 12: Somewhere, elsewhere, outside (in this shot &amp;#8211; Berlin), trains pass by

Half Life, still 13: Ms Szminka (Fiona Staniland) collates and files Mr Marker&amp;#8217;s data

Half Life, still 14: Ms Szminka collates and files Mr Marker&amp;#8217;s data

Half Life, still 15: She has precise legs and impressive shoes

Half Life, still 16: A log is kept of her activity using the latest in self-adhesive technology

Half Life, still 17: Ms Szminka checks up on her little secret

Half Life, still 18: She has been cultivating a colourful little allotment in the filing cabinet

Half Life, still 19: But Half Lives get no breaks

Half Life, still 20: Mr Budzik (Mark Bishop) winds up a worker

Half Life, still 21: Day and night and day and night &amp;#8211; moonlight by Lucy Brown

Half Life, still 22: Trains pass, just like moods

Half Life, still 23: Rather important looking office block, Warsaw

Half Life, still 24: Fraulein Stromkreis (Sarah Beauvoisin) focuses on the power supply

Half Life, still 25: Fraulein Stromkreis focuses on the power supply

Half Life, still 26: She triggers a flash vision of Mr Pineska (Samuel Dore)

Half Life, still 27: In a moment of passion / panic Fraulein Stromkreis triggers an alarm

Half Life, still 28: Mr Marker stands to attention as a military parade passes by

Half Life, still 29: Ms Szminka freezes

Half Life, still 30: Mr Pineska stands fervently to attention

Half Life, still 31: Mr Budzik gives a furtive little glance as if to say &amp;#8220;we know you&amp;#8217;re out there&amp;#8221;

Half Life, still 32: The booming fallout scours the barren landscape (North Wales)

Half Life, still 33: Mr Pineska is wound back up and put to work, transporting data

Half Life, still 34: The cold moon penetrates the prefabricated office block then envelopes it in night

Half Life, still 35: Ms Szminka scratches at the rash of information