Sanctuary (short film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Sanctuary

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| cinematography = 35mm

| runtime = approx. 10 min.

| director = Michela Ledwidge

| country = United Kingdom, Australia

| language = English

}}

Sanctuary is a re-mixable science fiction film. In 2005, it became the first production to sign professional union actors to Creative Commons licensing terms.{{Cite web |last= |date=2006-07-20 |title=MOD Films |url=https://creativecommons.org/2006/07/20/mod-films/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Creative Commons |language=en-US}} It is a superhero story set in Head Bin, a fictional universe.{{Cite web |date=2008-11-08 |title=Unrepresented Litigants who incur Unnecessary Costs; Remixable Films |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/stories/s1379751.htm |access-date=2024-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108040921/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/stories/s1379751.htm |archive-date=2008-11-08 }}{{Cite web |date=2005-06-07 |title=Mixing movies at home |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/mixing-movies-at-home-20050607-gdlgx0.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} Sanctuary is also a pilot for a multi-player feature film and an open interactive story format, the RIG, being developed by MOD Films in London.

The film was completed in 2009. Most production assets, including principal photography shot on 35mm film and digitalised, have been cleared for free-for-non-commercial use.{{Cite web |date=2005-03-15 |title=Creative Commons In the News - Slashdot |url=https://yro.slashdot.org/story/05/03/15/2145245/creative-commons-in-the-news |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=yro.slashdot.org |language=en}}