Chinaman
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 12 min 38 sec
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Rob Chiu
- Producer
- Tom Birmingham
- Co-Producer
- Sarah Pearson, Sam Ritzenberg
- Executive Producer
- Thomas Wightman, Jean Mougin and Myles Payne
- Editor
- Dan Sherwen, Jules Bayer
- Screenwriter
- Rob Chiu
- Director of Photography
- Lara Perrotte
- Production Designer
- Jane Caroll
- Sound
- Neil Johnson
- Composer
- Ben Lukas Boysen
- Principal cast
- Orion Lee, Charles Baker, Remington Summers, Peter Caulfield, Jonny Vernon, Matthew Aistrup
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
Peng Productions Ltd
Tom BirminghamThe Granary
Lower Hele Farm
Bradworthy
Devon
EX22 7SW
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