Project Detail

Irene's Ghost

Name: Irene's Ghost
Director: Iain Cunningham; Animation Director: Ellie Land
Released: 2018
Duration: 82 min

Synopsis

A son’s search to find out about the mother he never knew, piecing together fragments of the past to make sense of the present.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Features
Running time: 82 min
Director: Iain Cunningham; Animation Director: Ellie Land 1st Feature
Producer: Rebecca Mark-Lawson
Co-Producer: Ciara Barry, Rosie Crerar
Executive Producer: Katie Bailiff, Lizzie Francke, Paul Ashton, Lucy McDowell, Jennifer Armitage
Editor: David Arthur; Additional Editor: Cinzia Baldessari, Hugh Williams
Screenwriter: Iain Cunningham; Co-writer: David Arthur
Director of Photography: Iain Cunningham; Additional Camera: Lucy Cohen, Rosie Saunders, Joshua Fry
Sound: Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer: Raoul Brand
Composer: Chris Tye; Music Consultant: Connie Farr
Animators: Paulina Brinck, Charlotte Walton, Zoë Llewellyn, Jordan Booth, Rose Gibbin, Victor Tshimanga

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Forward Features and Tyke Films Production in co-production with Barry Crerar with support from BFI Film Fund, Creative England, Creative Scotland, Maudsley Charity, Wellcome

Forward Features

12 Fleming Drive
Hitchin
Herts
SG5 4FF

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