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Making It Fit

A paper cut-out person looking at a projection of plants silhouettes on a paper wall
A paper cut-out person kneeling down inside a cubic paper lamp

Synopsis

A short documentary film about how the LGBTQIA+ community has been reinventing funerary and remembrance rituals to better support and reflect the way people live in the community.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 min 30 sec
Format
DCP
Director
Mariana Leal
Producer
Abigail Addison
Sound
Vladimir Grudinov
Composer
Vladimir Grudinov
Principal cast
Ash Hayhurst, Gemima Hull, Zena Sharman
Special Advisor
Dr. Hannah Rumble

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Woman Director

Categories

Animation Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Animate Projects

Abigail Addison
45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD

Sales Company

Animate Projects

Abigail Addison
45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD

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