Project Detail

Mirette

Synopsis

In 20th-century France at a boarding house in Paris, a young girl's life is changed by the arrival of a mysterious man, whom she discovers is a wire walker.
Based on the much-loved, Caldecott-Medal winning book 'Mirette on the High Wire’.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
28 mins 30 secs
Format
2k digital
Director
Helen O'Hanlon
Producer
Michael Stanish, Helen O'Hanlon
Executive Producer
Michael Stanish
Editor
Iain Whitewright
Screenwriter
Helen O'Hanlon (script), Emily Arnold McCully (novel)
Director of Photography
Mark Stubbs
Sound
Rich Martin
Composer
Art Lewy
Principal cast
Tom Conti, Miriam Margolyes, Dixie Egerickx, Jean-Marc Desmond, Bebe Cave

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Silver Lining Productions No. 9

Michael Stanish
110, 41 Millharbour
London
E14 9ND

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