Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You
Synopsis
Filmed as a single shot over 100 minutes Ambrose takes you on a journey that begins in Hackey London in 1955. An unflinching human portrait of what it has taken this extraordinary man to survive and thrive over six decades. Every story he tells gives an insight into how the world has changed but also stayed the same.
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 98 mins
- Format
- 4K
- Director
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Marek Budzynski
- Producer
- Marek Budzynski, Oscar Guglielmone
- Editor
- Marek Budzynski
- Director of Photography
- Sean Van Hales
- Sound
- Zachary Fortais-Gomme
- Principal cast
- Ambrose Mendy
- Film Image
- © Marek Budzynski
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Zynsk Media
Flat 14, Primrose MansionsPrince of Wales Drive
London
SW11 4ED
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