Project Detail

Verity's Summer

Synopsis

Verity's Summer is a contemporary-set coming of age drama. The story of a young woman's journey from the security of childhood to the compromises of adulthood and moral ambiguities of love. It is also an intimate portrayal of a family coming to terms with the traumas and violence of distant war that are brought back home.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
HD
Director
Ben Crowe 1st Feature
Producer
Ben Crowe, Christine Hartland
Co-Producer
Emma Biggins,
Executive Producer
James Brown, Alastair Lockhart, Preti Taneja
Editor
Ben Crowe
Screenwriter
Ben Crowe
Director of Photography
Sara Deane
Production Designer
Zsuszi Mehrli
Sound
Sebastian Blach
Composer
Alexandros Miaris
Principal cast
Indea Barbe-Willson, James Doherty, Martin McGlade

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