A Blemished Code
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Experimenta Strand - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 57 mins
- Director
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Anne-Marie Copestake
- Producer
- Anne-Marie Copestake
- Editor
- Anne-Marie Copestake
- Screenwriter
- Anne-Marie Copestake
- Director of Photography
- Camera: Margaret Salmon, Anne-Marie Copestake
- Sound
- Narration Recording: Jonnie Wilkes; Vocals recordings: Jonnie Wilkes, Stevie Jones; Dubbing Mixer: Stevie Jones
- Composer
- Stevie Jones, Mai Mai, Leigh Ferguson; Musical Arrangement: Stevie Jones
- Principal cast
- Esther Congreave
- Colourist
- Jason R Moffat
- Development Details
- Developed with support from the BFI London Film Festival Experimenta Development Award 2015, in association with LUX funded by ACE
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
An Anne-Marie Copestake production with support from The Elephant Trust, Creative Scotland
Anne-Marie Copestake
Sales Company
Anne-Marie Copestake
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