A Monster with its Mouth Agape
Synopsis
Official Selection Beijing International Short Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 - European premiere
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10 min 10 sec
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Steven McInerney
- Producer
- Steven McInerney
- Executive Producer
- Steven McInerney
- Editor
- Steven McInerney
- Screenwriter
- Steven McInerney, Yoshito Ohno
- Director of Photography
- Steven McInerney
- Production Designer
- Steven McInerney, Vincent Rang
- Sound
- Howlround and Merkaba Macabre
- Composer
- Howlround and Merkaba Macabre
- Principal cast
- Yoshito Ohno
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Psyché Tropes
Sales Company
Psyché Tropes
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