A Woman Returns from a Journey
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Experimenta Strand
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 mins
- Format
- Digital Video, Super 8
- Director
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Ruth Novaczek
- Screenwriter
- Ruth Novaczek
- Director of Photography
- Ruth Novaczek
- Principal cast
- Ayca Ciftci, Jelena Stojkovic, Linda Salerno
- Featuring
- Eileen Myles, reading her poem 'Dissolution'
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Sales Company
c/o Ruth Novaczek
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