Project Detail

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Synopsis

Out of prison, 19-year-old Niamh returns to her baby girl, only to face bad blood with her own mum.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Journey Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Director
Clare McQuillan, Michael Bhim
Producer
Ameenah Ayub Allen
Co-Producer
Annie Wood
Executive Producer
Film London
Editor
Andrew Jadavji
Screenwriter
Michael Bhim
Director of Photography
Craig Dean Devine
Production Designer
Marie Lanna
Composer
Walter Mair
Principal cast
Charlotte Spencer, Mairead McKinley, Seun Shote, Ava-Pearl Allen

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Production Status

Production Company

Bright Wire Films

Ameenah Ayub Allen

Sales Company

c/o Bright Wire Films

Ameenah Ayub Allen

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