Abuelas
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 mins 16 secs
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Afarin Eghbal
- Producer
- Kasia Malipan
- Editor
- Katherine Lee
- Screenwriter
- Afarin Eghbal, Francesca Gardiner
- Director of Photography
- Claire Buxton
- Production Designer
- Ines Afonso
- Sound
- Nikola Zivojinovic
- Composer
- Lennert Busch
- Principal cast
- Geraldine McEwan, Joy McBrinn, Jenney Surelia, Lukasz Platkowski, Alexia James, Sofia Margaritis
- Sound Recordist
- Xoan Marquez-Caneda
- Visual Fx, Online Edit & Colour Grader
- Belgin Kaplan
- Production Manager
- Harry Dodd-Noble
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
National Film & Television School
Beaconsfield StudiosStation Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1494 731 452
Fax: +44 (0)1494 678 583
Sales Company
National Film & Television School
Beaconsfield StudiosStation Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1494 731 452
Fax: +44 (0)1494 678 583
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