Afloat
Synopsis
The film opens as a telephone call between the subject and Person X, which meanders and leads the audience through the various layers that make up her persona leading one to question whether she is, in fact, a myth or reality.
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 mins 6 secs
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Riffy Ahmed
- Producer
- Flossie Catling
- Executive Producer
- Riffy Ahmed
- Editor
- Janka Troeber
- Screenwriter
- Riffy Ahmed
- Director of Photography
- Matthias Ashford
- Production Designer
- Riffy Ahmed
- Sound
- Sam Baws
- Composer
- Sam Baws
- Principal cast
- Ayumi Lanoire
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Riffy Ahmed
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