All the Lights Still Burning
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 15 min
- Director
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Dominic Leclerc
- Producer
- Ameenah Ayub Allen, Christelle Randall, Sam Cryer
- Co-Producer
- Lewis Coates, Moey Hassan, Keeley Lane
- Executive Producer
- Clio Barnard, Meg Clark, Sam Cryer, Roxy Mckenna, Kate Rose, Gabrielle Tana
- Editor
- Alexander McNeill, John Phillipson
- Screenwriter
- Kamal Kaan
- Director of Photography
- Brian Fawcett; Additional Photography: Heather Crompton
- Production Designer
- Karen Roch
- Sound
- Joe Nattrass, Jules Woods
- Composer
- Music Supervisor: Dom Farley
- Principal cast
- Antonio Aakeel, Danyal Ismail, Faraz M. Khan, Sabrina Nabi
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Bright Wire Films production in association with Intermission Film
Bright Wire Films
Ameenah Ayub AllenSales Company
Intermission Film
Molly Blumsom12a Hope House
Perseverance Works
London
E2 8DD
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