And Life Went On
Synopsis
All the neighbors rush down the basement/Shelter. So what is going to happen at this shelter? Would every woman cry and scream whilst every man shivers and chews his mustache with rage and fear? You will be surprised!
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 6 min 22 secs
- Director
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Maryam Mohajer
- Editor
- Maryam Mohajer
- Screenwriter
- Maryam Mohajer
- Sound
- Maryam Mohajer
- Music
- Tanera Dawkins
- Principal cast
- Kaveh Ghalandarha, Houman Hajiandollahi, Salimeh Ghotb, Katayoun Ghalandarha, Mahshid Seydi, Roshan Houshmand, Sarina Ghazvinian, Rojin Bitaraf, Azadeh Sepehri, Leyla Aghajan, Leila Hosseini, Afsaneh Faraji, Mahyar Pourhesabi, Farnaz Bashash
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Royal College of Art
Kensington GoreLondon SW7 2EU
UK
T +44 (0)20 7590 4512
Sales Company
Jane Colling
Royal College of ArtKensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK
T +44 (0)20 7590 4512
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