And still, it remains
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 28 mins
- Director
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Arwa Aburawa, Turab Shah
- Producer
- Arwa Aburawa, Turab Shah
- Editor
- Arwa Aburawa
- Director of Photography
- Turab Shah
- Sound
- Sami El-Enany; Re-recording Mixer: Steve Bond
- Colourist
- Vanessa Aparicio & Glassworks
- Title Designer
- Nils Crompton & Glassworks
- Captions
- Eleanor McDowall
Production Status
Production Company
Other Cinemas
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