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Blood Rites

Synopsis

Three teenage girls with a monstrous hunger begin to unravel in the English Fens.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 min 1 sec
Director
Helena Coan
Producer
Tobi Coventry
Co-Producer
Lorine Plagnol
Executive Producer
Dionne Farrell, Emma Kayee, Eva Yates
Editor
Mark Keady
Screenwriter
Polly Stenham
Director of Photography
Simona Susnea
Production Designer
Paix Robinson
Sound
Hannah Webster
Composer
Uèle Lamore
Principal cast
Mirren Mack, Ella Rae Smith, Ellis George
Colorist
Vic Parker

Genre

Horror Woman Director Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BBC Film

Coven Films

Tobi Coventry

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