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Boat

Synopsis

A young deaf girl comes to live on a boat owned by a big talker. She makes contact with the people - and the gerbil - which inhabit this world via written notes, gesture, and dance before a small but significant death pushes her to make judgments about these relationships.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
22 mins 47 secs
Director
Louise Stern
Producer
Genevieve Stevens
Editor
Sacha Szwarc
Screenwriter
Louise Stern
Director of Photography
Patrick Meller

Genre

Woman Director Disabilities Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Erny Productions Ltd

Louise Stern, Kaya La Bonte-Hurst
Flat 9
100 Upper Clapton Road
London
E5 9JY

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