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Synopsis

Stella's beloved dog Frida has been sold. In a neighborhood where people have withdrawn into their cocoons, Stella must emerge from hers and take up a bizarre job if she wants to get Frida back.
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Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
23 mins 49 secs
Format
HD
Director
Joasia Goldyn
Producer
Dan Demissie
Editor
Johannes Bock
Screenwriter
Sarah Woolner, Joasia Goldyn
Director of Photography
Eliot Haigh
Production Designer
Matt Sharp
Sound
Ania Przygoda
Composer
Sarah Warne
Principal cast
Ciara Southwood, Giacomo Mancini, Natasha Alderslade, Paul Slack
Online Editor & Colour Grader
KEVIN MCDONALD
Sound Recordist
VYTAUTAS KIZALA
Boom
AMEE SIMPSON
Production Manager
ALICE KELPIE
Costume
CARMEN MUECK
Make Up Designer
DANNY DE FREITAS
DIT
ALISTAIR HOLLOWAY

Genre

Woman Director Children’s Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

T: +44.1494.731452

F: +44.1494.678583
E: festivals@nfts.co.uk

Sales Company

Mr Hemant Sharda

National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

T: +44.1494.731452

F: +44.1494.678583
E: festivals@nfts.co.uk

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