Project Detail

Cake

Synopsis

Two women sit in a barren desert and discuss the best way to die

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 16 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Alan Friel
Producer
Farah Abushwesha
Executive Producer
Mark Murrell, Alex Katz
Editor
Vanessa Woods
Screenwriter
Andreas Hadjivassiliou
Director of Photography
Robbie Ryan
Production Designer
Steve Oakes
Sound
Andy Hoar
Composer
Isa Suarez
Principal cast
Maxine Peake, Letitia Wright

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Rocliffe Limited

Farah Abushwesha

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