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Call Me Alvy

Synopsis

When Bar Mitzvah boy Brian Silver becomes obsessed with Woody Allen, his mother Judith goes to great lengths to make sure the big day goes smoothly.
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Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 20 secs
Format
16:9 Arri Alexa
Director
Alexei Slater
Producer
Eve Dautremant-Tomas
Executive Producer
Stefan Allesch-Taylor, Nev Pierce, Esther Patterson, Alexei Slater
Editor
Ben Scriven
Screenwriter
Alexei Slater
Director of Photography
Gareth Hughes
Production Designer
Jason Kelvin
Sound
Lee Sharp, Doug Templeton, Chris Robins
Principal cast
Tracy Ann Oberman, Kevin Eldon, Adam Bregman, Joseph Howie

Genre

Children’s Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Turn The Slate Productions film. Made in association with Stefan Allesch Taylor

Turn The Slate Productions

Alexei Slater

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