Project Detail

Censor

Synopsis

When film censor Enid discovers an eerie horror that speaks directly to her sister’s mysterious disappearance, she resolves to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director - a quest that will blur the lines between fiction and reality in terrifying ways.
Steeped in glorious 1980s aesthetics, CENSOR is a bloody love letter to the VHS horror classics of the past.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2021 - World Premiere
Official Selection Berlinale Panorama 2021

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Features
Running time
84 min
Director
Prano Bailey-Bond 1st Feature
Producer
Helen Jones
Editor
Mark Towns
Screenwriter
Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony Fletcher
Director of Photography
Annika Summerson
Production Designer
Paulina Rzeszowska
Composer
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Principal cast
Niamh Algar

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Silver Salt Films production with support of BFI Film Fund, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Film4

Silver Salt Films

St Oswalds Studios
82A Sedlescombe Road
London
SW6 1RH

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

42 - 48 Great Portland Street
London W1W 7NB

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