Chalk
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 5 min 52 sec
- Format
- HD video
- Director
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Mandy Williams
- Producer
- Mandy Williams
- Executive Producer
- Mandy Williams
- Editor
- Mandy Williams
- Screenwriter
- Mandy Williams
- Director of Photography
- Mandy Williams
- Production Designer
- Mandy Williams
- Sound
- Mandy Williams (field recordings, post-production, editing)
- Composer
- Bob Bradley, Heikki Ketola
- Principal cast
- Sarah Cahill (narrator)
Genre
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Production Status
Production Company
Mandy Williams
13a Peak Hill AvenueLondon
SE26 4LG
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