Circle Hook
Synopsis
A tender story of resilience, tradition and the ways we carry our loved ones with us, even after loss.
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 min 58 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Maddy Corner
- Producer
- Haris Salihovic, Sophie MacDonald
- Executive Producer
- Matthew George-Williams, Joshua J Parker
- Editor
- Joshua Whitelaw
- Screenwriter
- Joshua J Parker
- Director of Photography
- Charlie Key
- Production Designer
- Mary French
- Sound
- Daniel Lewis, Ali Zolfaghari
- Composer
- Ruby Colley
- Principal cast
- Tim Cartwright, Joshua J Parker
- Other Lead Creative(s)
- Soo Druet, Pete Picton, Heather Mair Thomas, Sophie Elizabeth-MacDonald, Tor Leijten, Hugo Papiernik
- Colour Grader
- Karol Cybuski, Harbor
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Pictures Paradiso
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