Crystal World
Synopsis
Crystal World uses underwater puppets, mono ammonium phosphate, prisms and time-lapse photography to crystallize fragments of Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 mins 53 secs
- Format
- HD video
- Director
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Pia Borg
- Producer
- Pia Borg
- Editor
- Pia Borg
- Screenwriter
- Pia Borg
- Director of Photography
- Pia Borg
- Production Designer
- Pia Borg, Amelia Borg, Stephanie Singer
- Sound
- Joel Stern
- Composer
- Joel Stern
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Pia Borg
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