Dawn in the Dark
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Debate Strand
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 16 min 20 sec
- Format
- digital
- Director
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Runyararo Mapfumo
- Producer
- Grace Bridger
- Executive Producer
- Eva Yates, Matimba Kabalika, Jessica Loveland
- Editor
- Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
- Screenwriter
- Runyararo Mapfumo
- Director of Photography
- Joel Honeywell
- Production Designer
- Phoebe Platman
- Sound
- Sound Design: Sean McGarrity; Sound Mixer: Cassandra Rutledge
- Composer
- Jack Newton
- Principal cast
- Livia Nelson, Percelle Ascott
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
Dessymak Productions Ltd, BBC Films, BFI NETWORK production
Grace Bridger
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