Dear Araucaria
Synopsis
'Dear Araucaria' unpicks the crossword to journey into John’s world of clue-making.
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 mins 14 secs
- Format
- Digital HD
- Director
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Matt Houghton
- Producer
- Francesca Boyce, Alistair Payne-James, Nicole Jackson
- Executive Producer
- Graham Hodge, Julia Nottingham, Merope Mills
- Editor
- Matt Houghton
- Screenwriter
- Matt Houghton
- Director of Photography
- John Craine
- Production Designer
- Damien Creagh
- Sound
- Christopher Barnett
- Composer
- Noah Wood
- Principal cast
- Philip Ridout, Alexander Slater, Eveline Chapman
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
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