Everyone is Waiting for something to happen
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 7 mins 39 secs
- Format
- digital
- Director
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Emma Calder
- Producer
- Emma Calder
- Editor
- Emma Calder
- Screenwriter
- Emma Calder
- Sound
- Emma Calder, Re-recording mixer Tom Lowe
- Music
- Coco Cripps
- Principal cast
- Richard Wright, Emma Calder
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Pearly Oyster Productions Ltd
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