Project Detail

Everything You Wanted to Know About Sudden Birth* (*but were afraid to ask)

Synopsis

This is the amazing story of how the Berkeley police department, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, an Academy Award winner and Mr. Spock are all connected by "Sudden Birth", one of the most unintentionally hilarious and disturbing educational films ever created. In colour.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - International Documentary Short Film Programme

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 min
Format
16mm
Director
Scott Calonico
Producer
Jeff Radice
Co-Producer
Skip Elsheimer
Executive Producer
Scott Calonico
Editor
Nathan McGinty
Screenwriter
Scott Calonico
Sound
Eric Friend

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

AD&D Productions Ltd.

16/5 Chapel Lane
Edinburgh
EH6 6SG

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