Faces of the Dead
Synopsis
A forensic artist must draw the face of a cold case victim, but first she must connect with the serial killer who the victim last saw.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 16 min 14 sec
- Director
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Rich Whitby
- Producer
- Tales Retold, Ian Taylor
- Executive Producer
- James Stone, Xander Praet
- Screenwriter
- John Foster
- Sound
- Michael Hollywood
- Principal cast
- Matt Houlihan, Cassandra Hodges, Elliot Benn
- Additional Information
- Official selection at Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, Independant Shorts Awards, London International Monthly Film Festival, Art Film Awards, Manchester Lift Off Festival, London Short Series Festival and awarded an Honourable Mention for Best Crime Drama at the Independent Shorts Awards in Los Angeles.
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