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Followers

Synopsis

When an elderly woman sees a vision of Jesus on the shorts of a young African man at her swimming class, she befriends him, believing God has sent him to free her from the loneliness.

‘Followers’ is a dark-comedy drama about faith and loneliness, and how the two intertwine.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Tim Marshall
Producer
Grant Vidgen, Christina Radburn
Executive Producer
Berwyn Rowlands
Editor
Tim Marshall
Screenwriter
Tim Marshall
Director of Photography
David Wright
Production Designer
Nikki Joseph
Sound
Matthew Wilson
Composer
Joseph Twist
Principal cast
Valmai Jones, Mark Oliver

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Berwyn Rowlands

The Festivals Company Ltd
Ty Cefn, Rectory Road
CARDIFF
CF5 1QL
T: +44 (0) 2920 232744

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