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Foreigners

Synopsis

Foreigners is an animated documentary about foreigners who live in London. The film, which is based on interviews with ten young people from all over the world who live in the city, pieces together vignettes from multiple points of view that reveal London as an international metropolis which is both exciting and alienating. The interviews suggest a fresh look on contemporary English culture, and raise more fundamental questions about cultural differences and human nature.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins 4 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Ayala Sharot
Producer
Ayala Sharot
Co-Producer
Ayala Sharot
Editor
Ayala Sharot
Screenwriter
Ayala Sharot
Director of Photography
Ayala Sharot
Production Designer
Ayala Sharot
Sound
Ayala Sharot
Principal cast
Bruna Guerreiro, Calanit Chachner, Camille Ruosseau, Christian Nolle, Fernanda Gavito, Julien Queyranne, Kyung Park, Natalia Karplus, Pavlos Diamantouros

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Animation Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ayala Sharot

32 Stanbury Court
London NW3 4RR
UK

M +44 (0)7910 224 215

ayalasharot@gmail.com

Sales Company

Ayala Sharot

32 Stanbury Court
London NW3 4RR
UK

M +44 (0)7910 224 215

ayalasharot@gmail.com

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