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Ghosts

A French woman kisses her son before he is evacuated on a bus out of war-torn Paris during World War 2.
An ancient tree in a forest.

Synopsis

A woman at the end of her life wanders lost in the woods where her memories find her. Seamlessly blending historical archive footage with dramatizations, the narrative explores how nature connects us to our past.
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Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
7 min 30 sec
Format
DCP
Director
Katia Lom
Producer
Katia Lom
Editor
Patrick Miles Widdop
Screenwriter
Katia Lom, Patrick Miles Widdop
Director of Photography
Matt Gillan
Sound
Sean McGarrity
Composer
Gemma Hunter, Joe Small
Principal cast
Fiona Walker
Re-Recording Mixer
Anita Jingman Xu
Focus Puller
Ollie Pearson
Runner
Bensalem Mitchell
Shot on
KODAK Motion Picture Film

Genre

Climate / Environment Docufiction Drama Experimental History Human Rights War Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Katia Lom

Sales Company

Katia Lom

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