Project Detail

God's Nightmares

Synopsis

In the latest of his idiosyncratic blends of found-film hallucination and metaphysical comedy routine, director Daniel Cockburn imagines the thoughts that rattle through the Almighty’s head late at night, presuming that He has a head at all.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Short Cuts - World premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins
Director
Daniel Cockburn
Editor
Daniel Cockburn
Screenwriter
Daniel Cockburn

Production Status

Production Company

Canada, UK co-production

zeroFunction Productions

Sales Company

Vtape

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 452
Toronto
Ontario M5V 3A8
Canada

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