Project Detail

Groove Is in the Heart

Synopsis

A tale of music and memory is unspooled through a schoolgirl’s mixtape.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Debate Strand

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins
Director
Bijan Sheibani
Producer
Matt Hall, Emily McLaughlin, Gary Richens
Executive Producer
Lucy Davies, Vicky Featherstone, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand
Editor
Noah Payne-Frank
Screenwriter
Robin French
Director of Photography
Eben Bolter
Production Designer
Cai Dyfan, Chloe Lamford
Sound
Sound Designer: Pascal Wyse; Sound Mixer: Simon Bysshe
Principal cast
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Tobias Menzies, Tamzin Griffin, Simon Manyonda

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Royal Court Theatre and Guardian Media Group production

Royal Court Theatre

Lucy Davies

Sales Company

c/o Bijan Sheibani

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