Groove Is in the Heart
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Debate Strand
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 6 mins
- Director
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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 DaviesBijan Sheibani
Sales Company
c/o Bijan Sheibani
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