If You Knew
Synopsis
Official Selection Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Official Short Film Competition - Journey Strand
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 5 min
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Stroma Cairns
- Producer
- Sorcha Bacon, Juliette Larthe
- Editor
- Joseph Bolger
- Director of Photography
- Ruben Woodin Dechamps
- Sound
- Michael Johnson
- Composer
- Ted Barnes
- Principal cast
- Connor Tompkins, Lewis Tompkins
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Prettybird
The ClockOld Truman Brewery
148 Brick Lane
Spitalfields
London
E1 6QL
Try Hard Films
35 Glenshaw MansionsBrixton Road
SW9 0DS
Sales Company
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