In Vitro
Synopsis
In the hospital wing of the underground compound, the orchard’s ailing founder is on her deathbed, as her young successor, who is born underground, comes to visit her. The talk between the two scientists soon evolves into an intimate dialogue about memory, exile and inherited trauma.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Official Short Film Competition - Experimenta Strand
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 28 mins
- Format
- 1:2.66
- Director
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Larissa Sansour, Soren Lind
- Producer
- Ali Roche
- Editor
- Sue Giovanni
- Screenwriter
- Soren Lind
- Director of Photography
- Anna Valdez Hanks
- Production Designer
- Simon Godfrey
- Sound
- Tom Sedgwick
- Composer
- Niklas Schak
- Principal cast
- Hiam Abbass, Maisa abd Elhadi
- Colourist
- Jason R Moffat
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Palestine, Denmark co-production
Spike Island
133 Cumberland RoadBristol
BS1 6UX
Sales Company
c/o Larissa Sansour, Soren Lind
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