Invention
Synopsis
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 80 mins
- Director
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Mark Lewis
- Producer
- Eve Gabereau, Gerry Flahive, Anita Lee
- Executive Producer
- Anita Lee
- Editor
- Andrew Hulme
- Director of Photography
- Bobby Shore, Martin Testar
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Canada coproduction
Soda Film + Art (UK), Mark Lewis Studio (CA), National Film Board of Canada (CA)
Soda Film + Art
c/o Soda Pictures17 Blossom Street
London
E1 6PL
Sales Company
National Film Board of Canada
Chanelle Routhier3155 Côte de Liesse Road
Montreal H4N 2N4
Quebec
Canada
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