Project Detail

Irene's Ghost

Synopsis

A son’s search to find out about the mother he never knew, piecing together fragments of the past to make sense of the present.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 min
Director
Iain Cunningham; Animation Director: Ellie Land 1st Feature
Producer
Rebecca Mark-Lawson
Co-Producer
Ciara Barry, Rosie Crerar
Executive Producer
Katie Bailiff, Lizzie Francke, Paul Ashton, Lucy McDowell, Jennifer Armitage
Editor
David Arthur; Additional Editor: Cinzia Baldessari, Hugh Williams
Screenwriter
Iain Cunningham; Co-writer: David Arthur
Director of Photography
Iain Cunningham; Additional Camera: Lucy Cohen, Rosie Saunders, Joshua Fry
Sound
Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer: Raoul Brand
Composer
Chris Tye; Music Consultant: Connie Farr
Animators
Paulina Brinck, Charlotte Walton, Zoë Llewellyn, Jordan Booth, Rose Gibbin, Victor Tshimanga

Production Status

Production Company

A Forward Features and Tyke Films Production in co-production with Barry Crerar with support from BFI Film Fund, Creative England, Creative Scotland, Maudsley Charity, Wellcome

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